Race Weekend Central

What’s Vexing Vito?: Not Dale Earnhardt Jr. Taking a Concussion Break

The news this week that Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sitting out the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte came as a total shock to those in the sport and fans alike. Despite being in the midst of a title fight, and heading to what is essentially his home track, Junior pulled the plug and opted …

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What’s Vexing Vito: Why is Penske Racing Switching to Ford?

When Danica Patrick rolls into Daytona next year, it likely will not be with her Greg Zipadelli-led crew, but rather that of Tony Gibson and Ryan Newman’s No. 39 team. It has been rumored that in part, the No. 39 crew doesn’t exactly feel appreciated by Newman, and the driver’s comments did little to dispel …

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What’s Vexing Vito: Knee-Jerk Wigouts, Stewart Spinouts & Potential Rainouts

So we’re five days following Bristol and everybody is still atwitter about Tony Stewart going hammer-throw with his helmet at Matt Kenseth. While it was a throwback to the old days when things made sense in Thunder Valley, it was actually one of those watershed moments that helped attract and interest new fans to the …

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What’s Vexing Vito: Harvick’s Hard Bargain, Busch’s Bad Moment & Tricks of the Trade

The team and crew chief merry-go-round at RCR continues, with Shane Wilson out as Kevin Harvick’s head wrench starting this Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Gil Martin will return to the role he held last year as Harvick’s signal caller, before being reassigned as the Competition Director for their Nationwide programs. Harvick currently sits …

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What’s Vexing Vito?: NASCAR Consistently Inconsistent at Indianapolis

It’s been said that the only thing consistent about NASCAR are their inconsistencies. That rang true this past Saturday at Indianapolis, when Elliott Sadler was black flagged for beating the leader to the line in the late stages of the Indiana 250. By now we’ve all seen the video. The No. 3 was into the …

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Vexing Vito: Much Like Jeremy Mayfield, AJ Allmendinger Test Reveals Amphetamines

With news coming this week that AJ Allmendinger’s “B” sample came up positive, who was first in line to jump on the ‘Dinger’s bandwagon? That’s right, ‘ol Meth Mouth himself, Jeremy Mayfield. “I don’t see how any man, if he’s got any (manhood) at all, can go and take what he’s fixing to have to …

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