Dare to Dream
For the most part, I’m a nice guy. I like happy endings. I enjoy romantic comedies. I want to see good things happen to good … Continue Reading
Call it What it is
And so it begins…. Already NASCAR Nation is dealing with fallout from Race Number One of the 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. Denny … Continue Reading
An Education in Ethics
In the aftermath of last weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway, the topic of conversation heading into Martinsville seems to center on questions of … Continue Reading
Sealing the Deal
Kevin Harvick slept soundly Sunday night. So did Brian France. Jimmie Johnson? Not so much…. Blame it on Delaware. The events of Sunday’s race at … Continue Reading
Under Pressure
Nothing like a little tension to turn mishaps into full-blown mayhem. Welcome to the Contender Round of the Chase…. The events themselves are nothing different; … Continue Reading
A Sun”day of Thunder”
Last Sunday afternoon, I partied like it was 1990. That was the year when the movie Days of Thunder was released. That was also what … Continue Reading
Down the Rabbit Hole
“Curiouser and curiouser!” exclaimed the title character in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 literary classic Alice in Wonderland. Alice must be following this year’s Chase for the … Continue Reading
Turning Four into One
And then there were four…. As the skies reopened over Phoenix International Raceway, washing out any chance that Sunday’s event might go its full distance, … Continue Reading
Lessons Learned
The 2015 NASCAR season provided quite the educational experience. At the small Midwestern college where I teach we preach the gospel of “lifelong learning”, but … Continue Reading
IMHO: 2016 Edition
So, here we are: on the brink of another NASCAR season. Before our lives get too wrapped up in wins, lap times, points, and sponsors, … Continue Reading