Rain and Accidents Cloud Fast Friday Practice at Indy
May 9, 2008
A difficult week became more taxing on Indianapolis Motor Speedway ‘Fast Friday’ when accidents and renewed rainstorm activity turned a gray day even uglier around the racetrack. Read more
Too Tough To Tame!!!
May 9, 2008
Is the old lady still “Too tough to tame?” Darlington has been repaved, so it shouldn’t tear up tires like it used to, but will the increased speeds be reflected in more damaging “Darlington Stripes?” With the safer barriers in place Read more
Double Clutchin’-A Few More Things About Richmond
May 7, 2008
After last Saturday night’s Crown Royal 400, there has really only been one story all week, and of course that was the shenanigans of the last several laps; the Kyle Busch/Dale Jr. fiasco. That subject has been analyzed to death, and honestly there’s not much left to say about the incident, other than that in many (Junior) fans’ minds, something underhanded happened, and you are not going to convince them otherwise. That Read more
Rain Washes Away Wednesday Indy Practice
May 7, 2008
The rains came and continued on Wednesday as on-track activity at Indianapolis came to a screeching halt. Read more
Busy Day at the Speedway Finds Marco on Top
May 6, 2008
Marco Andretti topped 226 miles per hour to lead the field on the first day of open practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500. Read more
Alex Lloyd Tops TimeSheets at Indy Monday
May 6, 2008
Alex Lloyd, driving the Rahal/Ganassi collaborative effort, topped the timing and scoring on Monday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the annual Rookie Orientation Program came to an end.
John Force’s 1,000 Victories Not Unbreakable
May 6, 2008
The incomparable John Force notched his 1,000th round win en route to beating Ron Capps in the opening round of eliminations Sunday. Many would say that winning 1,000 rounds of competition in NHRA drag racing is just about unbreakable in today’s climate. I would disagree. Not because the task is easy but because the way today’s drag racing has evolved. Read more
To bad this isn’t real short track racing!
May 5, 2008
NASCAR tries to include a couple of short tracks as they meander across the country each summer. If Kyle Busch had been visiting a local short track and taken out the most popular driver with reckless driving he probably would have been Read more
Monday Morning Crew Chief
May 5, 2008
What a mixed bag at Richmond, a capitol of the confederacy of competition otherwise known as stock car racing. I was pulling for a fellow Virginian to pull off the nigh impossible perfect victory and simultaneously disdaining the ease of Toyota’s incursion into the top echelon of the Sprint Cup. Then there was the disaster of Dale Earnhardt Jr. versus Kyle Busch. Read more
The Bump Heard ’round the Nation
May 4, 2008
In the few hours that have elapsed since the “incident” of the closing laps of the “Guy Whose Name I Don’t Remember Anymore” 500 at Richmond, I have surmised quite a few things. Read more