Archive for July, 2008
Lebanon Valley
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Lebanon Valley Speedway
West Lebanon, NY
This track is about an hour and 15 from my house. It offers a full schedule of dirt racing every weekend from the Pro Stock’s to Modified and the World of Outlaws race a couple times a year. Tony Stewart has been here a few times as have [...]
Tony’s Sponsors and Numbers
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Well, Tony announced his new sponsors for next year along with his team’s car numbers.
When I got to interview Tony a few weeks ago, one of the questions I was going to ask him (but ran out of time) was about his new car number for next year and [...]
Indy Preview and Winner Prediction
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
The Allstate 400 this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the 15th running of the event.
I can’t help but get excited about this race for several reasons, especially this year with the new car.
The history that surrounds this track is incredible, and when NASCAR finally made it to “The [...]
Sorry, I Missed Pit Road and Ran Out of Gas
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
I’ve been out of the loop these last few days as I’ve been really busy enjoying some time with my family doing family-type things. My son finally soloed today on his two-wheeler! He went to bed with a grin a mile wide on his face, and I just checked [...]
Great Storylines as Nascar Takes a Break
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
We just passed the halfway point in the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and we are heading into an off-weekend, as the teams gear up for their next race at the Indianapolis Speedway.
So, instead of looking at the upcoming race this week, let’s take a look at some of the [...]
Fireball 500 or Days of Thunder
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Sorry I haven’t been around in a while, there has been some sort of flu-like illness going through the family this week and it was my turn last night. I’m feeling better, but still not 100%.
Anyway, the other night I was channel surfing and I came across [...]
The Dominoes Are Now Starting To Fall a Little Faster
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Now that Mark Martin and Tony Stewart have made their plans for next year public the driver dominoes are starting to fall a little faster.
Ryan Newman, the driver of the Penske South Racing #12 machine, has officially announced his free agency in the NASCAR driver market.
It has been greatly [...]
Don’t Turn Your Back On Him
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Kyle Busch won again this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Like him, or not, he is tearing up the NASCAR circuit this year and has put himself solidly as the front runner for the Championship this year.
Kyle has now amassed 70 bonus points that will be awarded at the start [...]
Roll With It
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Believe that there are many photo thieves…. feel free to steal this… I hope you like the frame!!
For the rest of you good honest folks… I shot this at Loudon 2 weeks ago. My home track and a place close to my heart. Loudon is as boring a race as there is, [...]
Chicagoland Preview and Predictions
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
This article also includes excerps from my interview with Tony Stewart this week.
Stewart’s luck about to change: After settling his future, he’s a good bet to
come out on top at Chicagoland
This week’s race at Chicagoland Speedway brings with it uncertainty. Uncertainty about the track, uncertainty about the new [...]
Hey I Just Met Tony Stewart and Interviewed Him
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Tony Stewart was at one of the local Home Depot Stores (350 Centennial Pkwy Hamilton, Ontario) signing autographs for about 700 fans today. After he did that he then met with members of the media, myself and two other guys, and then signed stuff for the employees of [...]
Foot in Mouth
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Or maybe it’s a case of asking and receiving, or ranting and raving, either way the irony is… I wrote that crap yesterday about Newman and Stewart only to wake to an article in Fox NASCAR today… Report: Stewart to be granted release from JGR
I always liked Gene Haas, but he got [...]
What Is In The News …
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
I have so much to write about I’m just going to do it in bullets:
1) Martin Truex Jr was handed his 150 point fine today. That moved him from 14th to 18th in points and, in my opinion, killed any chances he had in making the Chase. With that [...]
Free Coke Zeros For All To Celebrate The Inaugural Coke Zero 400
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Even without a victory by a Coca-Cola Racing Family driver, Kyle Petty – a founding member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family and analyst in the TNT broadcast booth for the race – announced that in celebration of the inaugural Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, fans would still [...]
A Fly on the Wall
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Photo by none other…
With Silly Season now in full swing I wish I were this green eyed Deer Fly. If you’ve ever encountered one of these pesky creatures, you’d know they have the ability to literally get in your hair and any place else they feel like.
There is much happening and many [...]
Wide Open Testing: Yes or No?
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
On paper it would look like that wide open testing would only benefit those teams with deep pockets and they would get even better than before while those teams who don’t have the same resources would not really benefit at all because they can’t afford to test whenever they [...]
Kenny Irwin Jr. Remembered
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Do you recall a certain little article I wrote a few weeks back entitled “New Hampshire Melancholy” where I lamented the passing of both Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr at New Hampshire Speedway? Well today is the anniversary of Kenny’s death.
Someone else hasn’t forgotten either.
His name is Jerry [...]
Q&A with DENNY HAMLIN winner of this week’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Race
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Denny Hamlin beat out teammate Kyle Busch to grab his third win of the season and the eighth of his career Saturday at the Nationwide Series Winn Dixie 250 at Daytona.
Denny Hamlin: I didn’t want to happen what did happen, and that was us get out too far. [...]
Saturday’s Spectacular Show at Daytona
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
On Saturday night I was invited to go to a NASCAR party/BBQ, so I went. Our host and Hostess had a giant screen set up in the yard with a projection unit pointed right at it, and let me tell you, when the sun went down about an [...]
Mark Martin Now a Hendrick Driver
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
O.K. it’s official, Mark Martin is driving the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy next year and the year after too.
I’d like to say that he has a viable chance at a Championship but I don’t know, that 5 team hasn’t been too strong in the past. Wait, before you start [...]
Sponsors May Decide Where Drivers End Up
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Here is my latest offering that was in today’s newspaper followed by an addition to the column after the article.
Tomorrow’s race at Daytona will mark the halfway point in the NASCAR season, with only eight races left to “The Chase” - a 10-race shootout between the top 12 in [...]
Truex’s Car Taken
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
DEI driver Martin Truex will be using his back up car as soon as its ready because NASCAR took his primary car and won’t give it back.
He missed the first practice session today in Daytona because his crew were getting the back up car ready.
“It has something to do [...]
Coca-Cola Racing Family Drivers Will Attempt To Give Millions a ‘Taste of Victory’ With Free 20-ounce Coke Zero
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
IT’S FREE COKE ZERO ACROSS U.S. IF ONE OF 13 NASCAR DRIVERS WINS INAUGURAL COKE ZERO 400
ATLANTA, July 1, 2008 – For members of the Coca-Cola Racing Family, each victory in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ race is traditionally followed by a thirst-quenching chug of an ice cold Coke [...]
You’ve Heard About My Daughter, Well Let Me Tell You About My Son
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Picture this.
It’s Saturday night and I say to my 7 year old son, “You want to go to a stock car race with me tomorrow? It isn’t NASCAR, it’s ARCA and it’s about as close to NASCAR as you can get without it being NASCAR.”
No reply. He pretends that [...]
Robby Gordon-Driver & Owner of the #7 Jim Beam
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Robby Gordon-Driver & Owner of the #7 Jim Beam
Originally uploaded by Chase Images
We lucked out with the weather. For those of you that watched the race on the Tele you know a storm hit near the end. We were getting in the SUV just as the first drops fell. We missed the [...]
