Dialing It In: NASCAR Legends in Love With What Hall Can Give Fans
Before a crowd of racing legends, politicians, dignitaries and fans, executive director Winston Kelley declared the NASCAR Hall of Fame open to the public.
Rusty Wallace
What’s Vexing Vito: Johnson vs. Gordon the 2nd Coming of Waltrip vs. Wallace?
In the late 1990s it was FAG: Fans Against Gordon. Today it is ABJ: Anybody but Johnson.
Did You Notice? The Difference a NASCAR Decade Makes? & Feed the Rich
Did You Notice? What a difference a decade makes? I figured we’d do something a little different to show how much NASCAR has changed in the past 10 years.
Thompson in Turn 5: Complaining Aside, NASCAR Restrictor-Plate Racing is Here to Stay
The anti-NASCAR restrictor plate hating crowd had a heyday following the uneventful laps and the spectacular wrecks during the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega.
Voices From the Heartland: Looking Back at How Fun NASCAR Was Not That Long Ago – Part 2
As I continue this little stroll down memory lane, I want to take a moment to comment on some of the comments from yesterday. A couple of readers, who called themselves Todd and Mike, so I will too, said the REAL FUN in NASCAR was back in the days of yore when the likes of …
Did You Notice? Truex Missed Teresa, Hall of Fame Snubs, Fan Tragedy Averted & Stewart’s Smelly Towel?
Did You Notice? With the Hall of Fame’s official selection of its top 25, debate’s now raging on which five will be picked to be part of the Hall’s inaugural class. When that happens, there will inevitably be drivers and teams that get snubbed… it’s just an unfortunate part of the process. But with the …
Fan’s View: Penske Teams Running Up Front – What’s With That?
Roger Penske is no newcomer, bringing entries to the Cup Series since 1972, yet he has never enjoyed the superstar status achieved by the more notable Hendrick.
Voice of Vito: Talladega Flights – Massive Crash Highlights Superspeedway’s Continued Conflicts
As you may have noticed, much of the action that many have become accustomed to in NASCAR has been absent over the last few weeks. Matt Kenseth winning back-to-back races was nice, and it surely did many good to see Mark Martin back in victory lane. For the most part, however, this has been a …
Bowles-Eye View: Beating & Banging at Its Best – NASCAR’s 5 Greatest Bristol Finishes
There was one race I’d go through hell and high water not to miss: the Bristol night race.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Is There a Talladega Curse?
Some drivers dread going to NASCAR’s fastest track for more reasons than one these days. But there’s one concern you might not have heard of, an issue that goes beyond the dangers posed by modern-day restrictor-plate racing – and proves far more difficult to fix. The truthfulness of the legend of the Talladega Curse is …
Fanning the Flames: Talking Plates, Allmendingers & Last-Lap Dashes Heading Into Talladega
Good questions this week and I’m feeling long-winded, so let’s get to it. Q: We always seem to take it out on the 1.5-mile tracks as being uninteresting and of the cookie-cutter style. Actually, weren’t these type of tracks all built because, at one time, all the 1.5-milers provided really great door-to-door racing? (And one …
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
1. Yuck! – Max Mosley, President of the governing body that oversees Formula 1 racing – the most widely followed form of automobile racing in the world – won a breach or privacy lawsuit against a British tabloid this week. The magazine ran a story about the 68-year old’s sexual escapades that quickly got picked …