Archive for October, 2008
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008By Jayson D. Henry
Did Adam Jennings of the Atlanta Falcons muff a punt late in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles?
No, he didn’t. So, why was it ruled that he did? The answer to that question is the National Football League has a poor replay policy. Had the play in question been reviewed by the […]
GM- Chrysler merger will shake NASCAR
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008By Richard Allen
Rumors abound that two of the “Big 3” American automobile manufacturers are about to merge. General Motors and Chrysler appear to be headed toward a marriage of two of the nation’s oldest and most well known industrial giants.
This merger, if it indeed comes to fruition, would have a far reaching impact in many […]
Fulmer’s fate is sealed at Tennessee
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008By Jayson D. Henry
Phillip Fulmer has been the head football coach at the University of Tennessee on a full time basis since 1993. That run is about to come to an end.
Fulmer led the Volunteers to a national title in 1998 but championships have not come with the frequency UT fans would like since then. […]
Good days gone bad for Montoya, Waltrip
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008By Richard Allen
Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Waltrip each appeared to be heading for their best finishes of the season only to have everything come unraveled quickly in Atlanta.
Montoya had his Ganassi Racing Dodge running in the Top 5 late in the going of the Pep Boys Auto 500. During a caution period which came […]
Driver of the year: Edwards, Busch or Johnson?
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008By Richard Allen
Chase for the Championship aside, ask almost any NASCAR fan what driver has had the most impressive season and they would be likely to say Kyle Busch. After all, Busch amassed eight wins as he dominated the first 26 races of 2008.
However, Carl Edwards is making a bid to surpass Busch in number […]
Atlanta stages an exciting pit stop competition
Sunday, October 26th, 2008By Richard Allen
The pit stop competition held in Charlotte every year during the All Star week is a fairly popular event. Sunday’s Pep Boys Auto 500 in Atlanta looked like a strange adaptation of that event.
In Charlotte, crew members perform their pit stops then push the car a short distance while racing against the clock […]
Hendrick dichotomy: Johnson goes forward, Junior and Gordon fall back
Sunday, October 26th, 2008By Richard Allen
The Pep Boys Auto 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway illustrated the dichotomy that has played out over much of the season for Hendrick Motorsports. Jimmie Johnson has spent most of the latter part of 2008 going forward while teammates Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jeff Gordon have not.
Johnson started from the pole as […]
Cassill’s “what happens” on last lap in Memphis sums up modern day NASCAR
Saturday, October 25th, 2008By Richard Allen
On the last lap of the Kroger 250 in Memphis on Saturday Landon Cassill got into Bobby Hamilton, Jr. and sent the second generation driver for a seemingly harmless spin. The thing is, however, it was not a harmless spin. It was essentially a final death nail for a struggling team.
Cassill finished 13th […]
It was a day of firsts for Ryan Newman
Saturday, October 25th, 2008By Richard Allen
It was a day of several firsts for Ryan Newman at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday.
It was Newman’s first start in the Craftsman Truck Series. It was his first drive in a Chevrolet. It was his first start with a somewhat volatile fellow competitor as an owner. And perhaps most importantly, it […]
Fantasy leagues are ruining the view of team sports
Friday, October 24th, 2008By Richard Allen
As a fan of just about every sport, I have noticed a big change in the way people view team sports over the past few years. Team loyalties do not seem as important as they once were among fans. Those loyalties are now often reserved for individual players.
To me, that is a bit […]
Sports other than racing to receive coverage for a short time
Friday, October 24th, 2008Over the next few days and weeks this space will be dedicated to the coverage of sports other than racing.
Jayson D. Henry who has written several guest blogs for RacingWithRich.com will be doing the bulk of the writing on subjects such as football, baseball, basketball and other sports. I will contribute a few articles as […]
NASCAR has to come up with an alternate qualifying system
Friday, October 24th, 2008By Richard Allen
For the tenth time this year and for the fourth time in seven weeks the field for a NASCAR race will be set based on owner points. This week it is the Pep Boys Auto 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway that has fallen victim to a Friday wash out.
Last week I wrote […]