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Monday, June 16th, 2008By Richard Allen
Things must have gotten pretty bad at Petty Enterprises. As a matter of fact, there must have been a feeling of complete desperation at the home of one of NASCAR’s original teams.
As has been documented in many places, last week Petty Enterprises brought in the investment firm Boston Ventures to help infuse […]
It’s about time: In more ways than one
Sunday, June 15th, 2008By Richard Allen
Wow! NASCAR decided to cram an entire season’s worth of news into one week. And for some of the news making events it was about time.
For the first of the it’s about time news pieces, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finally ended a 76 race winless streak by taking the LifeLock 400 at the […]
Busch continues to get deleted from the friends list
Saturday, June 14th, 2008By Richard Allen
Those of you who have visited the MySpace website are probably aware of the friends list. You are allowed to invite other MySpace members to become one of your friends and they then choose to accept or deny your invitation. Also, you can delete any friend who you deem no longer worthy […]
What if a Toyota wins in the Motor City?
Saturday, June 14th, 2008By Richard Allen
Since the Michigan International Speedway opened in 1968 it has served as a combination playground and battleground for the “Big 3” automobile makers based in nearby Detroit. Ford, Chrysler and General Motors have each vied for bragging rights against each other on what is considered their home track.
Last year, to the dismay […]
Team Red Bull emerging as a Toyota force
Thursday, June 12th, 2008By Richard Allen
Ask any NASCAR fan about Toyota’s racing efforts for 2008 and the first thing that will probably come to mind is Joe Gibbs Racing and the success they are having.
Ask any NASCAR fan about Toyota’s racing efforts for 2007 and several things will come to mind, most notably penalties, missed races and […]
NASCAR should mandate standards for tracks
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008By Richard Allen
Over the last few years NASCAR has been in the business of regulating numerous things. Gear ratios, wing angles and shock absorber packages are some of the things the sanctioning body has taken upon itself to mandate to teams.
In order to better serve its fans and competitors NASCAR would do better to […]
Can we label the Hendrick season a failure?
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008By Richard Allen
The New England Patriots started off the last NFL season by winning 18 consecutive games, but they lost the game that mattered most, the Super Bowl. Because they had gone undefeated throughout the regular season and because they had won three championships since 2001 most considered their season incomplete. They had set […]
I hate to say I told you so, Kyle Busch
Monday, June 9th, 2008By Jayson D. Henry
Last week I wrote a blog in which I said I had my doubts about the weekend Kyle Busch was about to put in. The idea of running in three races in three places sounded a bit like over doing it to me.
My biggest worry was that the race that meant […]
Broken Mirrors, a pit road scolding and other Pocono happenings
Sunday, June 8th, 2008By Richard Allen
Kyle Busch crashed early in the running of the Pocono 500. The point standings leader saw the gains he had amassed over his recent run of domination all but evaporate. His lead over Jeff Burton is now just a slight 21 points. In an interview while his Joe Gibbs Racing crew worked to […]
Pocono comes out better than expected
Sunday, June 8th, 2008By Richard Allen
Reports of Pocono’s demise were premature. This past week was somewhat of a take your best shot at Pocono Raceway free for all by numerous members of the media(this site included), drivers and even owners of other tracks. However, despite all the predictions of what was to be a terrible, boring race, […]
Keselowski puts JR Motorsports in victory lane
Saturday, June 7th, 2008By Richard Allen
Saturday night’s Nationwide Series race at Nashville Super Speedway provided an opportunity for drivers who have had to live in the shadow of Sprint Cup regulars who frequently invade the lower series to show off their abilities. With the Sprint Cup Series racing in Pocono, only seven Cup drivers made the trek […]
No more shifting gears at Pocono and other thoughts
Thursday, June 5th, 2008By Richard Allen
Remember when the races at Pocono were somewhat interesting?
A few years ago NASCAR teams could use varying gear ratios that would allow drivers to shift on the long straights. However, for whatever reason, the sanctioning body decided to shift gears and start mandating gear ratios within very limited ranges so that everyone […]