NASCAR
NASCAR Crash Demonstrates Focus On Safety
On Saturday NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie Michael McDowell crashed during qualifying. While the crash looks extremely devastating, it’s a testament to the focus the sport has made on driver safety.
Several years ago, NASCARS most dominant figure, Dale Earnhardt was killed in an accident similar to the one McDowell had. As you’ll see from the [...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Goes His Seperate Way
[Guess I should learn how to spell before I post]
Unfortunately for Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI), the son who would be King has left the palace. There are a hundred reasons to say so what, but if you’ve been a NASCAR fan for any length of time you know how important the Earnhardt name is to [...]
NASCAR to display Virginia Tech logo on cars
According to a post on Planet Blacksburg, NASCAR officials have been given permission to place a VT logo on its cars for the next three races at Phoenix, Talladega and Richmond. I think this is pretty cool.
Tony Stewart Denied Daytona Win
I’ve been a Tony Stewart fan for a very long time. I’ve seen the ups and downs, and this season Tony only wanted two things… a win at Daytona and the Championship. Well, at least he has a shot at one of them.
In NASCAR’s season opener, the Daytona 500, it looked like Tony was on [...]
NASCAR legend Benny Parsons dies
After a short battle with cancer, race car driver Benny Parsons is dead at age 65. Personally I like the way he called a race. He seemed to get along with the other announcers. He was a soft spoken guy. He was also a pretty good driver. There aren’t too many of the “old timers” [...]