Lessons Learned
The 2015 NASCAR season provided quite the educational experience. At the small Midwestern college where I teach we preach the gospel of “lifelong learning”, but …
Turning Four into One
And then there were four…. As the skies reopened over Phoenix International Raceway, washing out any chance that Sunday’s event might go its full distance, …
Down the Rabbit Hole
“Curiouser and curiouser!” exclaimed the title character in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 literary classic Alice in Wonderland. Alice must be following this year’s Chase for the …
A Sun”day of Thunder”
Last Sunday afternoon, I partied like it was 1990. That was the year when the movie Days of Thunder was released. That was also what …
Listen to Mama
My advice to Sprint Cup teams after last week’s race in Las Vegas is the same advice my dear departed mother used to share with …
A New Way of Seeing Things
Poor NASCAR. Nothing seems to work. Open the 2016 Sprint Cup season with the closest finish in Daytona 500 history, and still the television ratings …
IMHO: 2016 Edition
So, here we are: on the brink of another NASCAR season. Before our lives get too wrapped up in wins, lap times, points, and sponsors, …
Numbers Game: Sprint Unlimited/Daytona Qualifying
0 Laps led by Hendrick Motorsports Saturday night at Daytona. In fact, none of the three Hendrick cars entered finished inside the top 10. (Dale …
On The Road Again
Call it the story of my life. Just when NASCAR heads east after three weeks out west, I pack up and head west. I’ll admit …
The Great Debate
As the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season begins to unfold, it’s clear that the new low downforce rules package is a rousing success fully capable …