After 11 years in the journalism field starting as sports clerk for the Register-Herald, the journey ends tomorrow afternoon at the close of business. It’s been a great ride and I’ll offer more of my perspectives on this leg of my journey later. However, I wanted to share my final column for my current company, [...]
ESPN’s Marty Smith is reporting that Hendrick Motorsports is the big winner in the Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sweepstakes. According to Smith’s report, Earnhardt Jr., would take over the No. 5 car currently being helmed by 22-year-old Kyle Busch, brother of former champion Kurt Busch.
If the report pans out - and there is no reason currently [...]
A West Virginia University professor has released a study claiming that as NASCAR has implemented more safety regulations in an effort to prevent injuries, it has had the reverse the result of causing more accidents.
Russ Sobel, an economics professor, examined 21 years of data from the stock car industry and found that accidents have increased [...]
Dale Earnhardt Sr., started Dale Earnhardt Inc., to provide a racing organization for his children to continue their involvement in the sport, as well as to give him a role in the sport after his retirement. The Intimidator died in 2001 leaving his wife, Teresa, in charge and Dale Earnhardt Jr., as the lead driver.
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When the books are closed on Jeff Gordon’s career, he will go down as one of the top five greatest drivers in the sports history. He will also go down as one of the more controversial.
That has nothing to do with how he raced, or how he has handled himself off the track, but primarily [...]
Most of the debate in NASCAR this season has been centered around four general themes - can Toyota catch up to Chevy, Ford and Dodge and perform consistently this year, will Michael Waltrip make another race this season, how will the Car of Tomorrow perform in race conditions, and where will Dale Earnhardt, Jr., race [...]
Yesterday, four of us headed north to Virginia, for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. The same group, for the most part, went to the race last year and for the most part it was an interesting day, filled with great racing, a side-by-side finish, and my favorite driver [...]
That was a comment I made to a friend of mine in describing why he should attend an auto racing event. Eventually, the temper’s flare to the point where someone wants to punch someone and it usually happens along pit row.
After this weekend’s race South of the Border (no, not the tourist trap along I-95 [...]
Forty-eight hours removed from the running of the 49th Annual Daytona 500 and it seems the controversy surrounding the final lap won’t go away.
Should NASCAR have thrown the caution flag once the wreck started to occur? Let’s take a closer look at the entire situation, first looking at the rule. NASCAR implemented, a few years [...]
