Mirror Driving: Making Sense of Richmond Night Fights – Junior vs. Busch, Busch vs. Wallace & Waltrip vs. Mears
Obviously, the number one topic following Richmond is the contact between Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Is Busch getting a bad rap?
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Voice of Vito: Kyle Busch, The Sound of 1 Hand Clapping Drowned Out by a Million Boos
Saturday’s Crown Royal presents The Dan Lowry 400 was a relatively quiet affair… for the first 95% of the evening, that is. At that point, Denny Hamlin had led all but one lap of 382 circuits around the 0.75-mile speedway in front of his hometown crowd. It had been a fairly smooth race, save for …
Critiquing NASCAR TV: Richmond Race Coverage Conveys Short-Track Drama Well
If you’re a television executive on FOX or ESPN, the last two weeks of NASCAR racing have bound to have left you drooling. At Talladega, the pack of cars did not get strung out or single file like it did in the fall race there; that caused the close racing and crazy wrecks fans expect …
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond
1. Maybe Some Trash Talkin’? – The National Football League’s record-setting but controversial wide receiver Randy Moss of the New England Patriots has announced that he is forming a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team. Moss expects his Moss Motorsports operation to enter selected races later this season, then compete in the full schedule of CTS …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2008 Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond
Taking four tires when the leaders stayed out on a late caution, Denny Hamlin capitalized on that extra speed to score a memorable win in the Lipton Tea 250.
A Talk With Joe Balash on the Nationwide Series’ Past, Present & Future
As is often the case, it was one conversation that changed Joe Balash’s life. “Just happened to be another one of those phone calls,” he says now, but at the time it was clearly anything but. When that call came, Balash was Senior Vice President of Operations for the now-defunct ASA Series, rising to the …
Fanning the Flames: The Latest on Bobby Labonte, Kevin Lepage & Looking Forward to Richmond
Richmond is a great track. Steeped in history yet progressive enough to keep it a state-of-the-art facility, this jewel in the capital of the South provides can’t-miss racing year in, year out. One of my most vivid racing memories as a child was watching Dale Earnhardt spin Darrell Waltrip after the two staged an epic …
Side by Side: Is the Risk of Injury Enough to Keep Cup Drivers Out of the NASCAR Nationwide Series?
Today’s Question: Dario Franchitti’s Talladega injury reminded us of the dangers of NASCAR Cup drivers competing in a lower series. Is it worth it?
Mirror Driving: Did Busch Pass Below The Line? Will Tony Stewart Leave? & Will Lepage Ever Regain Respect?
Tony Stewart responded to reports he’s leaving Joe Gibbs Racing that he’s got several offers on the table. Where does that leave JGR in filling his seat?
Did You Notice? Ganassi’s Trial By Fire(d), the Trials & Tribulations of the Woods &… Morgan Shepherd?
Did You Notice? That at Talladega, the No. 21 Ford driven by Jon Wood had to pull in the garage after just one lap in order to fix radical adjustments made in qualifying to get the car in the show. Now, I know it looks like I pick on the Wood Brothers every week, but it’s …