Mirror Driving: Junior a Car Owner? Kyle a Truck Wrecker? & How to Change the All-Star Race
The Sprint All-Star Race lacked the excitement of previous years. Why was that, and what can be done to revitalize the race in the future?
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Voice of Vito: So I Was Just Thinking… NASCAR Odds ‘N’ Ends
There were a few ideas I had bouncing around in my head about what to write this week. Kyle Busch continuing to win races just to spite Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans; Tony Stewart’s future plans that may include ownership of a team; Larry McReynolds’s futile struggle to pronounce Patrick Carpantier’s name’ or the continued phenomenon …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2008 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington
In a word: dominating. That’s how one could describe Tony Stewart’s run at Darlington in the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Friday night.
Driven to the Past: Tommy Houston
I had Tommy Houston set up for an interview with an Indianapolis TV station when the reporter said his producer wanted him to talk with Earnhardt instead.
Are We Primed For the Closest Nationwide Series Championship Race in Years?
In the five weeks since I last penned (or should that be typed) a Nuts for Nationwide column, we’ve seen racing in a variety of different venues encompassing short tracks, road courses, superspeedways and the more traditional 1.5-mile tracks. The schedule has tested both the skills of the drivers as well unearthing numerous logistical challenges …
Mirror Driving: Making Sense of Richmond Night Fights – Junior vs. Busch, Busch vs. Wallace & Waltrip vs. Mears
Obviously, the number one topic following Richmond is the contact between Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Is Busch getting a bad rap?
Voice of Vito: Kyle Busch, The Sound of 1 Hand Clapping Drowned Out by a Million Boos
Saturday’s Crown Royal presents The Dan Lowry 400 was a relatively quiet affair… for the first 95% of the evening, that is. At that point, Denny Hamlin had led all but one lap of 382 circuits around the 0.75-mile speedway in front of his hometown crowd. It had been a fairly smooth race, save for …
Critiquing NASCAR TV: Richmond Race Coverage Conveys Short-Track Drama Well
If you’re a television executive on FOX or ESPN, the last two weeks of NASCAR racing have bound to have left you drooling. At Talladega, the pack of cars did not get strung out or single file like it did in the fall race there; that caused the close racing and crazy wrecks fans expect …
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond
1. Maybe Some Trash Talkin’? – The National Football League’s record-setting but controversial wide receiver Randy Moss of the New England Patriots has announced that he is forming a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team. Moss expects his Moss Motorsports operation to enter selected races later this season, then compete in the full schedule of CTS …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2008 Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond
Taking four tires when the leaders stayed out on a late caution, Denny Hamlin capitalized on that extra speed to score a memorable win in the Lipton Tea 250.
A Talk With Joe Balash on the Nationwide Series’ Past, Present & Future
As is often the case, it was one conversation that changed Joe Balash’s life. “Just happened to be another one of those phone calls,” he says now, but at the time it was clearly anything but. When that call came, Balash was Senior Vice President of Operations for the now-defunct ASA Series, rising to the …
Fanning the Flames: The Latest on Bobby Labonte, Kevin Lepage & Looking Forward to Richmond
Richmond is a great track. Steeped in history yet progressive enough to keep it a state-of-the-art facility, this jewel in the capital of the South provides can’t-miss racing year in, year out. One of my most vivid racing memories as a child was watching Dale Earnhardt spin Darrell Waltrip after the two staged an epic …