This weekend marks the annual best day in motorsports. Sunday features three crown jewel events, beginning with the Monaco Grand Prix, followed by the Indianapolis 500 and capped by the Coca-Cola 600. That’s a full, long and storied day of racing, yet according to people at Nielsen, only two percent of U.S. viewers will bother …
The wreck that overshadowed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway highlighted a topic this column addressed the previous week regarding safety. As Aric Almirola is still with us and able to walk should not be ignored by any stretch – and his appearance at the Martin Truex Jr. Charity function on …
The NASCAR traveling circus is moving on from the carnival known as Talladega and parking itself in Kansas this weekend. To some fans, that means a return to what may be considered more traditional racing. To others? The weekend at Kansas Speedway will represent a return to boring 1.5-mile, cookie-cutter, follow-the-leader lameness that has brought …
The races at Richmond International Raceway this past weekend featured some enjoyable competition. It’s what many fans have clamored for over the past few years and serves as a reminder that the 1.5-mile and over tracks may bring fast cars but not always the best racing. And now it’s on to Talladega, just about as …
The news is light this week as NASCAR heads to Bristol Motor Speedway. This event, once a jewel of the schedule, has now fallen alongside many of the other races on the schedule. Though it may not hold the prestige it once did, it is still short-track racing, which means that it is sure to …
Order has been restored to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. With Jimmie Johnson earning his 81st victory this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, all the pundits can breathe a sigh of relief in discovering that all of the words used to question or doubt Hendrick Motorsports have been for naught. The empire has …
Looks like a rather slow news week happening in the NASCAR world. Sure, there’s little bits of stuff here and there but nothing that causes one’s ears to perk up. The 2018 Cup schedule is supposedly reaching finality, for example without many of the major changes fans were looking for. Already leaking out is that there …
Happiness Is…Holding. One of the things that continues to be a big discussion point surrounding NASCAR are the TV ratings. These numbers point to viewership numbers but are also the key component for gauging fan interest and the sport’s overall ‘health’. Once again, the Cup race this past weekend at Auto Club Speedway set a …
Well, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix, proved one of the adages that is supposed to accompany every sport: anyone can win on any given day. Isn’t that what people want? Or maybe that’s not what they want. Maybe it just depends on the winner. But hey, at least it was interesting. …
When Monster Energy took over as the titular sponsor of the Cup series, one of the statements the company made encouraged drivers to show raw emotion and to demonstrate their feelings, sometimes through physicality. After the race at Las Vegas, it appears that Kyle Busch got the message. The only problem – the company that …
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