Amid all the discussion about NASCAR’s perceived “invisible” debris cautions, or cautions for debris that wouldn’t really affect the race, one of our Frontstretch writers raised a question a couple of weeks ago. The writer asked whether the rest of us thought one particular driver might have deliberately spun out another to get a caution …
We’ve all heard stories about race cars being driven on the road. In fact,Ā back in the early days many of them were driven to the track, headlights tapedĀ up, and then raced. But some of my favorite memories are cars that were taken for impromptuĀ “test rides.” I think I’ve already told the one about Allan Barker …
I’m not promising that this is going to be a weekly column, but Tom Bowles asked me to comment anytime I thought I had something to say. Well, that fits me pretty much all the time, but the key is having something to say that people might want to hear. As one of the announcers …
Read morePotts’ Shots: 2011 Kentucky Race Wouldn’t Be the 1st in the State
That UPS commercial with David Ragan pulling a couple of trailers in theĀ racecar, drove me back to the past on Sunday. We had a series in the 1970s we called the “Amateur” division at the oldĀ Fairgrounds Motor Speedway in Louisville. Nowadays they’d be called “Bombers” orĀ “Slammers” or something like that. Anyway, it was what (also …
A couple of words in S.D. Grady’s weekly commentary got my attention this week. As a foreword, I always read her commentary because I love that perspective. My position as a race official, most often as a flagman, was somewhere between the fan’s view and that of a competitor, and I always identified with what …
Read morePotts’s Shots: Practice Makes Perfect for Kevin Harvick
When I did a column mentioning some indoor venues I’d worked, it was allĀ about cars – TQ midgets indoors, and even ASA late models in the PontiacĀ Silverdome. Back in the early 1980s, however, I got asked to help out with somethingĀ that took me way off my beaten path. Big Ed Beckley, who billed himself as …
The duel in the desert Saturday night came packaged with a sudden late-night plot twist that led to a green-white-checkered finish for the ages. When the smoke cleared, it was a shocking winner (Ryan Newman) whose 77-race losing streak came to an end while allowing the frustration from other victory droughts (Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon) …
Read moreFrontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix
Gonna do something a little different this week. In addition to being entertaining, one of the things a columnist is supposedĀ to do is to make you think. My compatriot Amy Henderson did that for me earlierĀ this week with a column about the K&N Series, and why people should watch itĀ even if NASCAR isn’t paying attention. …
Read moreDriven to the Past: What a Lot of People Are Missing…
The second off week of the season gives us a chance to take a step back, get a little creative, and play the role of “talent scout” for the power rankings this week. This time, our experts were asked to look into their crystal ball, ranking the top-20 prospects coming up the ranks that could …
Read moreFrontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 Up & Coming NASCAR Stars
We’re driving back more than 40 years this week. One of my favorite sayings is attributed to Harry S. Truman – “The onlyĀ thing you don’t know is the history you haven’t read yet.” Whether the lateĀ President said that or not, it’s pretty profound. This was brought to mind by all the comments about Jimmie Johnson‘sĀ “domination” …
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