Jun
13
Junior to Drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008
June 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Junior confirmed all of the recent rumors swirling about today with his announcement that he’ll drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008, announcing a five year deal with the team. Kyle Busch ended up being the odd man out (in more ways than one), getting the boot from the Hendrick team in order to make room […]
Apr
19
Mark Martin is the Man
April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’ve always liked Mark Martin, but this season has cemented a special place for him in my heart.
I mean, the man is like 942 years old, he moved to a new team that’s not had a ton of success in recent years, stuck to his guns to not race a full schedule this year to, […]
Apr
19
Vrooming Taking a Back Seat to Power Tools
April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Faced with the need to get two houses that we own fixed up and on the market, the last few weeks have pretty much been consumed with lots and lots of hammering and painting, and very little time for vrooming.
Forecast is for more of the same for the next few weeks, but I’m gonna try […]
Mar
28
So What Did Mark Martin Do Last Weekend?
March 28, 2007 | 3 Comments
Exactly what I did, apparently. Watched the race and tried not to nod off:
“I never once wished I was out there,’’ Martin said Monday. “When they started the engines, there was a few seconds there that seemed a little bit eerie to me. But that was the only time that it ever even crossed my […]
Mar
28
Vickers in the Hot Seat
March 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
While his 15th place finish at Bristol doesn’t look that impressive on paper, Brian Vickers deserves much credit for toughing it out in less-than-optimal driving conditions:
Brian Vickers suffered second degree burns to his feet when an exhaust pipe broke midway through the 500-mile race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
“We think that a piece of the tail […]
Mar
24
Jeff Gordon Grabs Pole at Bristol
March 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Despite all his griping about the COT, Jeff Gordon piloted his to the pole at Bristol on Friday. Jeff didn’t seem to be overwhelmed by love for the car, though, or to develop any new fondness for it:
“I’ve said the whole time, whether I like the car or not, we are going to do our […]
Mar
16
Still Here, I Swear
March 16, 2007 | 1 Comment
While we’ve been watching the vrooming every week, time for babbling on in blogs about the vrooming has been in very short supply, with all sorts of real life jumping up here and there and demanding attention.
Catching up a bit, Las vegas was entertaining enough (although the drivers themselves would beg to differ), even if […]
Mar
7
Scott Pruett Probably Isn’t Sending Juan Pablo Montoya a Christmas Card this Year
March 7, 2007 | 1 Comment
I’m obviously a bit late with a recap of Juan Pablo Montoya’s first win on Sunday in NASCAR racing, taking the victory in the Busch race held in Mexico city, but here’s my belated two cents:
Put a sock in it, Mr. Pruett.
Yeah, I know. It sucks. This was your chance to shine, as far as […]
Mar
7
Thanks for the Ticket, Mr. Biffle
March 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Apparently Kansas Speedway is putting Greg Biffle to work hawking tickets for the this season’s Busch and NEXTEL Cup races held there:
The racing star will be selling season tickets at the speedway ticket window for an hour on March 13, letting fans get their tickets straight from Biffle or over the phone.
“I’m excited about the […]
Feb
28
Tomorrow Might Come Very, Very Soon
February 28, 2007 | 4 Comments
All you Car of Tomorrow haters might have to get over all the hating a little sooner than anticipated:
Nextel Cup Series director John Darby said Wednesday that he expects teams to run a full schedule with COT racecars by 2008.
The original plan NASCAR developed after consulting with team owners called for a three-year phase-in of […]