Monthly Archives: June 2010

Danica Derangement Syndrome

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 … Continue reading

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Weekend In New England, Yatta Yatta Yatta

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 … Continue reading

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Twilight Or First Rays Of The New Dawn For Bobby Labonte?

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 … Continue reading

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Now Playing At A New England Household… Multitude Of Them, Actually

“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.” … Continue reading

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Someone Doing You Wrong Doesn’t Mean You Can Do It Wrong

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 … Continue reading

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A Looney Tunes Day For The Tasmanian Devil

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 … Continue reading

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Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself

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 … Continue reading

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Man, Am I Relating To This Song Right Now…

… especially in terms of trying to get back into writing this blog.

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Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Come Together in an Initiative to Refresh America’s Communities

(From a PepsiCo press release) Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Come Together in an Initiative to Refresh America’s Communities Hendrick Motorsports Drivers to Campaign for Pepsi Refresh Project Ideas on NASCAR.com PURCHASE, N.Y., June 4 — Starting … Continue reading

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