Category Archives: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Can Sprint Keep Up With Its Own Trophy?

The announcement yesterday that Sprint is extending its sponsorship of the Sprint Cup Series through 2016 is interesting more for the question of whether Sprint will be around at the end of the deal than the deal itself. You need … Continue reading

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The Lion in Autumn

During today’s Sprint Cup race at Pocono, won by Jeff Gordon, the television broadcast showed a graphic about his numbers at the track over the thirty-six races he’s run there prior to today. Meaning this is his nineteenth full-time year … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday

(The Ruby Tuesday restaurant chain is one of Brad Keselowski’s associate sponsors.) He has always said where he came from Yesterday still matters though it’s gone He left JRM Now he’s won again Pinned a loss On former boss Goodbye, … Continue reading

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One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others

This weekend, the 2010 NASCAR season ends with all three major series running at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Homestead isn’t the most thrilling track on the circuit, but it’s not bad as far as longer tracks go. You occasionally get some decent … Continue reading

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Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch… Er, Racetrack

It may have been overlooked in all the Chase conundrum, but did you know Carl Edwards won the race in Phoenix this past Sunday? Just checking. ‘Twas not all that long ago that Flipper was widely heralded as the heir … Continue reading

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A Round-Up Of The Weekend That Was At Auto Club Speedway

A round-up of posts I made on behalf of the On Pit Row gang this past weekend: October 7 Going To California October 8 Fontana Friday Morning A Relaxed Danica Patrick? Believe It A Softer Side Of Carl Edwards October … 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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The Weekend Of Magic And Loss

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. Life’s juxtapositions can create quite bizarre scenarios. Such was the case last Thursday morning. There … Continue reading

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Hey, It’s Tuesday, So Let’s Get That Update From Last Weekend Written

I was waiting for the Bondo in the pothole to finish curing first. Anyway, quite the weekend to start off the season, what say? First there was the truck race… which became second due to the weather. Instead, first there … Continue reading

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Missed Opportunity

Being that I was alive in the ’80s (and the ’70s and the ’60s and the last year of the ’50s… sigh), I know what Hall and Oates sounds like. They and their mix of blue-eyed soul, pop and rock … Continue reading

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