You’ll have to excuse Jimmie Johnson if he looked a bit more exuberant than usual at the end of today’s Sprint Cup race at Dover. It wasn’t the simple thrill of winning. It was having done so in a sufficiently dramatic fashion to avoid having to wear a shirt reading “ACTUALLY WON THE RACE” in order . . . → Read More: Hello, He’s Jimmie Johnson And You’re Not
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Today’s Nationwide and truck races at Dover were studies in… well, something. In the case of the former, it was a study in why one should always place oneself in the best possible place during the race as you never quite know what the people in front of you will do. Example is Brad Keselowski. He . . . → Read More: The Nitty Gritty Of Racing… Emphasis On The Grit What is Kyle Busch’s problem? Seriously. What is Kyle Busch’s problem? His latest tirade against Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the stuff of which studies in petulance are made. Whether it’s a deliberate attempt to reinforce his bad boy image or sniping on the level of a jilted former boyfriend dissing his replacement, Busch continues to embarrass no one . . . → Read More: Bozos With Bees Up Their Butts This weekend, the Cupsters, claims jumpers and truckers all take to the white cliffs of Dover. Or at least the semi-white concrete of Dover. Dover should be much better than it is. It’s only a mile long and has a decent configuration, yet races there tend toward the dull side thus leaving everyone’s mood on the dark . . . → Read More: The White Cliffs… Well, Sort-Of White Concrete Of Dover (A tip of the hat to The Captain, to whom I am forever indebted in more ways than one. Love ya, man.) I’m with everyone Now that the deed is done and Tony Eury Jr. can no longer be used as the whipping boy for all that ails Dale Earnhardt Jr., time to take a look . . . → Read More: Swallowed; Or, The Tale Of Dale Jr. From Hendrick Motorsports: CONCORD, N.C. (May 28, 2009) – Hendrick Motorsports today named Lance McGrew as interim crew chief of the No. 88 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. beginning with the June 7 event at Pocono Raceway. Team manager Brian Whitesell will lead the team this weekend at Dover, Del. “Our performance hasn’t . . . → Read More: The Deed Is Done I do think that Junior is certainly talented enough to win championships. – Ray Evernham; 2/23/09 Anyone who watched the in-car of Dale Earnhardt Jr. during the Coca-Cola 600 Marked Down To 340 ½ noticed how he was spending a lot of time turning right to go left. And then turning left. And then right again. . . . → Read More: Would Double E’s Cure The Disease Plaguing The Junior Nation? It’s tempting to talk about what was supposed to have been Sunday’s but ended up being yesterday’s Coca-Cola 600 340 ½ in terms of the interminable rain delays. Or how Billy Bad Butt was first immortalized by Tony Stewart’s comment only to have the last laugh when David Reuitmann’s pit strategy gamble paid off and he . . . → Read More: Sacred Silence Truth truly is stranger than fiction. I freely confess to always puddling up twice during the pre-race ceremonies of the Indianapolis 500. The first time takes place during the playing of “Taps” as I recall the many conversations with my late father about his time in the military during World War II plus Korea and afterwards. The . . . → Read More: Helio Of A Day It can be safely argued this is the biggest weekend in auto racing, what with Formula One running at Monte Carlo, the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola (remember when it was the World?) 600. Given how I haven’t paid much attention to F1 since Jackie Stewart was an active driver I’ll gladly defer all blogging on . . . → Read More: A Million Miles Away |
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