Dennis Michelsen

Dennis has followed NASCAR since the days when you were lucky to get a snippet of a race on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. His all-time favorite drivers back then were Buddy Baker, Donnie Allison, and the “Silver Fox,” David Pearson. A certifiable racing junky, nowadays Dennis can be found on many summer evenings at Rockford Speedway.

Dennis is a fan of the sport more than any particular driver. But a race season is not complete unless Mark Martin, the Labontes, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kevin Harvick, and Tony Stewart find their way to Victory Lane!

In 2006, Dennis started up a new website of his own, StockCarPitPass.com where you can find all his best and more! In addition, Dennis publishes the combined Race Fan Radio, Stock Car Pit Pass and Frontstretch Newsletter regularly.

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Past articles by Dennis Michelsen

October 2006

10/17: Tires Too Hard To Handle At Lowe's [2]

10/09: Plate Race Pandemonium

September 2006

09/25: Monster Mashes Some Chasers Hopes

09/18: And Then There Were Eight [2]

09/11: Rambunctious Night In Richmond [6]

August 2006

08/28: Making the Grade : Bristol "2" (Magnificent Matt!)

08/21: Making the Grade : Michigan "2" Edition (Motor City Matt)

08/14: Road Course Raging

08/07: Making the Grade : Indianapolis (Kiss This) [3]

July 2006

07/10: Making the Grade : Chicagoland (Bump and Run) [4]

07/03: Making the Grade : Daytona "2"

June 2006

06/26: Big One Not Just For Plate Races Anymore

06/19: Making the Grade : Michigan (Irish Showers)

May 2006

05/29: Making the Grade: Coke 600 at Lowe's; NASCAR Marathon [2]

05/15: Making the Grade: Darlington (Not All Classics Are Classics) [6]

05/08: Earnhardt, Jr. Driving Like Daddy [6]

05/03: Fantasy Insight: Richmond [2]

05/03: Making the Grade: Talladega [1]

April 2006

04/27: Fantasy Insight : Talladega [1]

04/24: Making the Grade : Dancing in the Desert at Phoenix

04/11: Making the Grade: Everything is Bigger in Texas [2]

04/06: Fantasy Insight : Texas [1]

04/04: Making the Grade: Martinsville Hot Dogs [2]

March 2006

03/29: Payback, Part Deux: Martinsville Fantasy Insight

03/27: Making the Grade: Bristol (Bristol Bop) [2]

03/23: Fantasy Insight: Bristol (Short Track Tempers) [1]

03/21: Making the Grade : Atlanta (er, Wetlanta) [2]

03/16: Nextel Cup Fantasy Insight: Atlanta (Hotlanta Hot Shots) [3]

03/14: Making the Grade: Las Vegas (Rolling 7s) [4]

03/08: Viva La Roushland-Fantasy Insight- Nextel Cup Las Vegas

03/07: Making the Grade : Mexico City (Como se Dice Boring) [2]

03/01: Fantasy Insight: Mexico City [1]

February 2006

02/27: Nextel Cup Making the Grade: California (Snoring) [5]

02/22: Fantasy Insight: California [1]

02/15: Fantasy Insight Daytona 500- All American Wreck?

02/14: Making the Grade : Bud Shootout [2]

02/08: Fantasy Insight : Bud Shootout

02/06: Making the Grade: Looking Over NASCAR Issues For 2006 [3]

November 2005

11/14: Making the Grade : Phoenix (Reckless Abandon)

11/10: Fantasy Insight: Phoenix (Dazzling Them in the Desert)

11/02: Everything is Bigger in Texas- Fantasy Insight Texas 2

October 2005

10/31: Making the Grade : Atlanta (Flippin' Good Time)

10/30: Too Much NASCAR… Are You Kidding Me?

10/26: Fantasy Insight: Atlanta (Return to Roushland)

10/24: Making the Grade : Martinsville (One Lane Highway) [1]

10/19: Old Time Racing- Fantasy Insight Martinsville 2

10/17: Making the Grade : Lowe's Fall Race (Wear It Out Saturday, Never Buy It On Monday) [1]

10/12: Fantasy Insight : UAW-GM Quality 500 (Lowe's)

10/11: FS Stars of Tomorrow: Alex Kennedy, The "New Mexico Rising Star"

10/10: Making the Grade : Kansas (The Wizards of Roush)

10/08: Back to Roushland- Fantasy Insight Kansas [2]

September 2005

09/28: Fantasy Insight: Talladega 2 (Better Lucky Then Good)

09/26: Making the Grade : Dover ("Monster Mashing")

09/21: Get in the Game- Fantasy Insight Dover 2

09/19: Making the Grade: New Hampshire 2 (Temper, Temper) [4]

09/14: Back and Better Than Ever (We Hope)- Fantasy Insight NHIS 2

09/13: Chasing the Chase- Cup Making the Grade Richmond [1]

09/07: Making the Grade : California Squinting [4]

August 2005

08/08: Where There's SMOKE, There's a Tony Win: Making the Grade Indianapolis

08/03: Is This a Classic Race- Fantasy Insight Brickyard 400

08/01: Meet Me in St. Louis - Gateway Making the Grade

July 2005

07/25: You Call That a Race? - Making the Grade

07/21: Second Time Around- Pocono Fantasy Insight

07/18: Some Magical Mile Magic - Cup Making the Grade [1]

07/13: Is That Asking Too Much - Fantasy Insight, New Hampshire

07/11: Sweet Home Chicago- Making the Grade Cup [1]

07/09: Chicago V-Fantasy Insight

07/04: 4th of July Parade at 185mph- Daytona Cup Making the Grade

June 2005

06/29: Still the Fire Cracker 400 to Me-Fantasy Insight

06/28: Long and Winding Bore- Making the Grade Infineon

06/25: This Time for Sure-Fantasy Insight

06/20: Ford Country - Making the Grade: Michigan (Nextel Cup)

06/16: Flat, Fast, and Furious-Fantasy Insight

06/13: Pocono a Tire Poppin' Experience- Cup Making the Grade

06/08: No Shift, This Could Be Boring-Fantasy Insight

06/07: New Television Deal Will Welcome Back ESPN- ODDS and ENDS [2]

06/07: Cup Stars Conquer the Monster- Nextel Cup Making the Grade

06/05: Fighting the Monster- Busch Series Making the Grade [1]

06/04: Taming the Monster-Fantasy Insight

May 2005

05/27: Long Afternoon’s Race Into Night-Fantasy Insight

05/17: Looking Back and Looking Ahead- Randy Hall Tells His Story [1]

05/16: Saturday Night Action- Richmond Cup Making the Grade

05/16: Busch Bash at Richmond- Busch Making the Grade

05/12: Which Roushkateer This Week-Fantasy Insight

05/05: Beginning or an End-Fantasy Insight

05/04: Race Game Fever- Last One Standing

05/02: Wreck Fest 2005- Busch Making the Grade Talladega

05/02: Charities are Happy- Cup Making the Grade: Talladega

April 2005

04/27: Is This Place Spelled DEIGA?-Fantasy Insight

04/27: Prime Time Racing- Cup Making the Grade Phoenix [1]

04/24: Full Moon Fever- Busch Making the Grade from Phoenix

04/20: Best of the West-Fantasy Insight

04/18: Everything is Bigger in Texas- Cup Making the Grade

04/17: Busch Making the Grade- Texas Motor Speedway

04/14: That's a Good Way to Get on My Bad Side- ODDS and ENDS

04/14: Sometimes You Can’t Beat the Chalk-Fantasy Insight

04/11: Pouncing on the Paperclip- Martinsville Cup Making the Grade [3]

04/06: That Ain’t No Shiznit-Fantasy Insight - Martinsville Speedway

04/05: Shane Hmiel, You Are a Punk- ODDS and ENDS (Race News for Fans With Short Attention Spans) [45]

04/04: Bristol Stomp-Cup Making the Grade

March 2005

03/31: Bristol Bumper Cars-Fantasy Insight

03/29: RPM2Night’s John Kernan Gone Fishing- Odds and Ends [7]

03/23: NASCAR Guys Telling Stories- ODDS and ENDS

03/21: Cup Making the Grade- Fastlanta [4]

03/16: Hot Times in Hotlanta- Fantasy Insight; Atlanta Motor Speedway

03/15: ODDS and ENDS: Meet Dana Horne from “Tiles for Fund Raising” (Race News for Fans with Short Attention Spans)

03/14: In Vegas Favorites Win- Cup Making the Grade [1]

03/09: Avoiding Coming Up Craps- Fantasy Insight Las Vegas

03/08: NASCAR Nation Good, Bad, and the Ugly- ODDS and ENDS [17]

03/08: Pilotos, Enciendan Sus Motores-Busch Series Making the Grade

03/01: Missing RPM2Night More Than Ever- ODDS and ENDS (Race New for Fans with Short Attention Spans) [26]

February 2005

02/28: Making the Grade Cup: California Dreaming

02/23: West Bound and Down- Fantasy Insight [3]

02/21: Making the Grade: Not So Great American Race [3]

02/17: Great American Race as Always- Fantasy Insight

02/17: Take Five for a Taste Test- ODDS and ENDS

02/17: This Just In...Not the "RACE" NASCAR Wanted

02/16: Just Testing Now- Fantasy Insight (Gatorade 150s)

02/15: Making the Grade: Nextel Cup Budweiser Shootout

02/14: Couch Potato Corner: Bud Shootout

02/09: Fantasy Insight: Revv Em Up: Bud Shootout

02/08: Odds and Ends (Rule Changes a Plenty) [1]