MPM2Nite: Bristol Crowd Control
Think what you might about the quality of Sunday’s Bristol Cup race, but one thing that stood out was the stunning amount of empty seats in the grandstands.
Think what you might about the quality of Sunday’s Bristol Cup race, but one thing that stood out was the stunning amount of empty seats in the grandstands.
Back in the 1970s, on Saturday during one of our two-day ASA events at Salem, John Anderson got quick a bit of damage to his car in a qualifying session.
All the statistics pointed to Kyle Busch last week, and this week they all point to Jimmie Johnson.
Rick Ware Racing mechanic Stephen “Dirt” Masch, who was injured in an auto accident on March 11, lost his battle against the head and spinal cord injuries.
This Sunday’s race at the Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is guaranteed to be a cure for race fans suffering from insomnia.
After a relatively quiet weekend in Thunder Valley, it’s heartening to see Bristol still brings out the worst in some people, chief among them Kevin Harvick.
Did You Notice? Trevor Bayne’s own rookie existence?
Frontstretch caught up with Dave Blaney at Bristol to discuss his fundraising initiatives, short-track racing and the season so far for the longtime veteran.
Bryan Davis Keith: *You’ve dealt with a tire situation throughout the weekend. Were they as bad as they were made out to be?*
Dave Blaney: They feel fine on the car, they just wear out too quick. So they’re going to take… preventive measures. There’s no issue with them, I don’t think. I really don’t know how they missed it. Goodyear usually does a good job coming with the right stuff where you don’t have to do this [changing tires over the course of a race weekend]. We’re going to throw a new set on for this final practice and hope that it doesn’t change anything too much. Slight bump in the road, that’s all.
Bristol Motor Speedway had a lot of empty seats on Sunday. Has the racing really changed that much since the resurfacing, or is the real problem something else?
When the conversation returns to babbling about NASCAR’s new championship system and how it is going to dramatically alter the landscape… what’s the point?