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Big Deal? I think not
In NASCAR, something always seems to happen to make headlines, just in case the race wasn't exciting or interesting enough. In recent weeks, we have had the Jeremy Mayfield story, the Carl Long Saga, and, of course, there's always the What's Up With ...
Pass the salt, please
I was in denial at the end of the 2008 NASCAR season. I was among the many who couldn't believe that Tony Stewart would give up a successful career with Joe Gibbs Racing for anything other than retirement. When that concept finally sank in, I found m...
Live on Type Delay: The Aaron's 499
Love it or not, restrictor-plate racing is here to stay. Certainly, we don't see the racing at Talladega as being the same thing as we see at the 1.5 mile intermediate tracks, which isn't the same as what we see at the short tracks, which isn't the s...
Live on Type Delay: The Kobalt Tools 500
After the thrill we saw at Atlanta Motor Speedway during the truck race, the Sprint Cup series Kobalt Tools 500 may be a let down. Long green flag periods, and varying track conditions may cause the field to become spread out, and diminish the number...
And this is only the beginning
It is about this time of the year that the Rev' starts raving about the truck series, and this year is no exception. In spite of the new pit rules in the Camping World Truck Series (CWTS)--as well as the economic situation that is leaving some of the...
Anything but that
Kyle Busch has achieved what no other driver in the upper tier of NASCAR has done--that is to win two races in the same day. He didn't just win them, he dominated, leading ninety-five of 100 laps in the Camping World Truck Series (CWTS) race, and mos...
Live on Type Delay: The new Roadmaster
First some apologies. I said that Jimmie Johnson was in the lead when he ran out of fuel during the final laps of the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. That was not a live on type delay report, and I was trying to write from memory,. which isn't that good t...
Nothing boring about this weekend at Indy
Until 2006, this was always an exciting weekend for me because it meant it was time for the NASCAR Busch (Nationwide) Series race at PPIR. That excitement stays with me to this day, as a matter of habit, for there is no more race at PPIR*.There is, h...
Live on Type Delay: Loudon I
Patrick Carpentier is the first Canadian to take the pole position since the 1950s, and leads the first lap. He has said that he is still learning the car, but does a good job after Harvick and Bobby Labonte pass him and hangs in third place for seve...
Live on type delay: Dover
Wasn't that the cutest "Shentlemens, sharatart yo ehnshinens" you ever heard? It made me go awwwww! That made me forget all about Darrell Waltrip calling JD Gibbs a liar during the prerace show. "The one thing that says that (Stewart) will be making ...
"Live" on type delay: The Coca-Cola 600
The opening ceremonies were fitting for Memorial day salute, including "The Lord's Prayer," "Amazing Grace," The Pledge of Allegiance, and Taps, as well as the National Anthem and the flyover. It was inspiring, humbling, and very respectful of those ...
2 Questions you don't want to ask me...
...but I will ask them and answer them anyway, after this disclaimer: The following are hypothetical questions, and, therefore, so are the answers. Will Tony Stewart leave JGR to own a Cup team?No. The ownership offers presented to Stewart so far thi...
Darlington: "Live" on type delay
Only the third lap and already the race is eventful. Biffle took off from the drop of the green flag and takes the lead for the first lap, but Dale Jr takes the lead for the second. Going into turn one Stewart went too high and was collected by Ellio...
Moving on
There will come a time when Tony Stewart retires. Whether it is after the 2009 season or the 2013 season, we don't know, but that time will come. When that time comes, there will be a need for me to select a new favorite driver. Since I have always b...
Pegging the Wow Meter
Admittedly, I always go into the beginning of a restrictor-plate race with a mixture of anxious anticipation and some skepticism. The skepticism is because the outcome of a restrictor-plate race of depends a lot on luck and hitting the right set-up o...
Warming up in Vegas
Once again I find myself having to correct an inaccuracy from one of my previous posts. I hate it when that happens. I mentioned that there were three venues in the Cup Series at which Tony "Smoke" Stewart has yet to win. I believe I correctly mentio...
It's time for the Big Show!
Is everybody in? The ceremony is about to begin.... - Jim Morrison "The Lizard King"Indeed, everybody is in for the Big Show, The Great American Stock Car Race (as opposed to The Great American Race, the Indianapolis 500), The Superbowl of Automobile...
And so it begins....
It was only a practice session, and it wasn't even practice for a points race. Before the first competition green flag for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup session, we saw the "Big One" at Daytona and the first Busch/Stewart altercation of the season.It on...
More excitement sure to come!
This is the final weekend of the 2007 NASCAR season, but there is still much excitement to be had. Homestead is a 1.5 mile high banked track, and has been home to some very exciting races in the past, no matter what the championship points situation ...
Sunday Thoughts--Honoring the Vets and Kyle Busch
First, and foremost, Happy Veteran's Day to all who have served their country, and in remembrance of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, you are Honored.Some day, Kyle Busch will be forgiven for being Kurt's brother. The man is one lean, mea...
Not playing nice
After watching the Craftsman Truck Series race at Phoenix last night, I realized that the Cup guys will not race like that. The CTS is unique among the major leagues of NASCAR in that these guys do not worry about how many points their team mate has....
The Weekend so far...
The main event hasn't even happened yet, and we have already seen some great racing this weekend, as well as some big news. The Craftsman Truck Series race, Friday night, lived up to everything for which it was billed. There was plenty of action, the...
