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Dover always delivers and last nights NCTS race was proof.
Seeing Kyle Busch lose his Tranny turned my whole attitude around…. for the simple reason of redundancy. Unless of course you want to refer to the past 3 Truck races having first time winners…that being redundant, but not a boring one. Shrub’s name [...]
NASCAR’s New Wheelbase Rules Start This Weekend at Dover
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Here is what I wrote for the Spectator Newspaper today. Just click on the picture to enlarge it to read. If for some reason it doesn’t enlarge just follow this link to the newspaper’s web version of it.
Take Care.
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Stiff Penalties Handed Out By NASCAR
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
I am quite certain that the pressure to perform for sponsors, get into the top 35 in Owner’s Points, and stay there led to the penalties that were handed out this week by NASCAR.
Penalties, fines and suspensions were issued to the No. 66, driven by Scott Riggs, and the [...]
Here Is a Cool Paint Job For Sure
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Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR
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HA ‘Humpy’ Wheeler Retires
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
There is a pretty good article on nascar.com about the ’separation’ between Humpy Wheeler and Bruton Smith.
You know, something happens to people when they get older, they seem to revert back to pre-adolescent behaviour. I’ve seen this happen time and time again. My grandparents on both sides of the [...]
“I’m a Cup Driver and I Deserve Better Than You”
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
During a late caution in Saturday’s Nationwide race Denny Hamlin deliberately drove up the track into Brad Keselowski’s car crushing in the front left corner of Brad’s car and wrecked the car’s aerodynamics in the process.
Just before Denny did this move Brad did bump him from behind to let [...]
Kyle Busch is Pushing Jeff Gordon’s Buttons
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch had a bit of a heated discussion after the race on Sunday. Apparently Busch didn’t like the way Gordon was racing him and flipped him the bird. Gordon took offence to it and told him so after the race.
Remarkably, when Busch was asked by [...]
Dirt Trackin
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Fonda Speedway, Fonda NY
Photo by Me!
Pattyjo and I took our 10 year old’s son and nephew to one of our local dirt tracks last night. The boys had a blast…but I think Patty and I had more fun. It was our first…why? Good question because we have 5 of these tracks within [...]
The Racing Weekend That Was: My Quick Observations
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Awesome finish with rookie driver Donny Lia not being afraid to use his bumper to notch his first victory.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Some pretty good drama near the end between Hamlin and Keselowski and their crews. I’ll be writing more about this tomorrow, and let me tell [...]
A New Chapter In This Blog’s History Has Just Begun
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Two years ago I accidentally started this blog site. May 18, 2006 to be exact.
Wow, 2 years.
A lot has happened in NASCAR in those 2 years, and a lot has happened with this blog site. I’ve moved from having just 5 visitors a day to about 250 daily visitors. [...]
Contest Ends Tonight! Enter Now!
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
I’ve got 4 of these toddler-friendly educational DVD’s to give away (follow this link for my review) and all you have to do is follow these instructions:
- Looking at the picture below tell me who these drivers are, what race this is that they finished 1st and 2nd in, [...]
Farewell Humpy
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler
With the media abuzz with Wheeler’s announcement, I felt it appropriate to wish him a farewell. His retirement from Lowes Motor Speedway may indeed be a gift to the NASCAR World as a whole. Perhaps his passion and genius for Stock Car Racing Marketing can be shared at the helm [...]
Know Your NASCAR Bloggers: Mike Maruska
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Over the past few months fellow NASCAR blogger Mike Maruska at ‘Trouble in Turn 2‘ has been running a weekly series called “Get To Know Your NASCAR Bloggers: (your name here)”, which I was honoured to be part of. Actually, if I’m not mistaken, I think I was the [...]
Respect
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
That is what I have for Dale Jarrett. Respect.
It never used to be that way, maybe because I was an Earnhardt fan … I don’t know. What I do know now is that I have respect for the man and his accomplishments.
I also have respect for the way he [...]
The All-Star Race Commentary (Finally)
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Whew, what a tremendously busy weekend.
Anyway, here is a breakdown of what I thought of the All-Star race.
The Burn Out Contest
- good idea, poorly executed - too many rules
- Jimmie Johnson’s burnout was the best out of them all
- they should have selected a panel of fans as judges [...]
Hang In There!
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Sorry I haven’t posted about the All-Star race, but I’ve been busy - its a long weekend here in Canada.
I’ll be back at it tonight with my regular post-race report (2 days late though)!
Take care, and keep those entries coming in for my great NASCAR Baby give away.
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You Can’t Argue With Kid Logic
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
After I got the kids to bed tonight I went downstairs, got my bag of BBQ Doritoes, my can of Pepsi, and went and sat down to catch the end of the truck race.
In a ballet of movement only mastered by the best of sport fan couch-potatos I get [...]
Matt Crafton….Finally !!
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Photo… NASCAR Media Archives
After an unlikely turn of events at Lowes Motor Speedway and a very strange attrition rate, Matt Crafton brings himself a victory after 178 starts. It’s awesome to see something like this and especially in the Truck Series where the races are always dominated by a select few, a [...]
Pit Crew Challenge and a Contest For You Baby!
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Pit Crew Challenge
Tonight was the time to give the unsung hereos on pit row their chance to be in the spotlight as the annual Pit Crew Challenge took place.
The seven man Red Bull team of Mike Metcalf (catch-can), Brian Haaland (front-tire changer), Shaun Peet (jackman), Doug Newell (gas man), [...]
(That’s) NASCAR Baby!
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
A few weeks ago I got an email from this company I never heard of before, offering me the chance to preview one of their newest products. After a few emails between us I was finally convinced to check out their product. The company is Team Baby Entertainment and [...]
Why Kyle Busch Is Needed In NASCAR
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Love him or hate him, Kyle Busch is good for NASCAR. Why? Because NASCAR needs a ‘bad boy’ right now, and Kyle easily fills those boots.
‘Bad Boys’ generate interest, and the more interest that is generated the more the sport benefits.
Every sport has their ‘Bad Boys’.
Baseball had ‘alleged’ steroid [...]
It Appears That The New Darlington is Tougher Than the Old Darlington
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Saturday’s race at Darlington wasn’t a ‘wreck-fest’ like I thought it was going to be as 41 of the 43 cars that started the race actually finished, but I think I’ve never seen so many cars with multiple ‘Darlington Stripes’ as there were during the course of that race.
Some [...]
Happy Mothers Day Mom’s
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Photo Credit Me!
My wife Patty and son Adam.
I’ve been seriously slacking here. I’ll try to post more often…. life has been crazy and I have too many logs on the fire.
Kyle Busch is on a role. I enjoyed the race nonetheless and even though the Shrub is one hell of a racer [...]
I’ve Changed My Opinion
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
OK, I couldn’t wait with this post so I’ll post my regular race review tonight instead of now. I hope you don’t mind.
Initially I took the stance that the incident between Kyle Busch and Dale Jr was nothing more than a racing incident and I thought I was perfectly [...]
The ‘Lady in Black’ Swept Away By Kyle Busch
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Now some of you are probably wondering how I predicted that someone with the last name beginning with a “B” would win the race (Kyle Busch) and that Dale Jr would get a Top 5 finish (he finished 4th). Well here is how I did it. Just call me [...]
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