Racing

The mid-week penalties have been announced by NASCAR. If you don’t follow racing closely, Tuesday is always known as penalty day for NASCAR. That’s when the higher ups in the sport sit down and decide what the penalties will be from any weekend infractions. Many teams sit on the edge of their seat wondering what...
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The dust has settled, the smell of rubber has dissipated, and the crushed sheet metal is ready for straightening. Another NASCAR weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway is in the record books, and once again, what a weekend it was. Bristol is always a big show for race fans. The short track packs in some...
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A number of years ago I attended the Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Up to that point, I’d always enjoyed Indy car races. However, after seeing the cars up close and live on the track, watching them on TV lost some of the glamor it once had. Then the Indy car series...
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What will it take for NASCAR to finally start parking drivers for aggressive on-track actions. It’s only happened once, that I can remember, and that was in the truck series. Kevin Harvick found himself parked for aggressive on-track actions. Some would say that was the turning point for Harvick which went a long way...
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For race fans, Memorial Day Weekend is racing heaven! It all starts Sunday around the noon hour with the Indy 500 which is followed by the Coca Cola 600 in the top NASCAR series. Pure speed with 1,100 miles of going fast and turning left. Just as usual, this year provided lots of speed,...
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Once again Kyle Busch, the driver of the 18 M&M’s car in NASCAR, has proven he does not know how to race. Everyone thinks he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, but reality is this. He does not know how to race. He’s a wreck waiting to happen everytime he climbs into the seat...
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Another weekend has come and gone and that means it’s time to look over some weekend sports blunders. 1) NBC Hockey When will these guys get it right! Okay, they’ve figured out how to fix the white balance so you’re no longer blinded by the bright white ice. You can actually see the players and you...
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It’s the start of another new week. With that in mind, I’d like to spend a few moments discussing some major sports blunders from the weekend. I have two blunders to look at today. Blunder Number One NBC should be ashamed of themselves! I know NHL hockey viewership took a hit a few years ago during...
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This just never stops! I addressed this in a blog yesterday, and now she’s at it again. Still complaining about the weight limit. Danica Patrick wants the world to take her as a serious racecar driver. In a recent article Yahoo Sports article we read… Indy racer Patrick angry over weight gainMar 27, 6:44 pm EDT...
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IRL racing star Danica Patrick is an unhappy race car driver. IRL officials are considering a weight restriction for all their drivers. No, they’re not concerned about too much weight. Instead, they’re concerned about too little weight. It’s been long argued by some drivers that Patrick has an advantage because at times she weighs in...
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