Written by Louis Brewster Fri, 2015-10-30 16:49
Random thoughts about the NASCAR Chase and wondering why television ratings keep dipping. Surely, pro football telecasts aren't that much better and don't have nearly the suspense.
Written by Monte Dutton Thu, 2015-10-29 08:18
With the way the Sprint Cup champion is determined, controversy is inevitable. Mayhem is inevitable. This is as NASCAR intended.
Dr. Francenstein -- "It's Frahncensteen!" -- created this monster. So what if the villagers are now storming the castle with torches? (See Frankenstein, Young.)
The great problem with NASCAR having brackets -- and FanDuels -- is that everyone hangs around. When the Green Bay Packers face the New York Giants, no one else competes with the two teams. There are no Seattle Seahawks running on the field to make tackles.
Written by Tom Higgins Tue, 2015-10-27 13:00
Among all the fantastic finishes at Talladega Superspeedway, one forever will remain especially surprising and thrilling.
It happened in 1981 at the track then known as Alabama International Motor Speedway.
Rookie Ron Bouchard – “A Massachusetts Yankee In King Richard Petty’s Court” – stunned NASCAR followers everywhere by edging savvy veterans Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte to win a three-abreast charge to the checkered flag in the Talladega 500.
Bouchard roared across the finish line about two feet ahead of Waltrip.
By Allen Gregory Mon, 2015-10-26 08:09
NASCAR drivers refer to restrictor-plate races as high-speed chess matches, but the grandmaster of the pressurized game came up one move short Sunday afternoon.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. entered the CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega Speedway needing a victory to advance into the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
With textbook high-speed driving, Earnhardt, Jr. accomplished the first part of his mission by leading a race-high 61 laps.
by Allen Gregory Sun, 2015-10-25 08:08
Timothy Peters developed his racing skills on short tracks around his hometown of Danville, Virginia.
Judging from his recent success at Talladega Superspeedway, Peters has learned some tricks to the mind-bending mystery of restrictor-plate racing.
Written by Monte Dutton Wed, 2015-10-21 10:59
The best defense is a good offense.
This may not be as pertinent a point in NASCAR as it is in the NFL. Or the NBA. Or the NHL. Or in worldwide soccer in all its varieties around the world.
It's there, though, and it becomes an issue whenever controversy occurs regarding an incident that decides a race, such as the confrontation with Matt Kenseth late in Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 that enabled Joey Logano to win the Kansas Speedway race.
Written by Tom Higgins Sat, 2015-10-17 08:40
Goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here they come!
Goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here they come!
They’ve got a beautiful race track there, and the NASCAR boys are goin’ to run.
I apologize to Fats Domino and the many others who have recorded this classic song for the play on their lyrics, but it was irresistible since this week brings the Sprint Cup tour back to Kansas Speedway.
The Casino 400 is scheduled there Sunday.
by Kelli Bennett Sat, 2015-10-17 08:09
Pressure is certainly building up for the remaining 12 drivers in NASCAR's Chase for the Championship.
Brad Keselowski made an effort take a little strain off his team by winning the pole for Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Sunday's race is the fifth of ten races in NASCAR's playoff system and the second of the 12 car Contender round.
Sat, 2015-10-17 08:08
With the 2016 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway just over four months away, fans will have an opportunity to get an early NASCAR fix when the track hosts an open team test for Sprint Cup Series teams on its 1.54-mile track Thursday, Oct. 29.
The test, open to one driver from each NASCAR team participating in the Sprint Cup Series, will be a preview of NASCAR’s new, low-downforce aero package, which will be used for the first time in 2016 in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. The package includes a 3.5-inch rear spoiler, a .25-inch front splitter leading edge and a 33-inch-wide radiator pan.
Written by Louis Brewster Fri, 2015-10-16 10:14
Random thoughts about the NASCAR Chase as the Sprint Cup Series heads West for the first of two races in the last five of the season.
* So here we are, midway through the Chase season, heading to the Heartland for the fifth of the 10-race post-season. Four drivers of the original dozen have been eliminated from further title contention and another four are in trouble entering the second race of the second round.
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