NASCAR
Ambrose, Keselowski final lap an all-time classic
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — All Richard Petty could huff to a radio reporter as he sprinted toward Victory Lane was, “I can’t believe that stuff he does with that car.”... Read More »
Put Watkins Glen on your NASCAR bucket list
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — While going through press releases in the Watkins Glen media center Saturday, I stood next to a reporter/PR rep trio waxing poetic about trips to nearby... Read More »
Allmendinger’s path back to NASCAR now much tougher
The way AJ Allmendinger’s drug failure story developed, you didn’t expect the admission that took place Tuesday. Allmendinger’s camp did everything it could to make it sound like one of... Read More »
Dale Jr., Phil Mickelson sharing unsightly asterisk
Dale Earnhardt Jr. may very well win a Sprint Cup championship this year. Phil Mickelson has already been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. But, while spending the... Read More »
NASCAR should give itself probation for speeding snafu
By suspending Kurt Busch, NASCAR made a definitive statement regarding personal responsibility. Too bad it didn’t follow its own standard Sunday. With the repaving of Pocono Raceway came a change... Read More »
NASCAR: Follow baseball’s lead and kneecap arbitrator
Hopefully, we’ll soon see John Middlebrook on top of a pit box at a NASCAR track, sitting behind Rick Hendrick. It’ll be a fitting place, since Middlebrook was in Hendrick’s... Read More »
NASCAR’s next safety fix? Less Confederate flags
The image Friday night was just too ironic to ignore. Brad Daugherty, African American NASCAR commentator and car owner, working for ESPN prior to Nationwide action at Darlington — with... Read More »
Kurt Busch’s Ricky Bobby impersonation Talladega right
And as I tell everybody who cares to listen and quite a few who don’t, I left the movie theater unimpressed, considering that they made essentially the same movie... Read More »
Petty family will survive latest crisis, as they always do
In the all-time rankings of “No good deed goes unpunished,” this one at first glance would be tough to top. A Kansas City Star story laid out how the board... Read More »
Observations from Rockingham on NASCAR’s return
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — I missed the left turn I needed to reach Rockingham Speedway Saturday, and I’m glad I did. It gave me a few minutes to drive down Highway... Read More »