Professor of Speed: Preaching to Non-Believers
Audiences have been tough on NASCAR over the years.
Audiences have been tough on NASCAR over the years.
Last weekend’s controversy and excitement at Martinsville Speedway brought new attention to what is one of NASCAR’s oldest and most enduring facilities.
A return to pre-2007 Bristol will be proof positive that the “bread and circuses” philosophy of ancient Rome has found new life within NASCAR Nation.
All the recent bickering over the ins-and-outs of the NASCAR Sprint Cup rulebook has led to some interesting discussions amongst racing fans.
Call me a geezer, but I can remember when being a NASCAR fan meant feeling as though I was a member of a secret society.
From a professional perspective, breaking rules is all driven by how we’re socially and culturally hardwired.
It would be a glaring understatement to say that Speedweeks 2012 was one of the most unusual we’ve ever seen.
It is dangerous, however, to resolve ourselves to the idea that the NASCAR of now is trying to be more like the NASCAR of then.
Much of the talk surrounding this weekend’s finale at Homestead has been about the consistency of Carl Edwards.
In this era of distrust over everything from government to the financial sector to the NCWTS race at Texas, is it not best if cooler heads prevail?
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