Monthly Archives: February 2009

Be Careful What You Wish For, John Daly, You Might Get It

Earlier today, this modest waystation on the information superhighway was graced by the presence of one who is among the titans of cyberspace.  None other than the esteemed John Daly paid a visit.  What’s more, he deemed my humble site … Continue reading

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Same Old… Old

Marc at Full Throttle and Charlie at On Pit Row, who unlike yours truly actually work at this auto racing blogging thing, have recently noted some flotsam and jetsam floating about in cyberspace warranting observation: The theory currently making the … Continue reading

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Tuesday Team Thoughts

One of the sillier stories that has emerged from last Sunday’s Daytona race has been the “oh no, what’s wrong with Hendrick, they didn’t finish first through fourth” jive.  People, people, people.  Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin finished where they … Continue reading

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You’re A Yahoo, All Right

Now that it’s The Day After The Day Of, the question arises as to which is more difficult: wading through the rain puddles at Daytona, or sloshing through the muck created by gallons of muddy electronic ink spilled by assorted … Continue reading

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Unfinished Symphony

Today’s Daytona Not Quite 500 was much like Mahler’s Unfinished Symphony, filled with sublime moments yet in the end unsatisfying as one is left to wonder what could have been had it reached its allotted course. It’s no knock against … Continue reading

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Yesterday & Today, NASCAR Style

Yesterday’s Nationwide race at Daytona was a thankfully incident-free affair save for Jason Leffler’s outburst of stupidity.  Speaking of said sordid moment, as noted by Dustin Long and others NASCAR has been furiously cracking the rulebook whip this weekend.  It’ll … Continue reading

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Well, That’s One Way To Win

Todd Bodine used an interesting technique en route to victory tonight at Daytona in the season’s first truck race: make your job easier by thinning out the field.  Of course he didn’t do it on purpose, but his waggle which … Continue reading

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He Won.

He won!

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The Morning After The Night Of

While the Bud Shootout’s barely controlled mayhem offered fine fun entertainment, the fact it was barely controlled even when cars weren’t doing their best pinball impersonations should raise concern about next Sunday’s race.  Which counts for more than bragging rights. … Continue reading

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Shoot Out The Lights

While slamming NASCAR for most every sin imaginable has long been quite the fashion, in one area few can deny they get it right: a very short pre-season.  One race for fun, and then it’s down to business.  Short and … Continue reading

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