Vexing Vito: MIS Aero Package NASCAR’s Next Attempt at Increasing Competition
This weekend’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway will mark the third attempt by NASCAR to test the unique-to-tracks proposed 2016 rules package – …
What’s Vexing Vito
Midweek Mud Slinging Proves Best Ideas Come From Outside The Box
On Monday this week, Brian France voiced his opinion on the newly formed Race Team Alliance, the consortium of the nine largest teams in the …
Vexing Vito: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s Championship-Caliber Sacrifice
With Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s 26th-place finish at Talladega Sunday, many of his fans (OK, let’s be honest — his Dad’s fans…) have taken to railing …
Vexing Vito: Three Drivers In Need of a Role Reversal
Yes, this Thursday perhaps no driver needs good luck more than Parker Kligerman,out of a ride for now as Swan Racing restructured in a way …
What’s Vexing Vito — Charting The Suspendables and Expendables
When it was made known that Penske Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing were going to appeal their respective penalties, many were skeptical of the outcome. …
What’s Vexing Vito – Penske Penalty, Gibbs Glib, and Hope for Hamlin
Penske Racing lost its appeal on Wednesday to drop or at least reduce the penalty assessed to the No. 2 and 22 teams, following unproved …
What’s Vexing Vito – Another Week, Another Wednesday Whacking
Another week, another round of penalties. While some felt NASCAR threw the book at Penske Racing last week for their whacky variable geometry (i.e, moveable) …
What’s Vexing Vito – HOF and NRA
The 2014 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame were announced Wednesday in Charlotte, NC. It is the fourth year that the Hall will be …
Vexing Vito – Hamlin’s Spine Bone, Logano’s Indifference, and Healthy Hot Dogs
With the Sprint Cup Series back in action this weekend at Martinsville, so then has the next stage in the feud between Joey Logano and …
What’s Vexing Vito: Joey Logano At A Crossroad
Much has been made of Joey Logano’s actions at Auto Club Speedway this past Sunday. From his “take no prisoners” dive into Turn Three on the final lap, to going Ivan Drago with his “that’s what he gets” blast after Denny Hamlin went careening into the inside wall – and out of the Series for the next six weeks, Sliced Bread has sliced right into the center of NASCAR attention. Granted, Logano didn’t know the extent of Hamlin’s injuries. However, as of Wednesday afternoon he had yet to reach out to Hamlin to discuss the incident – or wish him well. That changed Wednesday afternoon, finally although Hamlin said that while Logano had reached out to him, and they had exchanged texts, things “didn’t go well. It was unproductive.”