Sprint Cup: Underdogs Perform at the Paper Clip – From the drop of the flag to begin practice at Martinsville Speedway Friday, there were surprises near the front of the field. Fortunately for NASCAR and the underdog teams, the early pace bled into both qualifying and the race as it was an entertaining show full …
Sometimes this is the hardest part of this article to write. That doesn’t seem like it should be the case, since this commentary portion can be about anything, but that also means coming up with an idea. This is one of those weeks. It was an off-weekend last week so there isn’t anything coming out …
Fans often complain about dominant teams “stinking up the show.” NASCAR fans levy that charge at big money operations like Hendrick Motorsports or Joe Gibbs Racing. It happens in drag racing too, with the same complaint many times directed at Don Schumacher Racing or John Force Racing. JFR has gotten off to a solid start …
Sprint Cup: Hollywood Ending for Unlikely Teams – It was quite the super finish for a number of NASCAR’s “underdog” teams Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. Behind Superman of Jimmie Johnson driving to another victory in 2016 there were 31 cars who finished on the lead lap in an afternoon littered with tire failures and side-by-side …
There has been a debate going on about a proposed clarification of the Clean Air Act put forth by the EPA. The problem comes down to this: it’s illegal to remove or modify the emission regulating equipment on your street car but it’s always been understood, although not outlined, that this does not apply to …
Voting is open for the eighth and final spot for the annual K&N Horsepower Challenge. See the news section below for all the particulars. Think of this as the Pro Stock version of the All-Star race. The Nitro classes have their own, the Traxxas Nitro Shootout, later in the year, as do the Pro Stock …
“There are other worlds than these.” If you are a book nerd, like me, you might recognize this as a line from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. In this case, I’d like to alter that to say “there are other races than these,” so that I can use it as the basis of my …
Sprint Cup: Delightful Dale – You would think the most happy and ecstatic driver in the state of Georgia would be Atlanta winner Jimmie Johnson. No sir, as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was delighted after the 2016 debut of the low-downforce package – a race he finished second to his Hendrick Motorsports teammate. “I loved it,” …
Perhaps the biggest change coming into 2016, as touched upon in last week’s Nitro Shots, took place in the Pro Stock category. Gone are carburetors in favor of Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) systems. Gone also are the big hood scoops that accompanied the carburetion era. According to some of the drivers in Pomona, gone as …
Sprint Cup: Hamlin, Team Toyota Packs A Punch – The final laps of Daytona reminded me of the closing moments of a Great American Race here 19 years ago. In that one, Bill Elliott held the lead on the final restart only for the selflessness of three Hendrick Motorsports teammates to bond together and blow on by …
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season is finally upon us! There were a number of uncertainties at the end of 2015, not the least of which was sponsorship for a few teams and drivers. That’s also not really anything new, in NHRA or in motorsports as a whole. This era hasn’t been …
Sprint Cup Series: Could Chase Elliott Be the Spark NASCAR Needs? – For the fourth year in a row, the best possible story came together for NASCAR on Daytona 500 Qualifying Day. 20-year old Chase Elliott grabbed the pole Sunday afternoon for the Great American Race, and in doing so became the youngest pole winner in …
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