NASCAR’s Fan Appreciation Scheme Backfires

Daytona, Florida -- A rumored NASCAR plan to shower its loyal fans with free souvenirs ran into a glitch at the end of its Nationwide Series race here. The idea was to launch  a “piñata car” into the home...

Horrifying crash at Daytona exposes risks to fans

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2013/02/horrifying-crash-at-daytona-exposes.html DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The risks of racing extend beyond the drivers. Fans can wind up in the danger zone, too. A horrifying crash on the last lap of a race at Daytona International Speedway...

Sequester’s Unintended Consequences Will Cause Chaos

Washington, DC -- The upside of the government’s sequester initiative is a $1.2 trillion reduction in the deficit. The downside is that the blunt force action will produce many unanticipated cuts and changes that...

Santorum running another race – Daytona 500

Today’s Daytona 500 will have a little bit of political politics on the track as the Rick Santorum campaign has sponsored one of the cars. He won’t be the only one visible at the track, anti-Romney...

Is Allmendinger Now The ‘Mojo Man’ For Daytona?

It seems there is always one driver who displays some unanticipated potential and becomes a guy many believe might just be showered with success. There'a feeling the “mojo” will follow him everywhere he goes,...

Again With The Woods, Bayne Remains Firm In His Beliefs

Defending Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne is back with Wood Brothers Racing’s Len and Eddie Wood and crew chief Donnie Wingo in hopes of feeling Daytona magic once again this season.   Bayne,the 20-year old...

Change Is Inevitable And More To Come Soon In 2012

As it is with everything and everyone, change is inevitable. This is, obviously, true in NASCAR. Since the end of the 2011 Cup season the stock car landscape has been altered considerably. You don’t have to be...

If Evidence Is Anything, Edwards Earns Title Sooner Than Later

If most of the media picked up on the vibes Carl Edwards emitted during Champion’s Week in Las Vegas, which I think they did, they got the sense that the Roush Fenway Racing driver enjoyed himself. But he also...

2011 Had Its ‘Top Moments,’ But History Was Also Made

Already multiple presentations on the “top moments” of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season have been published or broadcast and, quite frankly, I’m inclined to agree with most of them. I certainly agree with...

Was This Season The Best Ever? Facts, Figures And History Suggest

NASCAR tells us that the 2011 Sprint Cup season was the most competitive in the series’ history. Yeah, well, we’ve heard this before. As best I recall, when each past season was completed, the sanctioning body...

WOMAN ATTACKS HER TWO LIVE-IN BABY DADDIES, SLITS ONE'S THROAT

Everyone take a deep breath, because you're gonna need some Woosah. Okay, it doesn't take a scholar to know that letting your ex move in with you is a bad idea. And letting your ex's ex move in with you also is Jerry Springer material. I can't imagine the...

Ragan A Winner, But There’s Work To Be Done

David Ragan has been piloting Fords for Roush- Fenway Racing in NASCAR’s Camping World Trucks, Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series’ since 2006. It’s been a very long road to victory lane, but after a near...

Stewart At The Podium – What You See Is What You Get

 Two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart usually takes a few minutes each week to address the motorsports media.   It’s pretty standard for drivers in the top-10 to come in for media sessions. As a...

In NASCAR Two Car Drafts Closing Up

The popular, or newly discovered type of tandem drafting that the Sprint Cup drivers use at plate races are tightening up. Now that the drivers have learned more, the two car drafts become packs. The downside is...

The Day Greg Sacks Won At Daytona – No, Seriously

 I ‘d barely made the late afternoon airline flight direct from Daytona Beach to Charlotte.    It had been a hectic, sweaty dash from the press box at Daytona International Speedway, where the...
 

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