Fanning the Flames: NASCAR’s Trifecta of Current Events
We’ve got some in-depth stuff this week, so I’ll keep the opening thoughts short. Actually, they’ll be non-existent. So take a guess as to what …
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Mirror Driving: Does TV Owe NASCAR Underdogs? Grading the Childress Crew Swap & Nationwide Surprises
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or …
Side by Side: Should NASCAR’s Champion’s Provisional Be Dropped?
With the Daytona 500 NASCAR’s “Super Bowl,” should they automatically save a spot for a former champion who can’t qualify into the field any other way?
Thompson in Turn 5: NASCAR Racing & Politics Not a Good Mix
Who will win the 2008 presidential election is still anybody’s guess. But when it comes to NASCAR, who they want to win isn’t even in …
Voice of Vito: Richard Petty, Long Live the King – & Rightfully So
Two weeks ago at Chicagoland Speedway, the Petty Enterprises cars of Bobby Labonte and Terry Labonte carried special paint schemes to commemorate the first race …
The Yellow Stripe: NASCAR Drivers I Never Got to See, But Wish I Had
My first week in the States, I watched a “Beyond the Glory” program which focused on NFL quarterback Kurt Warner. Not knowing his story – …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Boston Ventures Could Give Petty Enterprises a Bright Future – If They Remember the Past
It had to happen, really. Petty Enterprises’ announcement on Wednesday that they had sold a portion of the family business that has been around as …
The Yellow Stripe: Should NASCAR Race Outside the U.S.?
The first commercial produced by Nextel to mark their arrival into NASCAR at the beginning of the 2004 season was a one minute long spot …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Are the Pettys & Woods On Their Last Legs?
“Back in the day,” both the Petty Engineering and Wood Brothers race teams combined to be the top dogs in Cup racing. In the early …
Driven to the Past: The Days of Side Windows, Quarter Glass & Wing Vents
I mentioned in the TV column a week or so back that the last time I was on a pit crew, we had side windows, …