What’s Vexing Vito: Action & Inaction Both Breeding NASCAR Dissatisfaction
Bruton Smith is moving forward with ruining yet another perfectly good NASCAR racetrack in the hopes of – wait for it – improving racing.
Vito is one of the longest-tenured writers at Frontstretch, joining the staff in 2007. He’s a contributor to several other outlets, including Athlon Sports and Popular Speed in addition to making radio appearances. He forever has a soft-spot in his heart for old Mopars and presumably oil-soaked cardboard in his garage.
Bruton Smith is moving forward with ruining yet another perfectly good NASCAR racetrack in the hopes of – wait for it – improving racing.
NASCAR is in a bit of a precarious situation with announcing this many people and only five Hall of Fame spots on hand every year.
With all of this nonsense swirling about, it’s time for a REALITY CHECK.
Full Metal Jacket came to mind after the back and forth that has raged with regards to the plight of Chad Knaus, Ron Malec and the No. 48 team.
Did anyone else feel they had tripped into some sort of Doc Brown-engineered bunny hole the last two weeks in the desert?
So why did Captain Penske go Captain Schettino and abandon ship a week before the 2013 Dodge Charger was to be rolled out?
In a holding pattern since the rains rolled in Sunday, I have had ample time to ponder what changes NASCAR could implement to alleviate weather maladies.
How’s that for a season-starting title?! That’s the kind of kick in the pants Sheriff Buford T. Justice (of Texas) would deem “an attention getter.”
Mark Martin was essentially a placeholder for Kasey Kahne this year.
Kasey Kahne’s No. 4 Toyota Camry was the polar opposite of the No. 83 Red Bull team.