Happy Hour: Some Crazy Ideas for a New Superspeedway
In case you missed it, some weeks ago Happy Hour discussed how NASCAR can learn from baseball and build new venues designed to create better …
Driven to the Past: When ARCA Was a Lot More Fun…
I know that racing, like everything else, has progressed over the past 50 years, but I’m not sure that’s all been good. Seeing all the …
Tearing Apart the Trucks: Sponsorship Woes Hit Truck Series Hard
As the Camping World Truck Series takes its longest break of the season, sponsorship woes continue to plague the series. When the economy started taking …
Thompson in Turn 5: Old Controversies, the No. 8 & Aric Almirola are Shelved
On Wednesday, it was reported that the No. 8 Chevrolet team of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will be scuttled immediately, removing themselves off the entry list …
Voices From the Heartland: For Johnny Benson, Sponsorship vs. Coverage Should Be a Moot Point
It was reported this last week that the defending Camping World Truck Series champion, Johnny Benson, had a sponsorship dilemma. The team’s lack of sponsorship …
What’s Vexing Vito: Economy or No Economy, Parking No. 8 Car for Phoenix Dumbest Thing Ever
Word has come down from on high at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing that the No. 8 Chevrolet now piloted by Aric Almirola – and formerly by …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Lost Wages or Lost Minds?
I guess I’m a little slow on the uptake, but I don’t get it. With all the major challenges facing NASCAR right now – and …
Fanning the Flames: Victory Lane’s Ultimate “D’Oh!” Moment
Did you catch it? Did you see the irony there? You know, victory lane. Last weekend. Jeff Gordon emerges victorious to a shower of Pepsi, …
Voice of Vito: Taking 1 for the Team, Earnhardt Jr. & Martin Getting Gordon & Johnson’s Leftovers?
With the Sprint Cup Series off this week, you might expect some of the senior writers of this staff or other publications would be absent …
Top 10 Reasons Jeff Gordon Finally Won at Texas
10. His new wife had begun to question him: “I thought you said you were good at this racing stuff?”