Big Bucks Up For Stake At Traxxas Nitro Shootouts

Well, it’s about time the NHRA brought back the Traxxas Nitro Shootout specialty races that have legacies all of their own. The big money is back for the winner and a race of this significance could be the...

To Repeat: For Dale Earnhardt Jr. The Time Is Now

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is at a make-or-break point in his career. That has been said before, but I haven’t said it until now. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season is Earnhardt Jr.’s time to soar or fall; he has...

WWE? The MMA Would Have Been Better Choice For Daytona

The announcement this week that the Honorary Starter of the 2012 Daytona 500 would be WWE Star John Cena surprised me. I have nothing against the man or the WWE, but I feel NASCAR and, specifically, Daytona...

Today’s NASCAR Drivers Not The ‘Real Men’ Of Old

What I miss most when I watch driver interviews are real men. When I began watching NASCAR in 1990 the field was still chock full of characters that could only be referred to as “real men.” The times have...

Can The Busch Brothers Change? Yes, And Here Are Ways How

(Editor’s Note: Motorsportsunplugged.com welcomes on board Candice Smith, a well-known blogger on many subjects – including NASCAR. Check out her contributions every Saturday). Kurt and Kyle. Kyle and Kurt. ...