Left and Right… Around They Go!
June 21, 2008
Sonoma finds Kasey Kahne on the pole. While I doubt he has the ability to finish in the top five, a top ten finish should certainly be possible. What with good track position and a favorable pit spot, Kahne should be able to follow up his recent oval track success Read more
Breaking news: Scott Kalitta killed at Englishtown
June 21, 2008
Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta (son of Connie “The Bounty Hunter” Kalitta and cousin of Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta) was killed today in a driving accident during qualifying at Supernationals in Englishtown, New Jersey. Read more
Paul Tracy going trucking, maybe Edmonton?
June 19, 2008
Is NASCAR stealing away another one? Paul Tracy, one of the most colorful and outspoken characters in the world of open-wheel racing is headed to the Craftsman Truck Series. Robin Miller wrote about the situation on SpeedTV.com and also mentioned that Tracy is trying to put together a ride with Walker for the Indy Car race in Edmonton this summer.
Allow Me To Retort…Yes Indeed, NASCAR’s A Sport
June 18, 2008
I’m a poet, didn’t you know it?
My colleague (if bloggers can truly have colleagues, we’re a strange bunch who don’t shower often enough to have colleagues) here at FastMachines, Ray Champagne recently asked the question of whether or not motor racing is a sport. Ray came to the conclusion that he had changed his mind after a discussion with some friends and that he didn’t see how it could be judged as a sport. Read more
Big media doesn’t know racing
June 18, 2008
A number of news outlets today ran an article about Chip Ganassi’s domination of the Indy Car and Grand Am series. The headline: “Ganassi teams dominating 2 open-wheel series“. Wow, since when was Grand Am considered “open wheel racing”? The last time I was blinded by the fugliness[sic] of Grand Am prototypes, they still had “fenders”. Read more
Junior Nation gets their first from #88!
June 17, 2008
As strong as Junior was running on the track, and in the points all season, it was only going to be a matter of time before he brought home his first Hendricks’ points victory. While he may have done it on fumes this time, it certainly is consistent with Read more
My Apologies to Mike Joy
June 17, 2008
I wrote a blog post on Fastmachines.com lately, and one of the points that I had made involved Mike Joy (the play-by-play man on the Fox NASCAR broadcasts on Sundays) calling Tony Stewart’s Home Depot team “Big Orange”. I had made a comment that he should not have done that out of respect to the late, great Richie Evans, a popular, wildy successful driver of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
Come to find out, Mike Joy himself read the post and sent me a personal email explaining why he had used the term. Read more
Is Motor Racing *Really* a Sport?
June 17, 2008
I recently had a conversation with a couple of newly found friends at a local bar. NASCAR was on the TV and it was very apparent that my attention was drawn to the boob tube, watching my sport’s heroes chasing each other to the finish line. One of the guys I was with asked me what I got out of watching “guys driving around in circles”. Most of the time, I just brush this topic off whenever anyone asks, because in my opinion and experience, trying to explain my racing passion usually falls on deaf ears. To me, it’s like trying to explain watching golf (which, by the way, I also enjoy). If you don’t get it, you just don’t get it, and explaining is an exercise in futility. Read more
What They’re Saying After The Races
June 16, 2008
NASCAR held a meeting with drivers on Friday to tell drivers to be more guarded in their comments with the media and less critical of the new car and of NASCAR decisions. To be a kinder, quieter kind of driver.
That lasted until the end of the race on Sunday: Read more
Monday Morning Crew Chief
June 16, 2008
Not long after Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first points race for Hendrick Motorsports at Michigan, I put in a call to one of my friends in High Places and asked a favor. I needed to talk to Dale Earnhardt Sr. and could he please put me in touch? Within a miraculous minute or two, the phone rang. It was Dale. Read more
