Archive for February, 2008
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Thursday, February 28th, 20082008 Looking Much Better for Vickers
By Richard Allen
Brian Vickers won the 2003 Nationwide(Busch) Series championship driving for powerful Hendrick Motorsports. He was then set to make a splash in the Sprint Cup Series for the Chevrolet team in 2004. It looked like there was nothing but success ahead for the Thomasville, North Carolina driver.
However, something […]
East Tenn. Local Racing Preview (2-28-08)
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Local Tracks Plan Plenty of Racing Excitement in 2008
By Richard Allen
The NASCAR Sprint Cup series is now under way. However, there is more racing going on than just the high profile glitz and glamour circuit. Several area tracks have plenty of thrills in store for local fans of dirt track racing. Here is a rundown […]
Not cool, Brad Garrett
Monday, February 25th, 2008Not Cool, Brad Garrett
By Richard Allen
Celebrities are usually given the honor of commanding drivers to start their engines before NASCAR races. Being that the Los Angeles area is well stocked with movie and television stars it is not difficult to find someone to do the job.
More often than not, once handed the microphone the […]
Rain, there is no solution (2-25-08)
Monday, February 25th, 2008Rain, there is no solution
By Richard Allen
Rain! Rain! Rain!
We complain when we don’t get enough of it. We complain when we get too much of it and we complain when it comes at the wrong time. Unfortunately, we cannot control the rain, and NASCAR can’t either. There is no solution.
However, some ways to respond to […]
A Teacher’s View of the Robby Gordon Situation (2-23-08)
Sunday, February 24th, 2008A Teacher’s View of the Robby Gordon Situation
By Richard Allen
In an ideal world the rules would work the same for everybody. We all know it is not an ideal world.
As a high school teacher it sounds great to get up in front of a class and say things like, “You must be in class on […]
Test Time for the CoT(2-22-08)
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Test Time for the CoT
By Richard Allen
It’s time for a test! In my full time profession as a high school teacher those words often send students into a panic. A scramble ensues as unprepared students seek paper, pencil and a classmate who might help provide answers.
The test that will occur this Sunday will not require […]
Daytona 500 provides some Old and New(man)(2-21-08)
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Daytona 500 provides some Old and New(man)
By Richard Allen
How can an event be old and new at the same time? That can happen when the event is the 50th Daytona 500. NASCAR’s most historic event celebrated its past by inviting former winners to be part of the pre race festivities.
This year’s edition of “The Great […]
Could there be boobirds in Junior’s future?
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Could there be boobirds in Junior’s future?
By Richard Allen
Dale Earnhardt, Jr wasted little time in showing that Rick Hendrick was justified in making the effort to bring the high profile driver into his camp. Junior claimed the 30th Bud Shootout in his first attempt behind the wheel of a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. As intriguing as […]
Robby Gordon defies the odds
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Robby Gordon defies the odds
By Richard Allen
Did you realize there were just as many teams from Robby Gordon Motorsports to finish in the Top 10 in Daytona as there were teams from Hendrick Motorsports?
The 50th running of the Daytona 500 was supposed to be dominated by the super teams like HMS, and for the most […]
NASCAR should start a Masters tradition
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008NASCAR should start a Masters tradition
By Richard Allen
Seeing Darrell Waltrip wave the green flag for the first Gatorade Duel caused a thought to occur to me. NASCAR needs to start a tradition like The Masters golf tournament.
Perhaps no sporting event in the world has a better grasp of its own history than The Masters and […]
Who needs script writers?
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Who needs script writers?
By Richard Allen
NASCAR would never let a little thing like a Hollywood writers strike get in the way of a good story. The stock car sanctioning body has always had a knack for perfect scripts coming along at just the right time.
In 1976, ABC covered the last few laps of the Daytona […]
Two reasons why television ratings are up
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Two reasons why television ratings are up
By Richard Allen
Television ratings for both the Bud Shootout, Daytona 500 pole qualifying and the Daytona 500 were up this year. There are most likely two reasons for the new found upward trend in NASCAR’s viewership.
One is almost certainly the Junior effect. NASCAR’s most popular driver has a new […]