Holding a Pretty Wheel: Washed up by 25, Why NASCAR Needs a Stronger Development Path
Casey Atwood is the poster child for being thrown into the limelight too early, and then tossed away when things don’t go right.
Holding A Pretty Wheel
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Putting a Stop to Start-&-Parks Requires Help, Not Punishment
It can’t go on like this.
Something must be done.
It’s ruining our sport.
These are some of the things being said around the garage and in the grandstands about a practice that has popped up in NASCAR in the past few seasons: starting the race and parking the car early, claiming some phantom issue, and collecting the prize money for a finish that is usually somewhere between 35th and 43rd place.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Fuel Mileage is Part of the Game, Not the Whole Contest
As much as fuel mileage can play the hero or the spoiler for any given race, though, it should never be the deciding factor in a championship.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Team Player or Manipulator? How Far Should Teamwork Go?
how far is too far, in general, for teamwork? What does it mean to take one for the team and what crosses a line?
Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Day Rockingham’s Been Waiting For – Now, Will Fans Follow Through?
At a time when it seems NASCAR has turned a deaf ear to the pleas of fans, on Rockingham, they listened. And now it’s up to you.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Despite Numbers, Jimmie Johnson Not a Clear Favorite This Time
It seems like Jimmie Johnson, with his stellar record at nearly every track he’ll see in the Chase, would be the odds-on favorite. But nothing is as it seems.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: As the Jeff Gordon Era Draws to a Close, Gordon Poised to Take the Title 1 More Time
Jeff Gordon led final practice for the AdvoCare 500 and qualified fifth, trying for the 85th win of a career that has defined him as the best of his generation.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Sprint Couldn’t Have Handpicked a Better Field for Summer Showdown
The field for the inaugural Summer Showdown might not be the lineup Sprint hoped for.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Danica Patrick is Good for NASCAR, Danicamania Not So Much
Danica Patrick is good for NASCAR. What’s not good for anyone is Danicamania.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: There’s Nothing Silly About the Season’s Vital Role in NASCAR
It’s called Silly Season and it’s more important now than ever before.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Wildcard Doesn’t Make Chase Exciting, It Makes it Worse
The Chase was contrived before. With the addition of the wildcard, it’s contrived and cheap.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: You Can’t Mandate Class – Where’s the Sportsmanship in Today’s NASCAR?
Racing is a sport of emotion. Passion runs deep, emotion often runs deeper, feelings get hurt, egos get bruised. That’s as old as the sport, and hopefully it will never change.
However, there is a fine line between racing passionately and racing without scruples. It’s a line that drivers will sometimes cross unintentionally in the heat of battle, and when they apologize and move on, can occasionally be forgiven for. But it seems like that line is being crossed quite often lately, without remorse or consequence. And NASCAR not only allows it, it seems that at times, when it suits their purposes, they condone it.
The line has a name. It’s called sportsmanship.