A while back, yours truly mused on the tangible connections between Danica Patrick and Sarah Palin. I have no idea what, if any, political leanings or interest in the genre are part of Mrs. Hospenthal’s persona. Rather, I reference the ability for both to evoke irrational responses both yea and nay. ‘Tis something to behold. Preferably . . . → Read More: Danica Derangement Syndrome
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This weekend, while the truckers take a nap the Cupsters and claims jumpers will be making their first visit of the year to New Hampshire. New Hampshire is a dreary track, partly because of its configuration — at a tick over a mile, too long to be a short track, and far too flat to generate much . . . → Read More: Weekend In New England, Yatta Yatta Yatta Bobby Labonte. As if you didn't know that. The news that Bobby Labonte has severed ties with the #71 team and is now free-lancing, this weekend at New Hampshire running Robby Gordon’s #7 car while Gordon is occupied elsewhere and then taking a couple of turns in the #09, invokes a sense of relief rather than . . . → Read More: Twilight Or First Rays Of The New Dawn For Bobby Labonte? “Honey?” “Yes, dear?” “Why is our daughter running around the house making zoom-zoom noises?” “Oh, she’s just pretending she’s Danica.” “Since when does yogurt make sounds like that? And why is she pretending to be…” “No, dear. Not Dannon. Danica.” “Who?” “You sound like Amanda Brookman.” “Who?” “Never mind. Danica Patrick, dear. She’s a race car driver.” “Since when has our daughter cared about race cars?” “Since . . . → Read More: Now Playing At A New England Household… Multitude Of Them, Actually Robbie Loomis, back when he was Jeff Gordon's crew chief. Speaking of looney tunes, about last Sunday… One of the fundamental cliches in sports is “don’t beat yourself.” Running parallel to this is the axiom about how if your opponent seems bound and determined to beat themselves, by all means let them. Regardless of the sport involved, . . . → Read More: Someone Doing You Wrong Doesn’t Mean You Can Do It Wrong Races such as what we witnessed this past Sunday at Infineon have far too many subplots and subterfuge (or at least accusations thereof) to possibly run through in a single blog post. Therefore, won’t try. Instead, let’s tackle one topic at a time. First up on the list is how the fickle finger of fate turned . . . → Read More: A Looney Tunes Day For The Tasmanian Devil The Diecast Dude’s (Mostly) NASCAR Blah Blah Blog has been in existence at assorted locations since August of 2003, thus making it — well, me — something of a grandfather in terms of NASCAR blogging. Or a godfather. Although I’d rather cry “Abba, Father.” Although most of my NASCAR blogging was at Restrictor Plate This on behalf . . . → Read More: Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself … especially in terms of trying to get back into writing . . . → Read More: Man, Am I Relating To This Song Right Now… (From a PepsiCo press release) Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Come Together in an Initiative to Refresh America’s Communities PURCHASE, N.Y., June 4 — Starting today, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are asking fans to join them in . . . → Read More: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Come Together in an Initiative to Refresh America’s Communities |
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