What’s Vexing Vito: What NASCAR Really Needs Right Now – A REALITY CHECK
With all of this nonsense swirling about, it’s time for a REALITY CHECK.
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.
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.
If another article was never written about Kyle Busch’s timeout and two-race sponsor self-suspension by M&M’s it would be fine with the motorsports community.
Hendrick Motorsports is planning on running four special paint schemes amongst its teams this weekend to commemorate 100 years of Chevrolet on their centennial anniversary …