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Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and NASCAR make headlines at Kansas Speedway.
2008-10-01 07:49:00
Heading into Kansas Speedway , the track had already made noise by announcing that they are going to ask for a second cup date after they just got approved for a hotel and casino, would they get it?Looking at the race itself, a race that was once a boring thing to watch, not any more, in NASCAR, it is said that with all new tracks or new surfaces, it will get better with age, Richmond did, Bristol shore did and guess what, Kansas did as well, interesting third chase race, it was better than Texas earlier this year, however that’s not saying much, but amazingly enough, there was two, three-groves including running up to wall to work with which does make the race better for passing, passing the key to good race at any racetrack, if drivers can’t pass a car, you have a parade, or Formula 1 for the most part.However nothing would have prepared me for the final 5 laps of this one, a race that shaped up to have a classic duel between Carl Edwards and the leader Jimmie Johnson , I watche...
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Contest Closed for the win a Autographed Kevin Harvick Hat Contest.
2008-10-01 02:44:00
Update: It's official, the win an Autographed Kevin Harvick Hat contest is over, all of the hats are gone. I have already emailed all of the wins and congrates to those winners, the hats are on the way. A special thanks to the Edelman PR and Shell for the autographed hats.- Racedriven.I’m sure that most of us have seen the Shell’s commercials where Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Shell-Pennzoil RCR Chevrolet Impala SS, hates engine gunk. So if you were watching the NASCAR Countdown on ESPN from Watkins Glen on ESPN last month, you may have noticed that Kevin Harvick wasn’t wearing his normal hat, but was sporting a new hat during his interview with ESPN.The hat he was wearing during his interview that is pictured on the right is the first step in joining Shell's Americans for a Gunk-Free Nation (AGFN) campaign. AGFN is focused on protecting the nation's engines by living gunk-free.So in support of the AGFN campaign, Edelmen PR and Shell has sent Racedriven.com and 8racingf...
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2009 Dodge Challenger: Which Model and Color Would You Choose?
2008-09-28 23:01:00
What do you think, if you had the money, which model and color would you purchase? The V-6 engine, the 5.7L HEMI or what could be the highly collectable 6.1L HEMI. The colors are, black, TorRed or Silver.Personally after watching both videos and the SPEED Test Drive of this car, if I were in the market to purchase one of these today, I would buy a 2009 Dodge Challenger, equiped with the 5.7L HEMI, exterior color of Black and a dark Interior, why??? You buy it for the HEMI and name, but I still am going to drive it regularly and in order to do that, it would be on regular fuel and decent fuel economy, I want the balance between Horsepower and Fuel Economy.)Before you choose, here are a couple of videos:The first one is a preview of this past weekend's SPEED Test Drive of the 2008-2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8, the show was very interesting to watch, Jay Leno drove his own 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT, the first edition, number 4, Tommy Kendal drove two 2009 Dodge Challengers SRT-8, nice ...
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TV Spotlight: Survivor Gabon and Big Brother 10.
2008-09-26 23:06:00
Big Brother 10: It’s been a couple of weeks now since the season finale of Big Brother 10 and I have had some time to reflect on this past summer of Big Brother and Dan winning the $500,000. You know, the back to basics season with a few previously used features like one week of America’s Player, America’s Vote and so on was a welcome to change and addition to the season. The season of Big Brother 10 was one of the best seasons of all time, BB did a great job with it.Of course, you have to start with the 13 houseguests that entered that house back in early-mid July, first and most important, they didn’t know each other at all, that’s key, no one had an advantage of knowing someone going into the game. Second, you had a wide range group of people from age 22 to age 75, boy, Jerry the 75 year old man fighting in the house, week in and week out and he made it to the final three, all thought his comments to Dan on his religon was outrages, this is a game and it even took me so...
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Greg Biffle doubles up as Kyle Busch doubles down in 2nd NASCAR Sprint Cup
2008-09-22 01:22:00
What a way to start the chase, first, fans saw a good race at New Hampshire, that added some much needed excitement to the chase and revealed not only a surprise chase contender in Greg Biffle, but yielded a dominate driver, Kyle Busch to 34th position, so how do you top that one, you enter the concrete high-banked 1 mile Dover speedway, which delivered one exciting race.I would best describe a race at Dover as “heaven and a nightmare all in one lap� and that’s what came out of my mouth, I couldn’t believe it, it all came down to the final 40 laps and normally at Dover, you don’t see more than two cars racing that close together, fighting for the victory, so imagine this race fans surprise, when with 40 laps to go, there was not only two cars racing for the lead, but 5 cars all under a blanket, racing for the victory, you had Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson all battle for the lead. I thought for a moment there, Biffle and Kenseth wit...
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Survival was the key to victory for Ron Hornaday Jr. and Greg Biffle at New
2008-09-17 23:00:00
When you look at both races at New Hampshire, I can’t believe that I didn’t go on Saturday, as a race fan, you hate to miss a race at home track and New Hampshire is my home track, but no money equals no go and that hurts, however what a Truck Series race on Saturday and the same can said for the first chase race on Sunday, yes even on television via ESPN on ABC.I believe that while survival describes the Cup Series race on Sunday, it doesn’t describe Saturday’s Truck race, that one was a slugger, from the battle for the lead between Ron Hornaday Jr. and Johnny Benson, to what I describe as terrible driving of David Starr, he was all over the place and he ended up wrecking three trucks including #30-Todd Bodine, #9-David Reutimann and the #81-Donny Lia and he did it in the same place, turn 1-2, at least it was good to see Ron Hornaday Jr. beat the tough week he had and come out and win the race.However when it comes to this truck series race, even though the checkered flag h...
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“My Take� What will the final 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points stan
2008-09-16 23:58:00
(Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR via NASCAR PR)First, let me first say that I created this list before Sunday’s race at New Hampshire, it was in response to last Sunday night’s WindTunnel question of the week, What will the final 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points standings be? They asked to send the list in by Thursday and this is the list I sent in and am sticking with, however if I could change one, it would be Greg Biffle.When it comes to this as a fan, I’m picking Dale Earnhardt Jr., however staying neutral, no fan favorites, going by numbers, I am picking the two-time Sprint-Nextel Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson, he’s strong, he comes on at this time of the year and Jimmie, Chad Knaus and the entire #48 team is a championship contending team week in and week out, they are the team to beat. Second would be Carl Edwards, great year for Edwards and if he can stay away from penalties, he should be just fine.So what about Kyle, “You have to loss ...
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Who will win Big Brother 10 - Dan or Memphis?
2008-09-12 04:18:00
First, I’ve got to say right off the bat, this has been a good season of Big Brother so far, including an interested cast, there really wasn’t that stand out person this time, each person brought something different to the house… of course, I will have more in my final thoughts on Big Brother 10 following Tuesday’s live finale.Anyway, so here we are, the final two of Big Brother 10, Dan vs. Memphis , the renegade alliance has won out over the other 11 houseguests including the last two evicted houseguests of Keesha and Jerry.Let’s first go back to this past Tuesday night at the live eviction and Memphis’s decision of who to evict after Dan threw the final power of veto, letting Memphis win, the way I see, there are two ways to look at this, first, evicting Keesha is a good strategy move, because even though Jerry is good in some competitions, Keesha is a much stronger player, she would have given a huge fight for the final HOH, however in doing so, you broke your promise ...

Bristol, California and Richmond put a period on race to the chase – 12 d
2008-09-07 23:12:00
Jimmie Johnson wins Phoenix, Brickyard 400, California , Richmond and maybe the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship? (Photo by John Harrelson Photography - Pool/Getty Images for NASCAR)What an interesting last three weeks for the Cup Series drivers, teams, owners, media and fans, from the half mile bullring at Bristol to the west coast at California Speedway (yes, I know, it’s been renamed the Auto Club Speedway in California) and back to the east coast only to dodge Tropical storm Hanna at Richmond International Race way and yet, it all ended…Starting back at Bristol three weeks ago, what a night to watch a good race, one of the best races all season long for a number of reasons, personally I love watching races (on TV) from Bristol, Richmond, Martinsville, Phoenix and a couple others, but the best races normally come at Bristol and this one was no exception, Bristol is still Bristol, I believe the added variable banking only added to the excitement on the track once the s...
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Contest: Win an Autographed Kevin Harvick Americans for a Gunk-Free Nation
2008-09-06 22:23:00
I’m sure that most of us have seen the Shell’s commercials where Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Shell-Pennzoil RCR Chevrolet Impala SS, hates engine gunk. So if you were watching the NASCAR Countdown on ESPN from Watkins Glen on ESPN last month, you may have noticed that Kevin Harvick wasn’t wearing his normal hat, but was sporting a new hat during his interview with ESPN.The hat he was wearing during his interview that is pictured on the right is the first step in joining Shell's Americans for a Gunk-Free Nation (AGFN) campaign. AGFN is focused on protecting the nation's engines by living gunk-free.So in support of the AGFN campaign, Edelmen PR and Shell has sent Racedriven.com and 8racingfan.com a couple of Americans for a Gunk-Free Nation hats autographed by Kevin Harvick to give away and if you are interested, all you have to do is enter the contest by following the instructions below:Racedriven.com and 8racingfan.com present, “Win an Autographed Kevin Harvick Hat�...
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What happened to the open wheel invasion in NASCAR and is the Cup Series Si
2008-09-03 21:18:00
What a difference not even a full season in the cup series has made when it comes to the open wheel invasion, there we were late last season talking about the sudden rash of open wheel drivers turning and burning for a shot at racing here in NASCAR, where not only the big money is, but the big exposure is, some of the car owners in NASCAR couldn’t put together deals fast enough to sign that next open wheel driver turned stock car driver in the Cup Series .This all started with Ganassi a couple years ago in Chicagoland announcing that he has signed the former Indy 500 winner, IRL champion and F1 star Juan Montoya to driver here in NASCAR for his raceteam. Montoya was looking for better racing then the follow the leader of Formula 1. Then a year later, it was Patrick Carpentier being signed over GEM, Dario Franchitti becoming Montoya’s teammate, Sam Hornish Jr. leaving his IRL ride to come over to NASCAR at Penske Racing, of course he stayed with the same organzation, and of course...
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Final five is revealed as Michelle and Ollie are evicted in Big Brother 10
2008-08-29 03:58:00
Following the eviction of April at the hands of Renny as HOH two weeks ago, I was wondering just what Ollie ’s state in the game would be this past week and boy, even though he was lost without April, he came out playing to win as not only the Big Brother fans, but the remaining houseguests it saw a different Ollie, he made his statement, however, when it comes to Dan, my reaction was “what a week, what a statement, I don’t know if I have seen a player like Dan in Big Brother history before.�Dan as HOH went from him playing as a weak competitor to playing to win Big Brother and I don’t know if this strategy is going to win him the money, but he surely is entertaining to watch, at one point in this season, I referred to Dan as he was like Eric from BB8, now I am not so sure.A week in the Big Brother house is always an experience, and you know, finally that Big Brother After Dark feed at midnight paid off for me as I got to watch last Thursday night’s HOH competition play o...
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What the? NASCAR’s Budweiser Shootout in 2009 goes to the manufacturersâ€
2008-08-26 22:27:00
What an announcement, as a NASCAR fan, I have almost come to expect the unexpected in watching this sport, from the penalties to the interesting calls and also that this is entertainment, NASCAR is putting on a show for the fans and despite some things, I still love watching this sport, it is not what it was back in 1985, nor is it meant to be, although the racing is still good, yes, even with this new car, although the tires and the COT needs a lot of work.With that said, after reading an article called “The Detroit Three get down to the business of NASCAR.� By Peter M. De Lorenzo that was published on Autoextremist.com which goes into detail about just what various Detroit auto company executives in attendance at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis talked about with NASCAR, according to the author, it’s the Detroit Three NASCAR “wishlist�, the wishlist has some serious proposals on all three of NASCARs major series and what a list it is.It doesn’t even matter what I thin...
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Did the Joe Gibbs Racing #18 and #20 Nationwide Series penalties fit the cr
2008-08-23 03:05:00
Photo Credit:Chris Trotman/Getty Imagesfor NASCAR via NASCAR PR)After Joe Gibbs Racing basically dominating most of the Nationwide Series races this season with 14 wins, a month ago NASCAR issued a technical bulletin with an engine rule change and while I applaud NASCAR in finally noticing that there is a problem in the Nationwide Series with trying to put all of the teams on equal footing after the Joe Gibbs Racing #18 and #20 Toyotas have had their way in the series, this engine rule change isn’t exactly what I was thinking, I would have preferred instead of penalizing the Toyotas, why not just allow the other three manufacturers (Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge) to bring some new parts or even like Chevy a new engine to the series so they can step up even further, what a handy cap for all of the Toyotas and it was just JGR that was the problem. (Read more…)That’s what I wrote last month following the engine rules change, however also in that piece, I wrote that it most likely wou...

Who will replace Tony Stewart in the #20 in 2009 and should it be Joey Loga
2008-08-17 01:46:00
That seems to be an interesting question with no real answer except for the 18 year old NASCAR Nationwide Series winner and 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series champion Joey “sliced bread� Logano, however while I think that Joey Logano is going to be a winner in NASCAR, I also think that bring up Logano to the Cup Series in 2009 to replace Stewart in the #20 is not the best move for him.Logano would be better off staying in the Nationwide Series full-time for one or two more seasons to gain some more experience. He’s only 18 and so far in the Nationwide Series, he has 9 starts (following Michigan) with one victory at Kentucky on Father’s Day weekend. (Photo Credit: Padraic Major for NASCAR via NASCAR PR)With that said, Gibbs racing would be better off running him part-time in 2009 alongside a veteran driver (like for example: Mark Martin and Aric Almirola did in the #8 DEI Chevy this season) while running full-time in the Nationwide Series, that way, he would not only gain a lot o...
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Tony Stewart and his new teammate Ryan Newman set their sights on 2009 at S
2008-08-15 17:25:00
Readers of Racedriven.com may be wondering why this NASCAR fan has generally kept quit with the exception of a couple of comments on other blogs on the whole Tony Stewart -2009 move. Well, unlike last season when my favorite driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. was moving from DEI to Hendrick Motorsports, I had written on every move, however for this season’s Smoke news, I’ve been just waiting for all of the announcements to come together as well as just thinking about the whole move.So as the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season continues on with just four races left in the Race to the Chase, the last thing I thought I would have been talking about is Tony Stewart’s 2009 move, however that is exactly where NASCAR fans are right now as Tony Stewart has just made his final announcement.Before last month (July), the rumors and speculations had been running on just what Tony Stewart might be doing for 2010 as he was working on his new contract with Joe Gibbs racing, I remember last season (2...
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Big Brother 10: My Take on the first 38 days - "Game On" as Jesse and Libra
2008-08-15 03:39:00
Whoever said that Big Brother is just a game forgot to tell some of these houseguests including Jerry that…wow and yet keep in mind as you watch the latest episodes of Big Brother 10 that in week one, Jerry broke his alliance/promise with Brian while he was head of household, that got Brian evicted.With that said, since the week one flip (that I can understand, but Jerry should know that he broke his promise) and Renny getting a gift of staying in the game, the Big Brother has gotten a little quit and uneventful, of course with some little exceptions (fights if you will), from Jesse winning HOH in week two which got Steven evicted over Dan, however during week three with Keesha as the HOH, Jesse was put up on the block as a filler if you will against Angie and while Angie got evicted, I felt that that was wrong, I hate seeing these pones or fillers on the block that think that their so safe that they draw so much attention to themselves, I mean on one hand, you had Jesse running t...
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Tradin Paint – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson as Marcos Ambrose wins
2008-08-11 02:30:00
Once a year, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Cup Series comes together to complete in a doubleheader weekend on the road course at the famous Watkins Glen International. For me, I like watching both the Nationwide Series and the Cup Series races on this high speed Watkins Glen road course, sure the action on track isn’t as exciting as on an oval, but it’s not meant to be that was neither, it takes a different type of driving to win on these tracks and that’s exciting at times to watch.The big question going into The Glen was: Now that you’ve seen a NASCAR race in the rain, do you think there should ever be another one on a road course? And would we see another race in the rain this time at Watkins Glen?First, the answer would all depend upon which series you are talking about, for the Nationwide Series, after watching an exciting race in the rain (on rain tires) last weekend north of the border in Montreal where the road course ringer Ron Fellows in the JR Motorsports/H...
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Can an emotional performance by Carrie Underwood...
2008-08-08 00:53:00
"Just a dream" Music Video...reduce this country music fan (me) to tears? When it comes to Carrie Underwood 's latest music video "Just a dream", yes it did, the casket part sure did. Wow, from a wedding dress to pure black for funeral, this is emotional video.Normally I would post the video directly on this post, however since the embedding was disabled by request on Carrie Underwood's Youtube Channel which I understand for copyright reasons, click here to watch not only the "Just a Dream?" music video, but all of her music videos including "Before He Cheats" and "All American Girl".- RacedrivenDon't forget to visit Racedriven.com for more related posts.
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What a difference in the racing between the Brickyard 400 and the Pocono 50
2008-08-05 22:01:00
Since the Friday before the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (or Brickyard 400), the talk around NASCAR has been mainly focused on tires, the tire wear seems to be a problem. Let’s be honest, so far in the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series season, the subject has been mainly focused on the tires vs. NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow, so the tire issues were nothing new to hear, however the powder was.So far this season, NASCAR fans have seen mixed results in the racing from COT, on one hand you saw good racing at Phoenix race, Talladega, the Daytona 500, Darlington, the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte (despite the blowing right fronts), Bristol, and even the Richmond race in general, however on the flip-side, the racing at Atlanta, Texas, California, the Sprint Showdown and more were terrible and mostly due to the tires. So when you look at the days leading up to the Brickyard 400 with practice and qualifying, NASCAR, the drivers, teams, owners and the fans have seen tire problems, but I wonder, how extrem...
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NASCAR Nationwide Series makes history racing on rain tires at Circuit Gill
2008-08-03 02:35:00
Photo by Gregory ShamusGetty Images for NASCAROne part of NASCAR that I enjoy is road course racing, whether it’s at Watkins Glen or Sonoma (the course layout needs to be updated…) and that goes for racing in Montreal and for the second straight year of the NASCAR Nationwide Series going north of the border to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, I was left surprised. Last season, it was Robby Gordon vs. Marcos Ambrose which ended with Ambrose turning Gordon and then Gordon returning the favor by taking out Ambrose with nether driver winning (Kevin Harvick won).However, with that all said, nothing would have prepared me for what type of racing we saw earlier today, according to ESPN’s broadcast, it was history in the making as for the first time ever, the NASCAR Nationwide Series would run a race on rain tires.It’s been a long time since I have seen NASCAR in any series race (more like practice or qualify) in the rain, the first one that came to mind was years old back...
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Manny's gone: The Boston Red Sox trades slugger Manny Ramirez for left fiel
2008-08-01 00:26:00
On Thursday afternoon as the MLB trade deadline loomed, a deal that was once reported as dead to trade Manny, not only has reappeared, but with one change is a done deal. According to MLB.com, the Boston Red Sox has traded slugger Manny Ramirez (as he requested) to the LA Dodgers for left fielder Jason Bay from the Pirates in a three-team deal.Yesterday and then earlier this morning was the first that I had really heard about all of this trading and as a Red Sox fan, at first I thought why would you want to trade such a good player, I know Manny is Manny, but he’s a good player, however problem is, he makes problems off the field, however up until I read these comments:("The Red Sox don't deserve a player like me," Ramirez said. "During my years here, I've seen how they [the Red Sox] have mistreated other great players when they didn't want them to try to turn the fans against them."The Red Sox did the same with guys like Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martinez, and now they do th...
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A dose of photography - 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS.
2008-07-31 20:29:00
Back in 2006 while I was up in Boston, Massachusetts taking in the World of Wheels show, I came this 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS. This wasn't the first time I had seen this ride in person before as this Camaro was on display at the 2005 World of Wheels too. I really didn't know too much about it from the photo, however while watching an episode of NOPI Tunervision, they featured this very ride with the owner. From what the owner said, the Camaro features a 502 V8, C5 corvette taillights and was built in 9 months. what an amazing Camaro. Comments.Rear View- RacedrivenDon't forget to visit Racedriven.com for more related posts.
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American Chopper: OCC Mercedes-AMG Chopper
2008-07-30 03:28:00
It's been awhile since I've writen about one of my favorite shows American Chopper on TLC and that's for good reason, the show seems to have taken a turn in my eyes and not for the better. I remember watching the original episodes that my family has on DVD and what a difference...Right now it's more about fighting within the staff (not just Sr. and Jr.), theme bikes for corporate sponsors like a piping company and so on...without showing off the creation of the chopper itself. Normally each chopper takes two or three episodes and viewers see each step, however now, it takes one episode and it's more towards there personal lifes and from what I had seen in the previous episode on the Mercedes -AMG company which creates nice high performance, expensive cars and while I like the luxury chopper that they created (it reminds me of the Lincoln Chopper which was a dark red that was really nice) and the tour of the factory where they hand build several engines a day, the show still lack...

Road Course racing isn’t what it use to be in the NASCAR Cup Series, but
2008-06-23 19:40:00
(Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)For the first time this season, it was the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series turn to embark on a different type of adventure leaving the oval tracks behind for the art of turning left and right on the road course at Infineon Raceway located in the beautiful Sonoma Valley in Northern California (wine country) and what a sight it is.For some reason or another I always seem to look forward to all of the road course races, whether it’s in the Sonoma Valley or up at Watkins Glen in New York, it’s a different type of racing that is a welcome treat to watch, racing at Infineon is always a challenge for NASCAR drivers which does introduce a new breed of drivers known as road course specialists.Road course specialists are called upon twice a year for a couple of reasons, however now it’s not really simply for victories, but its more for car owners trying to either keep their car from falling outside of the top 35 or get them in the top 35 an...
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Emotions – Father’s Day Weekend ends with Joey Logano and Dale Earnhard
2008-06-17 07:39:00
On this father’s day weekend as I wish my father a happy father’s day, the keyword here is enough, yes enough with all of the off-track talk whether it’s the lawsuit, the drivers, media and fans complaining about the COT car, NASCAR’s meeting on Friday with Cup Series drivers, Petty Enterprises gaining a partner, the 35+ race Cup Series schedule with no time off, everything, enough and guess what, by the end of the weekend, the two biggest headlines where in my opinion not the off-track stuff, but rather the on-track actions and accomplishments of two drivers/teams and that’s the way it should be every single week.While Michigan and Kentucky don’t come close to ranking high on my list of favorite tracks for producing exciting racing, for some reason or another, both racetracks do produce some very interesting finishes in NASCAR racing and this past weekend was no exception.When it comes to Saturday’s Truck series race at Michigan, I only caught the highlight reel as I ...
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It’s all about Brad Keselowski on this night grabbing his first career Na
2008-06-08 17:12:00
Last night at Nashville Superspeedway in front of a huge crowd on a hot night, opportunity once again knocked for a Nationwide Series only driver to win and even more so for another first time winner, the 200 miler would prove to be surprisingly a good one to watch.While Joey Logano captured his first pole in only his second start, the man everyone including Kyle Busch at one point was watching was Brad Keselowski moving up through the field and in the process making some interesting moves on track and on pitroad including one moment during the race that got my attention, during his march forward, he made a close pass on Kyle Busch and while driving off gave Busch a nice hand out the window wave, nice touch, while later in the race, a gamble for four tires would prove to be the move of the race as a very predicted late race caution by the announcers in the ESPN Booth would give Brad Keselowski one shot at the leader and after passing first David Reutimann and then passing Clint Bowy...
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Kyle Busch to Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Sr., plus Toyota having a mec
2008-06-07 04:29:00
There always seems to be that one driver each year that gets everyone’s attention, whether it’s a winning streak, a champion or a driver that just thinks they own the series and for the 2008 season, there is that one driver again that makes headlines, yes I’m talking about the young kid Kyle Busch and considering yet again he is making huge news right now by doing the triple header this weekend, Kyle Busch (pictured on the right - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images via NASCAR PR) has gotten everyone’s attention, of course he had everyone’s attention back at Richmond with him and Dale Jr. getting into it in the final laps.You know, everyone from the media to the fans has their own opinion on this young man and chances are if you say Kyle Busch to a fan, you will most likely get a very interesting and sometimes very colorful response. With that said, with both the media and the fans speaking out about this kid, there have been two questions that have not only caught...
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Should NASCAR consider one Cup date per track for the future NASCAR Cup Ser
2008-06-06 00:17:00
Now let me state the obvious, I am a huge NASCAR fan that has been watching the sport since the early 1990’s, I’ve watched drivers like Jeff Gordon make his first Cup Series start at the 1992 Hooters 500 in Atlanta, while at the same time, same race, watched Richard Petty in his last race. Since those days in the NASCAR, there has been a lot of changes to the NASCAR landscaping which has included not only adding several racetracks, but also the removal of North Wilkesboro and Rockingham just to name a few.In recent years or even recent weeks, the talk has been centered around not only NASCAR vs. the Kentucky Speedway with them wanting a Cup date while NASCAR saying that that market already has several dates, but shortening the schedule which brings up many new issues and now with souring gasoline and diesel prices, NASCAR and track owners are finding themselves with empty seats, but yet at the same time, higher television ratings which I’m not surprised with considering the ra...
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A two minute thrill ride: Impressions from Topeka, Milwaukee and Dover as H
2008-06-03 00:57:00
What a long week of dealing with site maintenance, research and everyday surprises, but you know it was a welcome treat to have such as variety of racing going on in one weekend and this past weekend had everything from the NHRA in Topeka , the unified IRL IndyCar Series racing at the Milwaukee Mile and a triple header at “the Monster Mile� Dover International Speedway that ironically has been in the news about possibly being sold to SMI.UPS: Impressions , four drivers including three first time winners and one winning since his crash last season, we start on the east coast at the speedway in Dover with NASCAR action, mainly the truck series race where after a good pitstop and some pit strategy, a first time winner was born as the former Formula 1 driver, ARCA winner and now Truck Series driver Scott Speed pickup his first career Truck Series victory in interesting fashion. The Toyota victory was the first off three in dominating performances at the Monster Mile.When it came to fi...
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