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  • '09 should be a wild ride

    Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 04:56 in NASCAR, picks, drivers, chase, season preview

    Rev' Jim's RantsnRaves always tends to be late for the party at the beginning of each season, and we have yet to change that habit. However, rather than missing the pre-season picks party altogether this year, we decided that we will be fashionably l...

  • The Church returns, and a few pre-race thoughts.

    Posted on Sunday June 1st, 2008 at 07:03 in racing, rants, raves, picks, dover

    Clance' who is near and dear to our hearts has returned to The Church of The Great Oval after a much-too-long absence, and has jumped right in to her astro-predictions. Please stop by her site and help us extend our warm welcome back. My readers may ...

  • Looking forward to Richmond

    Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 03:47 in picks, previews, Richmond, stewart, junior, harvick, hamlin, gibbs, mark martin

    There is no mistaking that our favorite races on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit take place at the tracks that are 1.36 miles in length or shorter. There are no "cookie cutters" here--every track is unique. This group includes Darlington, Richmond, Bri...

  • What's up in California?

    Posted on Saturday February 23rd, 2008 at 11:28 in racing, picks, previews

    It seems to be human nature to pick things. We pick flowers, pick friends, pick partners, girlfriends, boyfriends, fruits, vegetables, noses and ears. We racing fans like to pick our drivers, teams, manufacturers and sponsors. Especially, before the ...

  • It's time for the Big Show!

    Posted on Sunday February 17th, 2008 at 04:23 in daytona, teams, picks, previews, stewart, junior, busch, hamlin, schrub

    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...

  • Dueling

    Posted on Thursday February 14th, 2008 at 04:19 in racing, picks, gatorade duels

    Today is another day with a good reason to call in sick to work. You may want to spend it with your significant other, since it is Valentine's Day, after all. What better way to spend it than watching the Gatorade Duels at Daytona together?From what ...

  • Okay, you can let go of my arm now.

    Posted on Sunday February 10th, 2008 at 08:19 in racing, picks, previews, points, rivalries

    Because I have finally decided to post my pre-season predictions. Everybody else who posts predictions has done so, and I can't read their picks until I pick mine.So here goes:Top Twelve (in no particular order):Tony StewartThe DeWalt Driver (I promi...

  • 2007 Revvin' Awards

    Posted on Thursday November 29th, 2007 at 03:09 in racing, awards, raves, picks, favorites and not, season review

    I have nothing to add to what needs to be done to "save" NASCAR or to any of the "Greatest Moments" that have been hashed and rehashed in numerous articles and blogs. Rather, I will expound on those categories that have been overlooked:Tragedy most n...

  • Not playing nice

    Posted on Saturday November 10th, 2007 at 06:42 in picks, busch, pir, cts

    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....