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Monthly Archives: March 2009
In Too Deep
Yesterday’s departure of GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner at the White House’s (ahem) “suggestion” serves as a reminder to all how painfully fragile is much of NASCAR’s financial foundation. I wrote about the move itself and its implications in Goldfish and … Continue reading
Posted in NASCAR News
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The Will To Win
I once heard the famed boxing journalist Burt Sugar say the sport he covered was the only one in which one opponent can physically impose their will on the other. Perhaps. Then again, had he watched today’s Martinsville Sprint Cup … Continue reading
Posted in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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Dogged Clip
This weekend, while the claims jumpers take a nap the Cupsters and truckers take their turn at The House That Jesse Jones Didn’t Build But Might As Well Have; i.e. Martinsville. Martinsville is the quintessential NASCAR track, even more so … Continue reading
Posted in Weekend Preview
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Listen To What The Man Said
Rick Hendrick owns dozens of car dealerships selling all makes and models of cars, new and used. Apparently none of them has a bus on their lot, which explains why he never throws anybody under one. Thus it is no … Continue reading
Posted in Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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This Doesn’t Have Anything To Do With NASCAR, But I’m Sharing It Anyway…
… because it does have to do with this blog. I’ve mentioned on occasion that I first started blogging about NASCAR in August of 2003. I’ve saved all my posts from the first one onward, with the idea of perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
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Bristol Haiku
Bristol race is here Joy and anticipation Short track action now Martin on the pole Beloved veteran will try To end his bad luck Green flag it now flies Brightly colored cars around Sometimes too much so Occasional spin Bump … Continue reading
Posted in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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The Cause To Smile
(This is also posted on Goldfish And Clowns.) Matt Humphrey of the Orlando Sentinel posted on his blog a short while ago some thoughts about running across a picture of Marty Robbins in his race car. Matt’s a young’un who … Continue reading
God’s Not Dead (And Neither Am I)
Been working on the book and GAC too much to come up with anything for this place. But take heart, DD lovers and haters (blowing kisses at John Daly and Jayski). The book is nearing completion — no, really, honest! … Continue reading
Posted in Site Info
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Some Days Are Blue Deuce Diamonds
Yesterday’s Atlanta Cup race wasn’t much of a race, really. It has its moments, but overall it was single car domination from start to finish. There was, however, one remarkable aspect: Which car did the dominating. While his brother has … Continue reading
Posted in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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Support Your Local Twit… Er, Twitterer
For the most part, the Great NASCAR Blogger/Journalist War of recent years seems to have wound down. There’s still the occasional skirmish, and twats like John Daly continue their shouting into the wind for having the temerity to blow without … Continue reading
Posted in Media
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