Potts’s Shots: Seeking Jon Wood, ASA, Chase Favoritism & More
“I haven’t heard anything about Jon Wood since he left the Truck Series. What’s with him and how is he doing?”
John Potts
Potts’s Shots: More Reactions to GWC & Double-File Restarts
In regards to the GWC, I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing. My biggest complaint is with the “Double File Restart, Shootout Style!” philosophy.
Potts’s Shots: The Dangers of a GWC Finish & the Humor of Practical Jokes
Tim McMillan writes, “When will NASCAR put an end to this end of race carnage called Green-White-Checkers?
Potts’s Shots: Remembering a 1973 Racing Tragedy
Q: I always thought that Swede Savage had died from kidney failure (as many burn victims do), about 33 days after the accident in the 1973 Indy 500.
Potts’s Shots: The Future of Lucas Oil Raceway
Really can’t attribute a question to anyone specific this week. I’ve gotten a LOT of phone calls, e-mails, etc. from people wanting to know how I feel about NASCAR’s decision to move the Nationwide race from Lucas Oil Raceway to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
I’ve touched lightly on this subject once, but just for a sentence or two, and I think the topic deserves its own column. All of those who contacted me assumed, correctly, that I did not look favorably on this decision. That’s putting it mildly. I have to believe a very good friend of mine who covers motorsports for The Indianapolis Star was correct in his question-and-answer blog this week. He said he believes everyone involved in making this decision will come to regret it.
Potts’s Shots: Rules on Roof Numbers
I noticed in the photo from last week’s column that a car had a number facing the grandstand. In NASCAR, the numbers face to the inside. Why the difference?
Potts’s Shots: My Strangest Finish as a Flagman
Being in the flagstand, what was the strangest win that you’ve ever witnessed?
Potts’s Shots: Another New Track… but No Cup Date?
Have you heard anything about a new NASCAR-sanctioned racetrack being built south of Branson, Mo.?
Potts’s Shots: The Original Kentucky NASCAR Race & the End of an Era in Indy
Jack Brothers wants to know, “Wasn’t there a NASCAR race in Kentucky some years back? Any details?”
Potts’s Shots: “WTH” Moments as a Flagman
We’ve all seen things at the track, in the pits or on the track, that made us shake our heads and say “Did I really just see that?!?” or “What the hell?”