The Yellow Stripe: 12 NASCAR Wishes for 2012
Before I get too caught up in the day-by-day minutiae of the soap opera that is NASCAR, here are my 12 wishes for the 2012 season.
Travis Pastrana
What’s Vexing Vito: Reed Sorenson Yanked to Dollar General’s Benefit
What is a bigger crime: Reed Sorenson getting yanked from the No. 32 car or Brian Vickers being excited to the point of using exclamation marks in a release?
5 Points to Ponder: Ill-Advised Debuts, Hires & Tire Contracts
Thanks to a newly-inked contract, Goodyear is the exclusive tire provider for NASCAR through 2017. No competition to make Goodyear’s product better.
4 Burning Questions: Who Needs to Get It Done, Final Round for the Short Track & Pastrana Arrives
How will Travis Pastrana fare in his Nationwide debut?
5 Points to Ponder: An Idiot Pastor, a Stuntman & NASCAR Fans Who Won’t Be There
A pastor’s attempt at humor didn’t do NASCAR any favors, even with 18,000 fans screaming their approval from the grandstands in Music City Saturday night.
4 Burning Questions: Blue Oval Brigade’s On a Roll While Daytona Underdogs Head West
Thanks to efforts from crew back in Michigan, Brian Keselowski’s second car is prepared, meaning the Rookie of the Year candidate will attempt Phoenix.
The Yellow Stripe: 11 NASCAR Wishes for 2011
Before the madness begins anew under the lights at Daytona this Saturday night, here are, in no particular order, my 11 wishes for NASCAR in 2011.
5 Points to Ponder: Hamlin the Hunted, Pastrana/Patrick Peril & to the Aggressor Go the Spoils
Fresh off a performance at Martinsville in the spring that landed him a grandfather clock, I penned a column that Denny Hamlin had effectively ended his year.