Marcos Ambrose Driver Diary: Just Horsing Around
We’ve been to Talladega, Richmond and Darlington since our last diary. We’ve had some ups and downs, and finished with our first top 10 at Richmond.
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We’ve been to Talladega, Richmond and Darlington since our last diary. We’ve had some ups and downs, and finished with our first top 10 at Richmond.
I’ve written backmarkers who obtained engines from big teams and how they seemed to spin when the big team needed a caution. This is different.
Let me know if you’ve heard this before – Jimmie Johnson is the favorite to win this weekend. I know. I know.
There wasn’t too much squabbling over the initial inductees into NASCAR’s Hall. Yet someday down the road, there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Today’s Question: With a record breaking amount of yellow flags, is NASCAR intentionally throwing cautions for debris to make the racing more entertaining?
Since we’re almost a third through the season, here’s “The Flamers,” Fanning the Flames’s irreverent tip of the Braves ballcap to the NASCAR season.
Before a crowd of racing legends, politicians, dignitaries and fans, executive director Winston Kelley declared the NASCAR Hall of Fame open to the public.
When it comes to Dover, you can pretty much pick any combination of Roushkateers and be assured of piling up the fantasy points.
While Denny Hamlin is on fire after winning Darlington, reigning champion Jimmie Johnson has posted two DNFs in three races. Have the tables finally turned?
4. An official, up-to-date copy of the NASCAR Rule Book. (Copies of which are not available in the gift shop!)
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