Items Tagged with "Nascar"
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Johnny Sauter - Darliongton Race Preview Taming the Lady in Black - Sauter Returns to a Favorite in "Fours"
Johnny Sauter and the No. 13 Safe Auto/Curb Records Chevrolet Silverado team returns to Darlington Raceway this weekend after a solid fourth place finish at Phoenix International Raceway two weeks ago. He also returns for his 63rd NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career start a
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Matt Crafton - Darlington Race Preview Consistency, Championships & Long-Term Relationships
Matt Crafton will make his 250th consecutive start this Saturday at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Too Tough to Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway. The Tulare, Calif. veteran, driver of the No. 88 Menards/Tarkett Chevrolet Silverado, holds a single-point lead in series point standings ov
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Do Personal Appearances By Nascar Drivers Promote Grassroots Racing?
More than ever before, NASCAR Sprint Cup stars are making personal appearances at local race tracks. Is this just a nice fee for little work, or are these drivers actually helping promote and grow grass roots racing. The best answer I can come up with is it depends.
Ken Schrader
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Michael Waltrip And J.C. France Make Off Track News
Earlier this week NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner/driver Michael Waltrip was involved in an automobile/motorcycle accident. Apparently Waltrip was making a u-turn when his car collided with a Harley Davidson. Waltrip was uninjured, and no injury report on the other driver was released.&nb
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Which Marathon Was Racier-Talladega or New York City?
Congratulations to NASCAR on accomplishing a task I did not think possible. The Daytona based sanctioning body turned a Talladega race into a bore. How do you make 195 miles per hour boring? You threaten drivers with penalties if they make on track aggressive moves. I thought
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Danicamania-Yes, Brian France-Boo
Is NASCAR the next destination for Danicamania? Rumors have it that the 27 year old Indy Car driver will race a JR Motorsports Chevy running 12-13 races in the Nationwide Series. JR Motorsports is owned by fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr., and cars, engines, and tech support are provided
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Another way NASCAR controls the racing
Would Jimmy Johnson be winning the NASCAR Chase if multiple Hendrick team members didn't help him get back in the Texas race? I think this is something NASCAR should take a look at. If the car goes behind the wall, ONLY that teams crew should be able to work on the car, NOT an organization. An
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Sans Chase, NASCAR Points Would Be A Race, And Other Tuesday Tidbits
Some tidbits on a Tuesday-
If the old point system was in place (instead of The Chase which was designed to add suspense to the end of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season) Jimmy Johnson would still be in first place today. However, instead of Mark Martin having a slim chance of catching him,
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Wells Blue Bunny Ice Cream As New NASCAR Title Sponsor??
The NASCAR Sprint Cup season finally ended on Sunday. Inevitable, anti-climatic, ended with a whimper not a bang are all fair descriptions of the season finale. There have been years I hated to see the season end, though the last time that was true Bill France was still the head of NASCA
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