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Friday, April 11th, 2008Kahne, Biffle looking to stay on track
By Richard Allen
What Sprint Cup driver won the most races in 2006? What Sprint Cup driver won the most races in 2005?
If you answered Kasey Kahne and Greg Biffle respectively give yourself a gold star. Kahne won six races in 2006 while Biffle took six checkered flags in 2005. […]
NASCAR Racing is too expensive (4-11-08)
Thursday, April 10th, 2008NASCAR Racing is too expensive
By Richard Allen
Tony Stewart has a commercial in which he says when he started racing he had a plain, white car. He explains that he decided to paint it because cars with bright paint jobs go faster.
The simple truth of the matter is that cars with flashy paint jobs do go […]
So, what’s the big deal with debris cautions? (4-8-08)
Monday, April 7th, 2008So, what’s the big deal with debris cautions?
By Richard Allen
The 1972 Olympic Basketball Finals are often disregarded by most international basketball fans. A look at the final score shows that the Soviet Union beat the United States by a score of 51-50.
So, what was the problem? Why is the game passed over by basketball enthusiasts?
The […]
Maybe that oil cover thing was an accident after all
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Maybe that oil cover thing was an accident after all
By Richard Allen
Carl Edwards won the race in Las Vegas. However, after the customary back flip his car failed its post race inspection.
At issue was a cover located just behind the driver’s seat that is supposed to be placed over an oil tank. The cover […]
Junior fans, do you remember one year ago?
Saturday, April 5th, 2008Junior fans, do you remember one year ago?
By Richard Allen
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series nears the start of the 2008 Samsung 500 fans of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. may remember the 2007 version of this event as the time when their favorite made his debut in a Hendrick Motorsports car.
A look back at the results […]
The deaths of Earnhardt and others made racing safer (4-5-08)
Friday, April 4th, 2008The deaths of Earnhardt and others made racing safer
By Richard Allen
NASCAR and its fans lost one of the most popular figures the sport had ever known on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Unfortunately, as is so often the case, it took tragedy to bring about improvement.
How often do we see it? An […]
Bluff Mountain Rentals joins RacingWithRich.com
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008RacingWithRich.com is excited to announce that Bluff Mountain Rentals has joined our team.
Bluff Mountain Rentals provides luxurious rental properties perfect for a Smoky Mountain getaway.
Don’t stay in a motel while visiting the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg areas of East Tennessee. Enjoy the solitude of a peaceful cabin from Bluff Mountain Rentals.
Visit their website at bluffmountainrentals.com to plan […]
Roush and Toyota continue nasty feud (4-4-08)
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Roush and Toyota continue nasty feud
By Richard Allen
Jack Roush has never been shy about his dislike of Toyota and that company’s entry into NASCAR. Of late, the feud between the two has turned quite nasty and personal.
After Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards won in Las Vegas his car failed the post race inspection […]
Petty and Woods part of racing’s past, not its future (4-2-08)
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Petty and Woods part of racing’s past, not its future
By Richard Allen
Petty Enterprises and Wood Brothers Racing have probably done more to make NASCAR into the sport it is today than Hendrick Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing or Joe Gibbs Racing ever will. Unfortunately, the two storied teams are seemingly moving closer and closer to extinction […]