I’ve been asked several times in the past year, “What are you going to do when Jeff Gordon retires?” I always smile and answer, “What do you mean?” I know what the querying party intends. Now that my driver is departing the series, what point is there in watching NASCAR, anymore? Well, …
Top 10 for the Hollywood Casino 400: Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Ryan Blaney, Carl Edwards…wait. Who was that in 7th? Ryan Blaney? Somehow the Wood Bros. No. 21 managed to land a very nice conclusion to the race this week. While I’m not super surprised that …
Okay, let’s get it out of our system so we can move forward. Sunday’s Campingworld.com 500 sucked. Well, to be honest, the finish sucked. Which goes up there with the “I told you so” list of Talladega bashing. Since Dale Jr.’s loss is the talk of the town, we are obliged to rehash what was …
Hey! Pretty good finish there! For the third week in a row, our Sprint Cup Series teams managed to pull out some late race excitement to liven up our afternoons. Just when we thought Kenseth really had a shot at winning, Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano powered to the front. But mere moments later, …
Calling Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! Was that Auto Club Speedway? It looked like the most boring track on the NASCAR circuit, but it certainly doesn’t act like it anymore. Remember not so very long ago when we decided to visit Southern California twice a year and we all scheduled our weekly naps around …
Oh yeah, yet another enjoyable race. We had competition on a tiny paperclip, some beatin’, some bangin’, and a few dozen mentions of the legendary Martinsville hotdog. Along with melting tire beads, brake failures, and the appearance of a freight train, discussions of the $2.00 treat pervade the broadcasts from the hills of Virginia. That’s …
Doesn’t rain make you cranky? There we were, ready to enjoy a Saturday night at the races. Pizza party and six-pack were at the ready. Family members piled on the couch. Laughter and jokes about Kyle Busch being the best/worst champion we’ve had in decades were passed around and the sun was just setting. Here …
As the Toyota Tundra 250 unfolded Friday night, I had to wonder. Did NASCAR really screw up the Camping World Truck Series with that quirky Caution Clock? In the off-season, the announcement of the new fangled means of bunching up the field without calling fake debris cautions was heralded by an outcry of dismay by …
Whose idea was it anyway? It wasn’t a very rewarding way to spend a Saturday night, scratching your head and trying to decipher what should have been fairly obvious twists in the usual NASCAR parade. Granted the cars always look pretty under the lights with the sparks flying out from underneath the speed machines, but …
I hope you enjoyed your long weekend. Certainly with the best day of racing in the entire year on Sunday, it wouldn’t have been a bad one. Whether you thrilled to the F1 show on the French Riviera in Monaco, were stunned by rookie Alexander Rossi drinking the milk in Indy, or wiped a tear …
Ah, short track tempers. They are the stuff that NASCAR was built on. Unfortunately, an altercation at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday night sets an example nobody should follow. The night ended with an owner in the emergency room and a driver in handcuffs. What happened? Joe Ryan Osborne got into it on track with …
Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 offered up all the thrills, drama and fairy tale ending an avid NASCAR fan could want. Time could be spent discussing how much fun it was to watch the cars fly into the air, bang into one another, out brake the corners and slide off course. However, what we’re all talking …
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