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  • Revvin' and Ramblin'

    Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 02:20 in racing, previews, stewart, junior, jeff gordon, matt kenseth, schrub, darlington

    When the Busch (now Nationwide) Series was running at PPIR, I used to like to get there early, as in at the opening of the gates. I would either catch a ride with my dear friend Debra (still dear, but now, sadly departed) or with someone I knew who w...

  • Live on Type Delay: The Shelby 427

    Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 19:40 in review, racing, schrub, live on type delay

    Due to technical difficulties, and the fact that we were nowhere near a race track, television, radio, or a computer at the start of the race, we were unable to report directly the first 64 laps of the Shelby 427, from Las Vegas Nevada. It could have...

  • Live on Type Delay: Michigan II

    Posted on Sunday August 17th, 2008 at 16:51 in racing, edwards, junior, schrub, live on type delay

    The beginning of any race at Michigan International Speedway is always exciting, as forty-three cars take the green flag and immediately go three and four wide. But Jimmie Johnson takes the lead and starts to take off. Dale Earnhardt, Jr, the winner ...

  • Chicago and Crisis Management

    Posted on Friday July 11th, 2008 at 17:09 in previews, stewart, schrub, useless stuff, joe gibbs, stewart-haas

    One thing that could help us to handle our grief over the loss of our favorite driver's will to win would be a good race. We may just get to see one Saturday night in the first night race at Chicagoland Speedway. In the past, the races at Chicagolan...

  • Live on Type Delay: The Toyota/Save Mart 350

    Posted on Monday June 23rd, 2008 at 14:28 in racing, rants, raves, stewart, schrub, live on type delay

    Say what you want about NASCAR road races, there is no other racing in the USA like it. These are 3400 lb cars speeding up and slowing down for multiple turns--twelve turns in the case of Sears Point, aka Infineon Raceway. Add to that the famous elev...

  • Short, but not too sweet.

    Posted on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 at 19:42 in rants, schrub, cts, hornaday

    Something has been bothering me since Saturday afternoon's Craftsman Truck Series race from Nashville. With three laps to go, Kyle Busch spun Ron Hornaday, and as a result dropped Hornaday from the points lead. Hornaday was justifiably angry, but mos...

  • The Future makes History

    Posted on Saturday June 14th, 2008 at 23:53 in rumors, schrub, nationwide series, keselowski, logano

    In what was only his third Nationwide Series race, the future of NASCAR made NASCAR history. Only twenty-two days ago, Joey Logano was too young to race in the top tier of NASCAR, and now he has become the youngest driver to win a race in one of NASC...

  • Kyle Busch: Revenge of the Nerds, NASCAR Style?

    Posted on Monday May 19th, 2008 at 07:05 in random thoughts, schrub

    On Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, last night, somebody mentioned, almost in passing, that Junior Nation's picking on Kyle Busch is nothing more than the Jocks vs the Nerds. Of course, we found that idea interesting, and decided to expound on it. Ther...

  • That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

    Posted on Saturday April 12th, 2008 at 01:28 in racing, rants, raves, schrub, nationwide series

    I'm talking about a race that was exciting from start to finish--the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, Friday night. To use the vernacular of the old action/thriller movie trailer, it was "Full of Thrills," and featured "More...

  • Martinsville: Blogging "live on type delay"

    Posted on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at 17:19 in racing, raves, stewart, hamlin, schrub

    By the time the Goody's 500 has reached the one-quarter point, I have already rediscovered how much fun watching a short track race can be, even on television. The position changes happen just as often and drastically as they do in restricter-plate r...

  • 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...