NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson – A Champion in Defeat

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Jimmie Johnson had as painful a defeat last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway as you can have. I had a football coach once tell our team after a particularly painful loss that we as a team can grow from this experience and become a better team down the road.  It’s easy to win, which Johnson […] READ MORE


NASCAR Round of 12 – Who moves on

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The race to the NASCAR 2018 Championship moves forward minus Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones, and Austin Dillon.  After a wild finish last week at the Roval Course at Charlotte International Speedway the NASCAR Chase resumes on the high banked concrete surface at the Dover International Speedway. NASCAR Round of 12 – Who moves […] READ MORE


NASCAR – From 16 to 12. Who moves on?

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Now the real season for the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series gets underway this weekend when NASCAR’s leading drivers take the track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  After the visit to the desert the teams take on the small track pavement at Richmond International before closing out the first round of the playoffs at the […] READ MORE


This is not Your Fathers NASCAR

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Picture this.  Sitting in your favorite chair in your living room reminiscing to your Grandchildren about the days gone by in NASCAR. This is not Your Fathers NASCAR You tell tales of tickets so valuable that people actually included their distribution in their wills. You tell tales of grandstands so packed that track owners couldn’t build more […] READ MORE




NASCAR’s Feel Good Story Turned Sour

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Steve Post of the Motor Racing Network described my feeling perfectly when he tweeted just two words.  “I’m pissed!”  After a memorable moment over the weekend for NASCAR at the picturesque Watkins Glen International racetrack, those memories were quickly erased by the news of its leader being arrested for drunk driving and possession of narcotics. […] READ MORE



NASCAR is Finally on a Roll

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After suffering through many weekends of less than compelling racing, NASCAR has produced arguably the best three races in the last four weekends in an awfully long time.  Has NASCAR turned the corner?  A quick look at the last four Monster Energy Cup Series race and the answer to that question would be a huge YES. […] READ MORE