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Saturday, September 13th, 2008By Richard Allen
Of the big time professional sports, NASCAR holds a unique distinction over all the others. More access is allowed during the actual running of an event than perhaps all the other sports combined. Fans, media and even other competitors can access any team’s communication frequencies at any time.
This year, however, that freedom of […]
Volunteer cancels Sept. 13th racing
Friday, September 12th, 2008Racing scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 13 at Volunteer Speedway has been canceled
BULLS GAP, Tenn. — With the unpredictable nature of Hurricane Ike churning in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening not only damage to millions of people along the coastline of Texas … but to oil refineries and drilling operations, fuel (gas/diesel) prices have significantly risen […]
How will Stewart end his run with JGR?
Thursday, September 11th, 2008By Richard Allen
Tony Stewart is about to enter the last ten races of a ten year run with Joe Gibbs Racing. To say it has been a successful pairing among the two would be an understatement.
Stewart has won two Sprint Cup titles for JGR. He is the only driver to win under the old format(2002) […]
Logano already using the “Bump and Run”
Thursday, September 11th, 2008By Richard Allen
It looks as if Joey Logano will make his Sprint Cup debut in this weekend’s Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Speedway. Logano will replace Tony Stewart in the #20 Home Depot Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2009.
This weekend Logano will be driving the #96 car for Hall of Fame Racing.
Hall of […]
No “Mulligans” in this year’s Chase
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008By Richard Allen
After reading the title of this article you might be thinking you did not know of any driver in the Sprint Cup Series named Mulligan. Well, you are right. There are no drivers in the series named Mulligan.
Those who play golf probably recognized the term immediately. In golfing lingo the term “Mulligan” means […]
The winner of the 2008 Chase for the Championship will be ….
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008By Richard Allen
The time for the Chase for the Championship has finally come. The field of twelve has been chosen and the champion will be decided over the next ten races.
Here are some thoughts about each of the twelve drivers and my prediction to win the title:
Kyle Busch(5080 points)- The obvious advantage Busch has going […]
Volunteer Speedway in action on Sept. 13
Monday, September 8th, 2008Five division racing program scheduled Saturday, Sept. 13 at Volunteer Speedway
BULLS GAP, Tenn. — After taking a few weekends off racing following the very successful World of Outlaws Late Model Series fifth annual Scorcher in late August … due to several factors (the traditional end of summer over the Labor Day holiday weekend, plus it […]
Streak by Johnson and Kenseth is impressive
Monday, September 8th, 2008By Richard Allen
NASCAR has had the Chase for the Championship since 2004. At first, the Top 10 drivers were allowed to race for the title over the last ten races of the season. Then, after some big stars missed out on the playoff, NASCAR expanded the field of Chase participants to 12 drivers.
In the five […]
No post race antics by Busch
Monday, September 8th, 2008By Jayson D. Henry
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. gave Kyle Busch a little tap in Richmond which sent #18 spinning into the wall.
Junior claimed after the race that the bump was an accident, and it probably was. Although, no one could really blame the “June Bug” for racing the “Shrub” a little harder than he might race […]
Newport’s Owens finishes second in the World 100
Sunday, September 7th, 2008By Richard Allen
Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tennessee almost made it two World 100 victories in a row. The 2007 winner of the prestigious dirt late model event finished second behind Shane Clanton in the 2008 version of the race.
Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway hosted the 38th annual running of this race. In all, 175 drivers entered […]
Is it over between Junior and Busch?
Sunday, September 7th, 2008By Richard Allen
The last time the Sprint Cup Series raced at Richmond, Kyle Busch cemented his place as NASCAR’s most hated driver when he and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. crashed while racing for the lead late in the going.
Whether intentional or not, and it did not appear to be intentional, Junior got into the back of […]
Richmond race full of intriguing storylines
Saturday, September 6th, 2008By Richard Allen
This week’s race in Richmond already had plenty of intrigue surrounding it coming into the weekend. However, in the last 24 hours or so that much more drama has been added.
The most obvious storyline going into the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the race to get into the Chase for the Championship. […]