Driven to the Past: Creating Some Fun Racing
Back in 1972, after I became editor of The Scott County Journal and The Chronicle in Scottsburg, Ind., my reputation as a racing official preceded me.
John Potts
Potts’s Shots: 1,100 Miles of Blogs in 1 Day…
I’ll have to admit that I enjoyed Sunday’s (May 30) Indianapolis 500-mile race as much as I’ve enjoyed any of them since they put the engines behind the drivers.
Driven to the Past: Indy 500 Memories
This weekend being the weekend it is, I felt it might be time for one of these columns with the Indianapolis 500-mile Race as the subject.
Driven to the Past: How to Have Fun With a Pace Car
During the Frontstretch live blog for the Talladega race, one of our participants at the track mentioned that he had taken a ride in the pace car.
Driven to the Past: “Deliberate” Cautions?
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.
Driven to the Past: Racecars Off the Track…
We’ve all heard stories about racecars being driven on the road. Back in the early days many were driven to the track, headlights taped up and then raced.
Potts’s Shots: 2011 Kentucky Race Wouldn’t Be the 1st in the State
I don’t think NASCAR is interested in expanding the schedule. That leaves the option of moving a race from another facility to Kentucky.
Driven to the Past: Just What is Stock?
That UPS commercial with David Ragan pulling a couple of trailers in the racecar, drove me back to the past on Sunday.
Potts’s Shots: Practice Makes Perfect for Kevin Harvick
What does all this prove? Well, first that Kevin Harvick is pretty sharp, and second, that practice isn’t just for getting your car as fast as it will go.
Driven to the Past: Something Really Different…
When I did a column mentioning some indoor venues I’d worked, it was all about cars – TQ midgets indoors and even ASA late models in …