Archive for October, 2008
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008By Richard Allen
Add Team Red Bull to the ever growing list of teams to have run afoul of NASCAR’s rule book. That list now includes just about every team in the Sprint Cup garage.
Finding the “winning edge” has always been a part of stock car racing. Drivers and crews have made a game of working […]
Johnson about to tread on historic ground
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008By Richard Allen
If I were running a television network, one of the four remaining tracks to host a Sprint Cup race or if I were NASCAR I would write something in this space to let you know that the Chase for the Championship has not yet been decided. I would urge you to continue to […]
Who are you people and what have you done with Kyle Busch and his crew?
Monday, October 20th, 2008By Richard Allen
When Joe and J.D. Gibbs walked into their racing shop this past Monday they must have wanted to go up to the people working on the #18 car and ask, “Who are you people and what have you done with Kyle Busch and his crew?”
The collapse of this team has now reached epic […]
This tire problem may not have been Goodyear’s fault
Sunday, October 19th, 2008By Richard Allen
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has taken plenty of criticism this year, with much of that criticism being fairly placed. Drivers, crew chiefs, fans, media and even NASCAR have blamed the corporate giant for failures at various tracks throughout the season.
In Martinsville, there were numerous tire issues. This time, however, it does […]
Why not start Chasers in the Top 12 every week?
Sunday, October 19th, 2008By Richard Allen
Since it has essentially become a common practice anyway, why not just plan to always start the Chase for the Championship drivers in the Top 12 for every Chase race?
Qualifying for the Tums QuikPak 500 in Martinsville was rained out. It seems as though rain on a Friday at a NASCAR track has […]
The National Anthem, dumb questions and the wife cam
Saturday, October 18th, 2008By Jayson D. Henry
NASCAR’s pre-race ceremonies have left something to be desired this season, for sure.
I’m sure the tracks are mostly responsible for what goes on before a race. However, between some pretty bad renditions of the National Anthem and Brad Garrett’s mockery of “Gentlemen, start your engines!” earlier in the year, somebody needs to […]
In trying times NASCAR should consider radical schedule changes
Saturday, October 18th, 2008By Steve Monday
NASCAR event attendance is in a declining trend. Although higher fuel costs and a supposed slowing economy have come into play this year, the attendance decline was in effect before the cost of fuel soared to record levels. These factors coupled with other ‘economic worries’ have made the typical race fan think twice […]
Is NASCAR trying to kill the Nationwide Series?
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008By Richard Allen
It appears as though NASCAR is determined to kill its so called second series. Teams that compete on the Nationwide Series completed their second test of that division’s Car of Tomorrow this week in Charlotte.
The car was first tested in Richmond earlier in the year. In 2009, the progression of the car will […]
Results from Crossville Speedway- Oct. 11
Monday, October 13th, 2008Jeff Burton Vaults to Second in the Chase
By Joe Dunn
With a strong run in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, assisted by a daring choice to stay on old tires. The win was his second of the season and puts Burton only 69 points behind Jimmie Johnson, who finished sixth.
It […]
Junior and fans wind up seeing red in Charlotte
Monday, October 13th, 2008By Richard Allen
It may have been nice for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and his fans for him to be back in a familiar red paint scheme, but the results in the Bank of America 500 were certainly not what either would have hoped for.
Junior’s Amp Energy Chevrolet was decked out in red and white colors which […]
Kenseth’s Chase ruined by others
Monday, October 13th, 2008By Richard Allen
When the Chase for the Championship began Matt Kenseth admitted that he did not consider himself among the favorites. However, In the Chase races he has been allowed to complete, he has fared quite well. Unfortunately, he has only been allowed to finish two of those five races.
A 2nd in Dover and a […]
Like him or not, Kyle Busch is just that good
Sunday, October 12th, 2008By Jayson D. Henry
The Chase for the Championship is certainly not going the way he would like but none the less Kyle Busch is proving that he may indeed be the most talented driver to come along in NASCAR in a long time.
His win in the Nationwide Series race on Friday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway […]