Archive for September, 2008
GMnext: The Future of Racing - Some Interesting Thoughts To Say The Least
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Hey I’ve got a new contest for you to enter, it is the “Full Throttle Amp’d Adrenaline Contest”.
I’ve got two Full Throttle Adrenaline DVD’s to give out (thanks to the folks at A&E) along with 2 collector cans of Amp Energy Drink (thanks to the folks at Amp) featuring [...]
Hamlin & Bowyer Nationwide Post-Race Interview
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Denny Hamlin led 99 of the final 106 laps on the way to his fourth win of the season in the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday.
Hamlin: Our car was not so great at the beginning, it was probably a mid-top-10 car [...]
Good Bye Paul - Racer, Car Owner, and Well Known Actor (understatement, I know) Dies at The of Age 83
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Photo Credits:
Paul in fire suit and racing #80 Corvette - Michael Brochstein
Paul with Indy Team - don’t know, do you?
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Watch Out at Kansas, Kyle Just Might be Hiding in the ‘Busches’
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Can you believe the start to The Chase that Greg Biffle (16) is having verses the start that Kyle Busch (18) is experiencing?
Biffle is unbeaten in two strait races and is headed to a track in Kansas that he won at last year.
Speaking of Biffle, did you see the [...]
And The Answer Is …
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Man, I’m behind in everything. Since the last week of August I’ve been running around like a chicken with its head cut off, and I feel like it too.
I’m still trying to catch up with stuff around here and one thing that needs to be done is to give [...]
“We’re out of the title hunt. That’s for sure” - Kyle Busch
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Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images
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Are Kyle Busch’s Championship Hopes Gone?
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Are Kyle Busch’s Championship Hopes Gone?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Who Really Cares
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Dover Could Be a Monster Mash For Cup Contenders If They Are Not Careful
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
One race in the Chase is now down and there are nine more to go. This week’s stop is in Dover, Delaware at the all-concrete track dubbed the “Monster Mile”.
This track poses its own list of unique and potential hazards for each and every driver, with the most significant [...]
WAM Jam Charity Concert In October
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
VERIZON WIRELESS AMPITHREATRE TEAMS UP WITH 2008 WAM JAM CHARITY CONCERT
CONCORD, N.C. – The Annual WAM JAM Charity Concert 2008 has changed locations. The concert is moving from Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, Kannapolis, NC to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC. Women’s Auxiliary of Motorsports (WAM), along with Verizon Amphitheatre, [...]
New Hampshire - A Few Days Late
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Let’s talk about the race now shall we?
Here are my observations in point form;
1) Dale Jr runs great until just past the halfway point yet again.
Much has been said about his verbal outburst over the radio to Eury Jr, but honestly, let’s put it into proportion; yet again he [...]
I’m Shaking My Head Right Now …
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
I was going to write about the race yesterday, but I’m going to put that off until tomorrow (sorry) due to an email that I got and feel that I should address.
I don’t normally talk about my emails here, unless it is to pass along information that some company [...]
Grateful
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
The #11 in this shot is Don Miller. This car is an older model of this class, but his dad, Don Sr., brought this car out last week because their primary car was tore up the previous week. Don asked me to get some shots of this car…which I did… because it’s [...]
12 Drivers, 10 Races, 1 Champion - My Predictions (Part 2)
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Let’s move on and evaluate the next 6 seeded contenders for this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup;
Denny Hamlin (11): Hamlin is another Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) driver, who has had the same bad luck this year as his teammate Tony Stewart. Hamlin certainly has had the car to beat on [...]
12 Drivers, 10 Races, 1 Champion - My Predictions (Part 1)
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
The Chase is on! This weekend marks the beginning of the 10 race ‘play-off’ for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series.
The playing field has been reset with the top 12 qualifying drivers all within 80 points of each other.
For the record, all 12 drivers have had their point totals reset to [...]
I Won’t Ever Forget
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Is The Nationwide CoT Test a Prelude For Things To Come?
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Look at this picture. I mean just look at it.
NASCAR has been talking about making the Nationwide Series its own distinct series and could this new Dodge nose be hinting at what direction NASCAR intends to go?
I don’t know, but it looks like the Nationwide Series could be headed [...]
Excuse Me, Pardon Me, Coming Through, Oops!
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
I don’t think it was deliberate, but I also think Dale didn’t care if he hit Kyle if he got too hot in the corner either.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Shawn Chamberlin
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Carl Edwards’ Nationwide Post Race Interview From Richmond
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Carl Edwards edged out Clint Bowyer for a win in Sunday night’s Nationwide Series Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway, a race that was delayed 48 hours due to a visit from tropical storm Hanna.
Despite Bowyer’s dominance in leading 195 of the 250 laps, Edwards said he [...]
Richmond Is Do or Die For Some
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
This weekend’s ‘Chevy Rock & Roll 400’ at Richmond International Raceway is NASCAR’s last race before ‘The Chase’. It’s the do or die race for a few drivers like Clint Bowyer (07), Kasey Kahne (9), and David Ragan (6).
If you are going to watch only one NASCAR Sprint Cup [...]
Rain, Rain, Go Away …
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Due to inclement weather from Tropical Storm Hanna, tomorrow’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway has been postponed until 1 p.m. Sunday. The Nationwide event will now be run at 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit NASCAR.COM
All I’ve got to [...]
Robby Gordon Faces Lawsuit From GEM
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
I haven’t been feeling well these past few days, so that is why I haven’t been posting at my regular pace, but I came across something tonight I just had to share with you and I honestly don’t know what to make of this. I really don’t. I came [...]
Down to the Wire
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Photographing these Modified Dirt Track cars is exhilarating. This shot from the infield had me up close and almost too personal.
It has it’s dangers. A flying axle killed a woman this past week and a local photographer had an axle fly over his head at a nearby track last week.
The 12 Chaser’s [...]
Kyle Busch Q&A From California
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Kyle Busch grabbed his seventh Nationwide Series Victory of the year Saturday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, marking the first time in the track’s history that a Nationwide Series driver won from the pole position.
Kyle Busch: Yeah I mean that does feel good and you know I [...]
