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December 3, 2007
Your Grades Needed Too
Making the Grade-NASCAR Banquet 2007
By Dennis Michelsen (RaceTalkRadio.com)
Each season the NASCAR Cup banquet is the last chance for the fans to see their favorite drivers until Daytona. There have been quite a few memorable moments in the past. This year the production work and the banquet itself might have been the best ever. Unfortunately ESPN and NASCAR did a great job of hiding the banquet from the fans by placing it on ESPN Classic... MORE

November 20, 2007
GEM Isn't a Gem
Making the Grade-Homestead/Miami
By Dennis Michelsen (RaceTalkRadio.com)
Way back when in 2006 Kasey Kahne won more races than any other driver in NASCAR's Nextel Cup division. Fast forward one whole year and not only did all three Gillette-Evernham's teams not win a race, they only posted one top five finish all season! How did the wheels fall off this team so fast?... MORE

November 13, 2007
All Jacques'd Up in the Desert
Making the Grade-Phoenix Fall Race
By Dennis Michelsen (RaceTalkRadio.com)
Another race and more hard wrecks involving Jacques Villeneuve. There is no doubt that if this was any other up and coming racer he would be sent back down to the lower levels to get some seasoning. Last year NASCAR was quick to hold up David Ragan after a rough outing at Martinsville. This year NASCAR has given a free pass to Villeneuve and he has done nothing to inspire confidence!... MORE

November 8, 2007
Menards Saved More Money at Nashville
By Dennis Michelsen
NASCAR fans are more brand aware than your average consumer. Many fans will buy the NASCAR related brand over another even if the price is higher and I am no different. Most of the home improvement store industry is involved in NASCAR's highest level of racing. I had been a regular at Menards for my home improvement needs but I am so irritated I think I will visit Home Depot for a while... MORE

November 6, 2007
God Bless Texas
Making the Grade-Texas Fall Race Weekend
By Dennis Michelsen (RaceTalkRadio.com)
After that nutty week of racing in Atlanta it was nice to have a real race this weekend at Texas! NASCAR drivers are always criticized for "Points Racing" but that closing lap duel between Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth showed these guys still want to win races real bad... MORE

October 30, 2007
Worst Weekend of Racing Ever?
Making the Grade-Atlanta Fall Race Weekend
By Dennis Michelsen (RaceTalkRadio.com)
Hey NASCAR do you wonder why there were empty seats at Atlanta on Sunday? Oh sure you can blame it on the drought or the price of gas or 4000 other things but the way the race ended on Sunday might also explain it! Was this your first rodeo? What ever happened to waving off a restart?... MORE

October 25, 2007
What is Up With Crazy Cousin Carl
By Dennis Michelsen
On a rainy day in Mansfield, Ohio I got the weird idea to find out if Carl Edwards was just as nice as he appeared to be during race broadcasts of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Speed Channel. From his crewmen, to fellow drivers, NASCAR officials, and sponsor reps the response was unanimous. Everyone liked Cousin Carl and nothing seemed to ever faze this guy!... MORE

October 23, 2007
Martinsville Mania
Making the Grade-Martinsville 2
By Dennis Michelsen (RaceTalkRadio.com)
The Car of Tomorrow on the Racetrack of Yesterday is an interesting combination. A record twenty cautions is testament to the fact that Crew Chiefs and drivers are having a tough time getting this car to turn on the flatter tracks. NASCAR better keep this track on the schedule twice every season. This is the true test of driver and crew at one of the series' classic old-school tracks... MORE

October 16, 2007
Robosaurus Eats Tires?
Making the Grade-Lowes 2
By Dennis Michelsen (RaceTalkRadio.com)
Racing at Lowes Motor Speedway is more than just about racing! Humpy Wheeler believes in having a carnival atmosphere with sideshow acts and all kinds of crazy stunts. Oh yes there is real racing too and the track is getting back to featuring better racing again. Now can Goodyear come up with a decent tire?... MORE

October 9, 2007
Go Nuts Blaniacs!
Making the Grade-Talladega 2
By Dennis Michelsen (RaceTalkRadio.com)
Congratulations NASCAR you managed to make racing at Talladega boring for the first 150 laps! Maybe they need to put a bonus out there for the guys to race for every twenty laps at Daytona or add No-Doz as a corporate sponsor! Brian France is always saying he wants NASCAR to be accepted just like the stick and ball sports. Way to go Brian…you turned NASCAR racing into the NBA…nothing matters but the last two minutes!... MORE

October 3, 2007
Villeneuve Doesn't Know Jacques About Talladega
By Dennis Michelsen
The announcement that Jacques Villeneuve would be making his Nextel Cup racing debut at Talladega Super Speedway came as a huge shock to me! But I was not the only person that found this move disturbing. Two of NASCAR's drivers competing for this year's title thought this decision was troubling too. Villeneuve might be one of the greatest drivers of our generation but he doesn't know JACQUES about Talladega!... MORE

October 2 , 2007
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Making the Grade-Kansas
By Dennis Michelsen
Rain delays, drama, and controversy added a movie-like script to Sunday's adventure at Kansas Speedway known as the Life Lock 400! If the rain had not stopped in time Tony Stewart would have grabbed the win and a comfortable lead in the Championship Chase. Instead the track dried up in time for Greg Biffle to grab a controversial win and for Stewart's Home Depot car and championship hopes getting the hook... MORE

September 18, 2007
Snoozer to Start the Chase
Making the Grade-NHIS 2
By Dennis Michelsen
NASCAR officials seem to love the comparison of their sport to the NFL. They finally got it right this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway! After a full week of non-stop hype for the start of the playoffs the race itself was a real snoozer. Doesn't this remind you of the Super Bowl almost every year? The talk of the sale of NHIS and the moving of their dates to better tracks sure was timed well! A race at Kentucky and a second race at Las Vegas would be much better than this snooze-fest to start the Chase!... MORE

September 11, 2007
Anti-Climatic Chase Roster
Making the Grade-Richmond 2
By Dennis Michelsen
Leave it to NASCAR to subtract excitement from the Chase roster by adding two more members! Imagine the nail biting among the ninth and tenth place drivers IF the old system from last year was in place. The racing would have been fast and furious gunning for position in the closing laps with four drivers dueling for two spots! Instead we get the artificial "Junior Watch" with a huge gap between 12th and 13th place and a lot of what ifs that never happened... MORE

September 4, 2007
Lost Traditions
Making the Grade-California Speedway 2
By Dennis Michelsen
Who is the idiot that chose this weekend for a race in Southern California? Not only do we take away the traditional Southern 500 but also the race is moved to a location even more uncomfortable this time of the year than Darlington. Can't the powers that be put up some sort of barrier to block the sun in turn three too? It is not as if the sun is in a different part of the sky in September from year to year!... MORE

August 28, 2007
Brave New Bristol
Making the Grade-Bristol Night Race
By Dennis Michelsen
There was brand new pavement and a brave new Bristol! In the old days, circa March, if you got up off the bottom you were going to get freight trained by half the field. Now you can actually race up high or down low or anywhere in between. Bristol is still Bristol but now you can actually race as well as still put on the greatest spectacle in auto racing!... MORE

August 16, 2007
Herman the New Bud Man Would Make Sense
By Dennis Michelsen
Silly Season continues to get sillier as Furniture Row Racing discards Kenny Wallace to try different drivers. What an idiotic move this is since no one…I repeat no one…gives a car a better drive than Kenny Wallace! For years he piloted under funded cars often getting better results than anyone else before or after him did. So with Silly Season going full throttle out of control I toss one more idea into the mix. Herman would make the perfect Bud Man!... MORE

August 14, 2007
Left and Right, Up and Down
Making the Grade-Watkins Glen
By Dennis Michelsen
NASCAR better make some rule changes for qualifying soon! When you have great drivers such as Boris Said having their team bankrupted by the lack of a chance to compete something needs to be done. While I understand the reasons for having the top 35 rule in effect, it does tend to discourage NASCAR from caring about qualifying!... MORE

August 2 , 2007
Leave the Poor Lady Alone
By Dennis Michelsen
People love to get holier than thou nowadays! If something is going wrong its not just an accident someone has to carry the blame. This year Evernham Motorsports is struggling through a horrible season. Last year Kasey Kahne won more races than anyone else and looked like a possible pick for the title in 2007. But all three Evernham Motorsports teams have struggled. Elliott Sadler has the best spot in the Championship points battle at 23rd. Kasey Kahne after winning six times in 2006 has two top tens all season in 2007. Scott Riggs has failed to qualify four times and is stuck in 37th place. Surely someone has to be to blame for this horrible performance... MORE

July 31, 2007
Sweet Kiss for Tony
Making the Grade-Indianapolis Motor Speedway
By Dennis Michelsen
There is something magical to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Maybe the racing from lap one to lap last is not as great as some tracks, but the majesty that is the Brickyard 400 makes up for that! Yes racing purists…full-bodied stock cars do belong at Indy. This amazing monument to speed deserves more than one big event every season. Thanks for another great show old lady and we will see you again next May! ... MORE

July 26, 2007
Starting Spots Should Not be for Sale
By Dennis Michelsen
The NASCAR Nextel Cup circus is heading to its twentieth race of the season and it looks as if one lucky team will be able to buy their way into the show the rest of the year! Bobby Ginn learned that the old joke is true about how to make a small fortune in racing. He started with a huge fortune and went racing this season. Now he will merge with Dale Earnhardt Inc and Paul Menard will have a starting spot guaranteed the rest of the season. That is just fine, companies merge all the time. But one of Bobby Ginn's car numbers will be left over and sold to the highest bidder so they can make it in the show this weekend. If NASCAR allows this mid-season fire sale of JUST the number they are setting a bad precedent. Starting spots should not be for sale!... MORE

July 24, 2007
Gateway to the Second Half
Making the Grade-Gateway International
By Dennis Michelsen
The Busch guys finally took center stage with the Nextel Cup stars enjoying their last week off. But as usual some invaders from the Cup series stole the show! Reed Sorenson had been winless for a long time, although not as long as the Chicago Cubs who he threw out the first pitch for this week. Reed chewed up the competition on Saturday night in front of a packed house of crazy St. Louis area race fans that sure showed how much they love their NASCAR racing!... MORE

July 19, 2007
Provisionally Speaking
By Dennis Michelsen
For many years I was one of those "We don't need no stinkin' provisionals" kind of guys. The theory about the fastest guys getting to race every week no matter what appealed to me! But then I started working on the inside of the short track-racing world and my eyes were opened to the usefulness of provisional starting positions. If they are used in moderation and with restrictions the use of provisionals can help a series build a car count. But when they are used week after week as often happens in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series it is a joke! What ever happened to limiting the number of provisionals anyone can use? Provisionally speaking that old idea seems like it should be in style again!... MORE

July 17, 2007
Sweet Home in Chicago
Making the Grade-Chicagoland Speedway
By Dennis Michelsen
A few more Chicago winters and this track will be perfectly miserable for cars to drive making it an even more entertaining show! When drivers start complaining about the bumps you know your track is aging to something close to perfection. Just like Chicago pizza dough it took a while for the Chicago track pavement to rise to the occasion of giving us great racing!... MORE

July 12, 2007
Time to Make NASCAR Drivers Piss in the Bottle
By Dennis Michelsen
When I read about Craftsman Truck driver Aaron Fike getting busted for possession of heroin I was outraged. A few weeks ago when I interviewed up and coming Craftsman Truck driver Ryan Matthews he said, "I am one of 150 guys that get to race in NASCAR. Every day I thank God for this great opportunity and I have a responsibility to do the best I can for those guys that never get a chance." One of those other 150, Aaron Fike, felt so little of his big break that he just had to shoot heroin?... MORE

July 10, 2007
Firecracker 400
Making the Grade-Daytona
By Dennis Michelsen
Adding lights to Daytona has made this Fourth of July classic much easier on the fans, teams, and drivers! Its too bad NASCAR doesn't respect some traditions more by keeping this race named the Firecracker 400! Let's go to the grade books!... MORE

July 5, 2007
Surrounded by Memories
By Dennis Michelsen
How can Richard Petty be seventy years old? The face gazing down at me from the wall never changes! As the planet hurtles through the solar system at a break-neck speed of 67,000 miles per hour we all need to hang on to those memories. But living in the past will do nothing but make you bitter and old before your time. So as I sit here surrounded by memories it is time to reflect on those new ones that are being built all the time... MORE

July 2, 2007
End of Fustration
Making the Grade-New Hampshire
By Dennis Michelsen
Who needs a Crew Chief? Three of the top five finishers in he Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway were guys whose Crew Chiefs are suspended! It sure looked like Denny Hamlin's "Fustratin'" season would continue when Jeff Gordon started working on his back bumper, but Denny held on for the win and a fresh baking sheet of cookies from Mom!... MORE

June 28, 2007
Hit Them Where It Hurts-Points Off for the Chase
By Dennis Michelsen
A $100,000 fine will not deter Hendrick Motorsports from searching for an advantage! The 100 points that they lost will be a footnote in the history of NASCAR long before it has any affect on the 2007 season. The talent pool at their company is so deep you could suspend half the team and still have them bounce back just fine. Hey NASCAR, if you want to hit Hendrick Motorsports where they hurt have point's penalties carry over to the Chase! Otherwise stop trying to con everyone with your new get tough policy... MORE

June 26, 2007
MPG Instead of MPH
Making the Grade-Infineon
By Dennis Michelsen
It was time to turn right and left through the hills of wine country! Infineon Raceway provides race fans and NASCAR drivers with something completely different every season. This year the race was more about miles per gallon and less about miles per hour!... MORE

June 21, 2007
Junior Will Do the Dew
By Dennis Michelsen
There is no doubt that Dale Earnhardt Junior is the biggest name in NASCAR. Any doubts some fans might have had were removed recently. Every move that Junior makes is being recorded as if he is the second coming! Now that the decision on where he will drive is solved, now the focus goes to what sponsor will be on the car and the rumor mill has gone wild on that subject. Forget Budweiser on his car next season. As great a sponsor as Bud has been it is time to open up the Junior market to the kids. Imagine how many hats, shirts, and die cast cars will be sold when Junior does the Dew!... MORE

June 18, 2007
Flippin' Good Time in Michigan
Making the Grade-Michigan Race One
By Dennis Michelsen
Pace Laps
That beard was getting scary, thanks for winning Carl!... MORE

June 14, 2007
Junior's Legacy Examined-
Would Daddy Be Happy?
By Dennis Michelsen
Unless you left for a three-day trip to Mars you know all about Dale Earnhardt Jr's move to Hendrick Motorsports. There is no doubt that Junior picked his destination based on his desire to win. Published reports and stories told to me behind the scenes indicate that he was offered big money to leave Chevy for Toyota but didn't even listen to the offers. In fact the news is that Rick Hendrick and Dale Junior came to a decision on this before money was even discussed! But what will this do to Dale Earnhardt Jr's legacy? Would his Daddy be happy with this move?... MORE

June 12, 2007
Did You Enjoy the Pocono 265?
Making the Grade-Pocono Raceway Race One
By Dennis Michelsen
Pace Laps
Need to end a drought? Bring NASCAR to town!... MORE

June 5, 2007
Car of Tomorrow Meets the Monster
Making the Grade-Dover Spring Race
By Dennis Michelsen... MORE

June 4, 2007
Pick a Winner Win a Pair of Fatheadz
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Dover Spring Event
By Dennis Michelsen
Fourteen races are in the books and fourteen of the winners also compete full time in the Nextel Cup series. Last year non-Cup drivers won only two races during the entire Busch season! That was the all time low, but this year I wonder if we will see any Busch drivers win at all. While the number of Busch Whackers at the stand-alone events has been much lower this year, the superiority of the Cup guys makes a Busch win unlikely... MORE

May 29, 2007
1100 Miles of Racing for the Tire Wars
By Dennis Michelsen
After nearly 1100 miles of racing between Speedway, Indiana and Concord, North Carolina one startling truth was revealed. The Greatest Spectacle in Auto Racing might have lost some of its allure, but the tires on those cars are far superior to those raced in NASCAR on Sunday night! Perhaps the real winner after a Memorial Day weekend full of racing was Firestone. Race them on Sunday buy them on Monday might not hold true for the cars any more since no one can tell them apart. But the tire performance was not hard to judge between on Sunday!... MORE

May 28, 2007
Regan Smith Wins the Carquest Auto Parts 300
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Lowes
By Dennis Michelsen
The home track advantage gave the Busch guys their best performance of the year. It wasn't from a lack of Busch Whackers because defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson even made the start. Twenty-six different Cup guys made the field for the Carquest 300 and once again a Cup guy won. But Regan Smith put on an impressive show and almost pulled off the overall win. As the season has gone on this talented youngster from Cato, New York is the future of Ginn Racing... MORE

May 22, 2007
Was There an All Star Challenge?
By Dennis Michelsen
The All Star game for any sport can sometimes be a great way to interest new fans in that sport. All the big names are there to shine and the newer fan can relate to the star power better than when the smaller names are mixed in with the big guys. In racing the All Star Challenge has also been a way to get new fans involved because these races are over faster and usually have more action from start to finish... MORE

May 15, 2007
Happy Mother's Day Edition
Making the Grade-Darlington Races
By Dennis Michelsen
This week there were three winners over the weekend. Denny Hamlin got the win on Friday, Mother Nature was victorious on Saturday, and Jeff Gordon triumphed on Sunday! I wasn't crazy seeing a race on Mother's Day weekend when they added this event a few years back. But with so many races on the schedule we were bound to have at least one traditional off week get lost in the shuffle. Darlington once again proved that no matter what type of cars (or trucks) is raced here the show would be terrific!... MORE

May 14, 2007
Jason Leffler Wins the Diamond Plywood 200
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Darlington
By Dennis Michelsen
They came, they raced, and again the Busch Whackers conquered the Diamond Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway. Once again despite the Car of Tomorrow being on the slate for the Nextel Cup race, twenty-three Cup drivers took to the track in the Busch race too. When over half the racers are Cup guys how the heck can the Busch guys compete?... MORE

May 8, 2007
Darrell Basham for President-Last of a Dying Breed
By Dennis Michelsen
Just imagine a real racer in the White House! Maybe this is just what the country needs! Forget the old political games in Washington, let's put someone in that position of power that understands how to stretch a dime for 200 laps. Darrell Basham is the last of a dying breed of old time racecar drivers. This fifty-seven year old ARCA RE/MAX driver from Henryville, Indiana deserves your support and vote in 2008!... MORE

May 7 , 2007
Oh for the Season?
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Richmond-Race 11
By Dennis Michelsen
Once again we are being treated to Cup driver dominance in the Busch series. While this is nothing new, this season of Busch Whacking might be worse than last season! In eleven races not a single Busch regular has won a race. Only two times in Busch companion events have more than one Busch regular finished in the top ten overall. Three times the best finishing Busch regular wasn't even in the top ten! How are new drivers going to get enough experience and confidence to move to the next level?... MORE

May 3, 2007
Mergers and Acquisitions
By Dennis Michelsen
It is now official; NASCAR has reached the pinnacle of sports! How did this happen? When did this happen? What move indicated that this in deed has happened? NASCAR racing is all about big business now and less about the racing than ever before. Don't get me wrong the racing is still great. But now the biggest news in the sport seems not to be who is winning but rather who is buying whom. Nowadays the big news is the mergers and acquisitions... MORE

May 2 , 2007
Saturday Night is Made for COT Fighting
Fantasy Insight-Richmond Spring Race
By Dennis Michelsen
The pressure is on to pick another winner this week! I am in the zone. The handicapping is just too easy lately. But now the rubber meets the road. Now it is time for the big dog to hunt. Beware because another lousy cliché can't be far away! The new and improved Power Ratings have been hot, hot, hot and even better I am listening to the numbers more than ever... MORE

May 1 , 2007
Not the Biggest Big One
Making the Grade-Talladega Spring Events
By Dennis Michelsen
Two different sets of rules but two very good races this weekend. I am looking forward to seeing how much better the racing might be on the Cup side in the fall with the Car of Tomorrow and a much bigger restrictor plate. Perhaps the success of speedway racing with the Craftsman Truck series can be duplicated in Cup with the bigger cars... MORE

April 30, 2007
Rookie of the Year Deserves a Chance
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Talladega-Race 10
By Dennis Michelsen
The best illustration for how strange this Bush Whacking phenomenon is to look at the career of Danny O'Quinn over the last 12 months. Last year at this time O'Quinn was riding high with his new Busch ride with Roush Racing and life was good. There was already talk of Roush Racing being unhappy about Todd Kluever's chances to take over the No. 6 Cup ride in 2007... MORE

April 26, 2007
Earnhardt Nation Needs a Sedative
By Dennis Michelsen
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As the old saying goes there are some people you just can't please no matter how hard you try! Last week at Phoenix International Raceway Jeff Gordon won his 76th race to tie Dale Earnhardt at sixth place on the all time win list at the NASCAR Cup level. Gordon decided to honor Dale by running a victory lap displaying a No. 3 flag. How cool was that?... MORE

April 24, 2007
Back to the Future
Making the Grade-Phoenix Spring Events
By Dennis Michelsen
The great Car of Tomorrow experiment is three races in and we have had three pretty good finishes. Drivers might whine about how poorly this contraption drives and fans might bitch about it not looking like the NASCAR type car they are used to seeing. But the proof is in the results and we have had some good races with these cars. Hendrick Motorsports proved that their dominance with the new design might even bring that elusive "Drive for Five" championship to Jeff Gordon... MORE

April 23, 2007
End of a Trend
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Texas-Race 9
By Dennis Michelsen
Back just a few years ago I enjoyed seeing the NASCAR guys head to the left coast tracks. The invasion of the west coast drivers was fun! There is a lot of talent out west but we rarely hear much about these drivers. But when NASCAR came to town it was an excuse for these guys to take a shot at the big time by entering the races and impressing the racing establishment back east. Now we miss out on this chance to see the talent out west due to coast and the lack of opportunities... MORE

April 17, 2007
Only the Bumps are Smaller in Texas
Making the Grade-Texas Spring Events
By Dennis Michelsen
F for Steve Wallace
This is one young gun that might have benefited from one more full season on the ARCA RE/MAX circuit. After the race Steve said he would just go out and learn by tearing up equipment. The only problem with that strategy is that teams without such deep pockets as his Dad Rusty will also be paying the costs too!... MORE

April 16, 2007
Driver Development Derails
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Texas-Race 8
By Dennis Michelsen
It dawned on me a few weeks ago that NASCAR will be in trouble in a few years if they do not makes changes to the current Busch series. Take a look at the driver introductions and see how many gray hairs can be seen. The day will come that NASCAR's Nextel Cup division needs new drivers to replace the veterans that will retire but the Busch series will not be producing enough capable drivers to take their places... MORE

April 12, 2007
Lies, Damn Lies, and PR-
Michael Waltrip's Wild Adventure
By Dennis Michelsen
Remember that old adage about the scariest two words you can hear from a politician…trust me? I get that same feeling whenever I read a PR release from NASCAR or one of its teams when there is an incident on or away from the track. One of these days our friendly NASCAR PR writers will win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction writing! This week racing veteran Michael Waltrip rolls his SUV while driving home late at night on an off weekend. "I was almost home. I relaxed a little bit and ran off the road," Waltrip explained. Sure that seems possible…until you dig into the facts of the story a little deeper.... MORE

April 10, 2007
Easter Bunny Found a Win for Andy Belmont
Making the Grade-Nashville Spring Events
By Dennis Michelsen
While the Cup guys are away the ARCA and Busch guys will play at Nashville Super Speedway. Despite cold temperatures an enthusiastic crowd came out to watch some great racing. It is a shame this track will never get a shot at a Nextel Cup date. They say there is no cheering in the press box but anyone who knows racing was going nuts when Andy Belmont's team won the ARCA RE/MAX race with driver Chad McCumbee! These two made history together and made this one of the most exciting race weekends of the year. Too bad it wasn't shown on SPEED!... MORE

April 9, 2007
Flipping for a Thousand
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Nashville-Race 7
By Dennis Michelsen
Just how many points will Carl Edwards win the Busch Championship by this season? How many times will we see Carl do his flip after winning? Last season Kevin Harvick turned the Busch series into a joke winning by over 88 points! At least Kevin had other Cup teams to battle with for the championship. This season most of the Cup drivers competing full time in the Busch series are not with teams as strong as Roush-Fenway... MORE

March 30, 2007
NASCAR News Rewind
Martinsville Memories Edition
By Dennis Michelsen - Every week so much happens in the world of NASCAR. As a public service we will attempt to wrap up the three biggest stories of the week in one easy to follow story every week. Just because we can't resist being wise guys we will also present our take on the news!... MORE

March 29, 2007
We All Lose If We Ever Lose Martinsville
By Dennis Michelsen - Do you remember that first time as a kid that your Dad took you to your first baseball game? If you attended a game at one of the classic ballparks such as Fenway Park or Wrigley Field that moment is etched in time. I get that same feeling when I walk into one of our classic racetracks. It is almost as if the ghosts of races past still haunt the grounds of the old tracks. They might have been fixed up with grandstands built to the sky but if that track still carries any of its old character listen close and you will hear those old time races...MORE

March 27, 2007
Tomorrow Finally Comes
Making the Grade-Bristol Spring Races
By Dennis Michelsen - They came, they saw, and they seemed to hate it. Such was the almost universal reaction of drivers and fans after the Car of Tomorrow made its debut at Bristol this weekend. The introduction of the new car design didn't affect Busch Whacking on Saturday one bit with twenty Cup regulars in the race. Perhaps the sponsors are hooked on Cup drivers and the teams will not let go of that extra revenue stream! Since the Car of Tomorrow was the Car of Yesterday can we come up with a better nickname by next week? I like calling this the "Wing" car versus the "Spoiler" car. The big question is if the Bristol of Next August will be better or worse of the Bristol of Yesterday. Now on to this week's grades... MORE

March 26, 2007
Sad State of Busch Whacking
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Bristol-Race 6
By Dennis Michelsen - The critics say that the new Car of Tomorrow in the Nextel Cup series will bring an end to or at least diminish the need for Busch Whacking. While there is no doubt that so many Cup teams race the Busch series to get more testing time there is always something to be learned in other type of racing on the same track. This week at Bristol Motor Speedway the cars are different but the tires are the same! Twenty full time Nextel Cup drivers raced in the Mini Sharpie 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday... MORE

March 23, 2007
NASCAR News Rewind
Car of Tomorrow Today Edition
By Dennis Michelsen - Every week so much happens in the world of NASCAR. As a public service we will attempt to wrap up the three biggest stories of the week in one easy to follow story every week. Just because we can't resist being wise guys we will also present our take on the news!... MORE

March 22, 2007
Change is Inevitable Except from a Vending Machine-
Here Comes of the Car of Tomorrow
By Dennis Michelsen
"Damn that thing is ugly!" - That is not a race fan at Bristol Motor Speedway being quoted on Monday; that is the usual chorus that accompanies any change in racing. I am sure that Ben Hur was ridiculed for the strange look of his chariot back in the day. The Car of Tomorrow is here and all is well in the world. This is not some sign of the apocalypse, racing will continue as it has for years and years. There are some things such as death, taxes, and changes in racing (increased costs too) that you can count on in life as certainties. Change is inevitable except from a vending machine!... MORE

March 20, 2007
Not So Hot Atlanta
Making the Grade-Atlanta Spring Races
By Dennis Michelsen - Hopefully NASCAR and Goodyear will learn from their experience of the last two weeks. Once again at Atlanta Motor Speedway teams encountered tire issues. But this week teams were able to make adjustments and drivers were able to drive the car differently to minimize those impacts to the quality of the racing. This is unlike the week before in Las Vegas when the tires were harder than anything Fred Flintstone ever had on his car! Hopefully NASCAR will not convince Goodyear to throw those tires made of granite on the cars at Texas Motor Speedway in a few weeks. Any time you give the racers a choice they will choose having options to deal with the tires! The resulting race was much better for the fans too... MORE

March 19, 2007
A Race of Their Own
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Atlanta-Race 5
By Dennis Michelsen
Once again a Busch race occurred and it is hard to tell there were some actual Busch drivers in the show! Twenty-six Cup regulars started the race in the Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday. The top fourteen finishers were all Nextel Cup regulars. Seventeen of the top twenty finishers also raced on Sunday in the Cup race. An even more troubling development is that very few independent Busch teams even showed up to compete. When the Car of Tomorrow becomes the car of everyday it will be interesting to see how many Cup drivers abandon the Busch series... MORE

March 16, 2007
NASCAR News Rewind
Hot Lanta Edition
By Dennis Michelsen - Every week so much happens in the world of NASCAR. As a public service we will attempt to wrap up the three biggest stories of the week in one easy to follow story every week. Just because we can't resist being wise guys we will also present our take on the news!... MORE

March 15, 2007
Dear Mr. Martin-Don't Slow Down Now
By Dennis Michelsen
Dear Mr. Martin, - Ever since you broke on to the NASCAR scene for the second time I have been a huge fan. Watching you race so hard against the Intimidator Dale Earnhardt at Dover in June of 1989 clinched it. When you announced your retirement the first time in 2004 I was in shock. Having covered the NASCAR beat part time I could understand how the full time rigors of that schedule could drive anyone nuts! But the classiest guy in NASCAR racing just could NOT be leaving the sport when he had so many great years ahead of him... MORE

March 13, 2007
No Call No One is Talking About
Making the Grade-Las Vegas Motor Speedway
By Dennis Michelsen - In other sports I understand the concept of the officials being part of the field of play. If the ball hits the ref, the game goes on and the ball is still in play no matter which direction the ball bounces. But in NASCAR should an official affect the outcome of the race? During one of the final caution flags of the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 an official changed the outcome of the race by catching a tire from the No. 48 car that was leaving his pit box. Perhaps Hendrick paid him off to catch the tire to avoid another penalty!... MORE

March 12, 2007
Easy Fix for Busch Whacking
By Dennis Michelsen - NASCAR officials better be concerned about only having forty-four cars show up to qualify for the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Whatever happened to the days when the west coast guys were eager to make a NASCAR show to impress team owners? Perhaps the deck is stacked against these guys so much that it isn't even worth the bother! But NASCAR can cure the Busch Whacking problem in a very simple way. Entice more teams to run the Busch series by getting sponsor dollars involved!... MORE

March 8, 2007
Time for Some Cup Teams to Run Busch Instead
By Dennis Michelsen - This season the car counts in the Nextel Cup season have been higher than ever before. Not only have fifty-four cars shown up for the Cup race at Las Vegas, but also so many of these teams have outstanding funding. After two races several teams have yet to qualify for a race and the odds are stacked against them this year in Cup worse than the craps tables in Vegas! It is time for a few teams to bail on their Nextel Cup dreams for 2007 and settle for running the Busch series instead... MORE

March 7, 2007
Nightmare Handicapping Scenario
Fantasy Insight-Las Vegas Motor Speedway
By Dennis Michelsen - Handicapping the unknowns is the toughest part in picking winners in racing! The Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been rebuilt and none of the past notes for this place matter at all. Changing from the flatter corners to the higher speed yet narrow turns figures to have crew chiefs scratching their setups. The only race run here since the rebuild was with the Craftsman Trucks so not much could be learned. Test sessions at the track caused concerns with tires, which led to NASCAR adopting a smaller fuel cell for this race only. Perhaps the best bet is to play the horsepower game... MORE

March 6, 2007
When Busch Whacking Might be Acceptable Behavior
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Mexico City-Race 3
By Dennis Michelsen - Busch teams should qualify under federal guidelines as an endangered species! But as the spokes-pup for www.racerdogs.com might say, "Sometimes Busch Whacking can be considered acceptable behavior." The win by Juan Pablo Montoya goes in the books as a Busch Whacker win for the Cup guys. But with his inexperience in the bigger, heavier cars it does make sense that he is being given every minute of seat time available. Similarly the other rookies and drivers that struggled to make the top 25 on the Cup side in 2006 should also get the same pass too... MORE

March 6, 2007
On the Road to San Antonio Day Three
North and East Bound and Down Edition
By Dennis Michelsen - When the race is over I usually high tail it for home right after the festivities end. But since the folks at San Antonio Speedway believe in doing everything bigger, the show didn't get done until after Midnight! In addition to the outstanding ASA Late Model race won by Colt James we got a full plate of other racing too. My intentions were to make a dash for the border northbound and get at least two or three hours of driving done. But Midnight is well past my bedtime so I barely got out of San Antonio before the sandman started his nightly rounds. Beautiful blue sky replaced all that evil weather I had on the way down so it turned into the most relaxing 1300 mile trip I have ever had in my life... MORE

March 4, 2007
On the Road to San Antonio Day Two
Boogity, Boogity, Boogity Edition
By Dennis Michelsen - Snow falling, forty-five mile per hour gusts to the winds, and cold temperatures back home but seventy-five degrees and sunshine in San Antonio? Yes indeed it seems that I made a wise decision going to work this weekend! Do you call this work? The stars and cars of the ASA Late Model Series hit the track for their first practice of the season and it only took a few laps for the first wreck. But the other story was the adventure in getting to the track. They do everything bigger in Texas including traffic jams! So goes day two on the road to San Antonio... MORE

March 3, 2007
On the Road to San Antonio
In Search of the Next NASCAR Star
By Dennis Michelsen - The NASCAR beat is not for me! A few years ago I tried it on a part time basis, which was very interesting. But after witnessing the zoo up close and personal I gained respect for the insanity that accompanies the NASCAR Nextel Cup traveling circus. There are so many great writers on the NASCAR beat I decided to spend most of my time in search of future stars. Last season I introduced fans to Alex Kennedy from New Mexico, James Buescher from Texas, and Landon Cassill from Iowa. All three earned the title Star of Tomorrow and I am proud with the performance of each of them in the past year! But before you can report on the next rising NASCAR star you have to get to the track. This is the tale of the story behind the story as I go on the road to San Antonio to cover the ASA Late Model Series opener... MORE

March 2, 2007
NASCAR News Rewind
That New Car of Tomorrow Smell Edition
By Dennis Michelsen - Every week so much happens in the world of NASCAR. As a public service we will attempt to wrap up the three biggest stories of the week in one easy to follow story every week. Just because we can't resist being wise guys we will also present our take on the news!... MORE

March 1 , 2007
Car of Tomorrow: Will It Be Safer and More Competitive
By Dennis Michelsen - NASCAR has made a lot of promises about the Car of Tomorrow, almost as bad as the last used car salesman I met out on the lot! Just as the slick sales guy will try to convince you that the car you are about to buy is totally free of any problems, the NASCAR PR machine has everyone convinced that the COT will be even better than sliced bread! You can now add the arrival of the COT on the NASCAR scene to those other inevitable things in life…death and taxes. But will the COT be safer and lead to more competitive racing?... MORE

2007 ARCHIVE

February 2007

• Feb 26/07 Thin Fields Courtesy of Busch Whackers - California Spring Race
• Feb 23/07 NASCAR News Rewind - Waltrip's Car Headed to Betty Ford Clinic Edition
• Feb 22/07 Martin Fans Stop Whining Please - NASCAR Was Right!
• Feb 21/07 Go West Young Season - Fantasy Insight - California Speedway
• Feb 20/07 NASCAR Making the Grade - Daytona - Great American Finish
• Feb 19/07 Harvick Could Still Win Busch Championship - Do The Math - Bye Bye BuschWhackers - Daytona
• Feb 18/07 Great American Predicitons
• Feb 17/07 NASCAR Finds New Ways to Stop Cheating
• Feb 16/07 NASCAR News Rewind - Dual-ing For Dollars Edition
• Feb 15/07 Shouldn't The Owner Get Suspended?
• Feb 14/07 Greatest of Great American Races - Fantasy Insight - Daytona 500
• Feb 13/07 Handicapping Those Toyotas
• Feb 12/07 Always Number Six
• Feb 9/07 NASCAR News Rewind
• Feb 8/07 How Do You Spell Anti-Trust? Try N-A-S-C-A-R
• Feb 7/07 Win a Diamond Membership from Fan1st.com - Fantasy Insight Bud Shootout
• Feb 6/07 Busch Whacking Always In Season
• Feb 5/07 That New Season Smell
• Feb 2/07 NASCAR News Rewind - ROWDY Fantasy Edition
• Feb 1/07 Different Teams, Different Agendas

January 2007

• Jan 31/07 Testing During NASCAR Testing
• Jan 30/07 Handicapping Help Needed in NASCAR - Pre Season Headblade Top 20
• Jan 29/07 Buying NASCAR
• Jan 26/07 NASCAR News Rewind - Saint Dale Premiere Edition
• Jan 25/07 Enough Bad News Already
• Jan 24/07 Dear Mr France - An Open Letter to the Big Cheese
• Jan 23/07 On the Road Again - Adventures from the NASCAR Beat
• Jan 22/07 Reinventing the Wheel - ASALMS Stepping Stone to NASCAR
• Jan 18/07 NASCAR News Rewind - Farewell to a Champion Edition
• Jan 18/07 ESPN About to Rock
• Jan 17/07 The BP BBQ Salute - Missing Benny Parsons Already
• Jan 16/07 More NASCAR Reality Shows Coming
• Jan 15/07 Is Robby Gordon the Rodney Dangerfield of NASCAR?
• Jan 12/07 NASCAR News Rewind - Farewell to a Throwback Edition
• Jan 11/07 When the World Zigs, It's Time to Zag - Earnhardt Staying Put at DEI Guaranteed
• Jan 10/07 What Will Break First on the Car of Tomorrow
• Jan 9/07 Suddenly that Missing Lug Nut Seems Insignificant - Bobby Hamilton Will Be Missed
• Jan 8/07 New Way to Finance a Team - Trevor Farbo
• Jan 5/07 NASCAR News Rewind - Landon Cassill is a Star Edition
• Jan 4/07 Craftsman Truck Series - Best Racing in NASCAR
• Jan 3/07 Hollywood Scripting of NASCAR
• Jan 2/07 Crew Chief Carousel
• Jan 1/07 Silly Season Office Pool 2007 - Happy New Year Edition

2006 ARCHIVE

December 2006

• Dec 29/06 NASCAR News Rewind - Shelmerdine Gets Reprimand from Feds Edition
• Dec 28/06 Wrong Kind of Diversity - Leilani Munter is Not Ready for the ARCA Series
• Dec 27/06 Making the Grade - Grading NASCAR
• Dec 22/06 NASCAR News Rewind - It's A G-Day Mate Edition
• Dec 21/06 The Evolution of NASCAR
• Dec 20/06 DEI Without Dale Would Be A Disaster
• Dec 19/06 Curse of the No. 25 - Brian Vickers
• Dec 18/06 2006 NASCAR Quote of the Year Awards
• Dec 15/06 NASCAR News Rewind - Kernan Getting Sirius Edition
• Dec 14/06 Busch Series at the Crossroads
• Dec 13/06 What Would Dale Think About the Chase
• Dec 12/06 Roush Racing Retrograde and Revival
• Dec 11/06 ESPN Makes Changes to the Chase
• Dec 8/06 NASCAR News Rewind - Claire B Lang Won't Be Sirius Edition
• Dec 7/06 Jason Leffler Still Hanging On
• Dec 6/06 Banquet Needs a New MC ... Just Call Herman
• Dec 5/06 What Happened to Greg Biffle
• Dec 4/06 NASCAR Making the Grade - Rubber Chicken and Champagne Edition
• Dec 1/06 NASCAR News Rewind - Move Banquet to Waffle House Edition

November 2006

• NOV 30/06 KENNY WALLACE - WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS BUSCH STAR IN 2006?
• NOV 29/06 WHY SHOULD OPINIONS CHANGE ON JIMMIE JOHNSON?
• NOV 28/06 WHAT HAPPENED TO RYAN NEWMAN?
• NOV 27/06 OFF SEASON WHERE IS MY NASCAR BLUES
• NOV 24/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - WHO'S YER BETTER TIRE MAKER EDITION
• NOV 23/06 GIVING THANKS NASCAR STYLE
• NOV 22/06 WAS DALE EARNHARDT JR THAT MUCH BETTER THIS YEAR?
• NOV 22/06 WHAT KIND OF CHAMP WILL JIMMIE JOHNSON MAKE?
• NOV 21/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - REPROGRAMMING OF KURT BUSCH
• NOV 21/06 CLASSIC POINTS BATTLE - WEEK 36
• NOV 20/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - HOMESTEAD MIAMI
• NOV 20/06 NASCAR MAKING THE GRADE - CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
• NOV 20/06 WEEKEND REWIND AND RANDOM THOUGHTS
• NOV 17/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY
• NOV 17/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - SIT ON JIMMY'S LAP EDITION
• NOV 16/06 LAST LAPS OF THE SEASON - FANTASY INSIGHT - HOMESTEAD
• NOV 16/06 DW A CROSS DRESSER
• NOV 15/06 WHAT WOULD BRIAN HAVE SAID?
• NOV 15/06 CHASE FOR MEDIOCRITY
• NOV 14/06 CLASSIC POINTS BATTLE - WEEK 35
• NOV 14/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - VALLEY OF THE SUN
• NOV 13/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - TIME FOR SALARY CAP - PHOENIX2
• NOV 13/06 NASCAR MAKING THE GRADE - PHOENIX WEEKEND
• NOV 13/06 WEEKEND REWIND AND RANDOM THOUGHTS
• NOV 10/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - TUMBLING TUMBLEWEED EDITION
• NOV 10/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - PA-HOE-NICKS RE-RACE
• NOV 9/06 DUELING IN THE DESERT - FANTASY INSIGHT - PHOENIX2
• NOV 9/06 OPERATION GO FISH IS OFF AND RUNNING
• NOV 8/06 CLASSIC POINTS BATTLE - WEEK 34
• NOV 7/06 WEEKEND REWIND AND RANDOM THOUGHTS - TEXAS TWO STEP EDITION
• NOV 6/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - TEXAS 2
• NOV 3/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS EDITION
• NOV 3/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY - LONE STAR PRE-RACE
• NOV 2/06 WHO WANTS TO SMELL LIKE NASCAR
• NOV 2/06 BACK TO BACK HIGH BANKED INTERMEDIATES - FANTASY INSIGHT - TEXAS2
• NOV 1/06 DEBRIS OR NOT TO DEBRIS... IS THAT A WORTHY QUESTION?
• NOV 1/06 WILL EXODUS OF OPEN WHEEL STARS KILL THE IRL AND CART?

October 2006

• OCT 31/06 NASCAR MAKING THE GRADE
• OCT 31/06 CLASSIC POINTS BATTLE - WEEK 33
• OCT 31/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - GEORGIA PEACHES POST-RACE
• OCT 31/06 MONDAY MORNING REWIND - HOTLANTA HIGH SPEED EDITION
• OCT 30/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - FLY IN FIELD INVERT - MEMPHIS
• OCT 27/06 SOME HIGH SPEED CHASIN' - FANTASY INSIGHT - ATLANTA2
• OCT 27/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - EARHARDT BACK FROM THE DEAD?
• OCT 26/06 NASCAR RIGHT TO NOT LET DAVID RAGAN RACE ATLANTA
• OCT 25/06 IS NASCAR OVER ENGINEERING THE CAR OF TOMORROW?
• OCT 24/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - GRANDFATHER CLOCK PRE-RACE
• OCT 23/06 MONDAY MORNING REWIND AND RANDOM THOUGHTS
• OCT 23/06 NASCAR RACING THE WAY IT OUGHTA BE - TOYOTA SHOWDOWN
• OCT 20/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - TRIP BACK IN TIME EDITION
• OCT 20/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - GRANDFATHER CLOCK PRE-RACE
• OCT 19/06 ONLY TRADITION IN THE CHASE - FANTASY INSIGHT MARTINSVILLE2
• OCT 19/06 WILL STEVEN WALLACE BE SUCCESSFUL IN NASCAR
• OCT 18/06 OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW
• OCT 18/06 JUST BLAME NBC FOR EVERYTHING
• OCT 17/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY
• OCT 16/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - CUE THE BLANIACS - LOWES2
• OCT 16/06 MONDAY MORNING REWIND
• OCT 13/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT EDITION
• OCT 13/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - HD DONE RIGHT
• OCT 13/06 BECCA'S BLOGOFF - RACE CHICK
• OCT 12/06 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL - FANTASY INSIGHT - LOWES2
• OCT 12/06 RACING BACK TO THE FINAL CHECKERS
• OCT 11/06 CAR OF TOMORROW BELONGS IN EXHIBITION RACES FIRST
• OCT 11/06 BRIAN VICKERS DID NOTHING WRONG
• OCT 10/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - MARK MARTIN AND MB2
• OCT 10/06 EARNHARDT AND NASCAR - HULK HOGAN AND WWE?
• OCT 9/06 MONDAY MORNING REWIND - HOLD YOUR BREATH EDITION
• OCT 9/06 MARK MARTIN FAREWELL TOUR Vs. ROCKY MOVIES
• OCT 9/06 IS THERE MORE TO THE MB2 - MARK MARTIN STORY
• OCT 6/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - PLATE RACE PANDEMONIUM
• OCT 6/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - WAITING FOR THE BIG ONE EDITION
• OCT 5/06 BECCA'S BLOGOFF
• OCT 5/06 JACQUES LE ROUSH
• OCT 5/06 HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH - FANTASY INSIGHT/TALLADEGA2
• OCT 4/06 NASCARS NEW WAVE OF INVADERS
• OCT 4/06 NASCAR STILL FEATURES SOME REAL RACERS
• OCT 3/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - GEE TOTO THIS TRACK...
• OCT 3/06 CLASSIC POINTS BATTLE - WEEK 29 - MONSTER MASHES POINTS TOO
• OCT 2/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - DUALITY OF DOMINANCE - KANSAS
• OCT 2/06 MONDAY MORNING REWIND AND RANDOM THOUGHTS- WE ARE IN KANSAS, TOTO

September 2006

• SEPT 29/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - KANSAS CITY TIMES EDITION
• SEPT 29/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - WE'RE BACK IN KANSAS TOTO PRE-RACE EDITION
• SEPT 28/06 DALE EARNHARDT, MISSING THE LAST OF THE REBELS
• SEPT 28/06 PEPSI BREAKS THE CURSE - JEFF GORDON ON TOP - FANTASY INSIGHT -KANSAS
• SEPT 27/06 ACTIONS DETRIMENTAL TO THE POPULARITY OF THE SPORT - MEET TOLEDO BRAWLERS
• SEPT 27/06 BYE BYE SHORT TRACKS - LOSING MARTINSVILLE
• SEPT 26/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT
• SEPT 26/06 CLASSIC POINTS BATTLE -WEEK 28
• SEPT 25/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - DRIVER DEVELOPMENT ISSUES - DOVER2
• SEPT 25/06 MONDAY MORNING REWIND - MONSTER SMASH AND DASH
• SEPT 22/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT - MONSTER MASH PRE-RACE
• SEPT 22/06 FAREWELL TO TEXAS TERRY
• SEPT 21/06 LETS GO OPERATION GO FISHING
• SEPT 21/06 RUSH TO IDIOCY
• SEPT 20/06 CLASSIC POINTS BATTLE - Week 27 - Kenseth Pulling Away
• SEPT 20/06 HEY MISTER YATES - DO YOU NEED RICKY RUDD's NUMBER?
• SEPT 20/06 CURSE IS WORKING OVERTIME - FI - DOVER 2
• SEPT 19/06 AYE, I BE A NASCAR FAN (In Pirate Talk in Honor of "Talk Like a Pirate Day")
• SEPT 19/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY - Magical Mile Chase Post-Race Edition
• SEPT 18/06 SPLENDIFEROUSLY SUPERLATIVE - Opening Day at Iowa Speedway
• SEPT 18/06 ADJUSTING TO A NEW WORLD - USAR Pro Cup Series - Iowa Speedway
• SEPT 18/06 MONDAY MORNING REWIND and RANDOM THOUGHTS - The Chase is On Edition
• SEPT 15/06 BEST PLAYOFF IN RACING - USAR Pro Cup Series
• SEPT 15/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY - Magical Mile Chase Pre-Race Edition
• SEPT 14/06 MARK MARTIN'S CHANGE IN SCENERY NEXT SEASON - Odds and Ends
• SEPT 14/06 HEY THE CURSE WORKS! FI - New Hampshire 2
• SEPT 13/06 NON-CHASERS GETTING NO LOVE ALREADY
• SEPT 13/06 SUGGESTED NASCAR POINTS SWITCH for 2007
• SEPT 12/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY - Long Way to Richmond Post-Race Edition
• SEPT 12/06 CLASSIC POINTS BATTLE - Week 26
• SEPT 11/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - Chase for a Championship - Richmond 2 |
• SEPT 11/06 HANDICAPPING THE CHASE
• SEPT 11/06 MONDAY MORNING REWIND AND RANDOM THOUGHTS - Its a Long Way to Richmond Edition
• SEPT 11/06 UNIQUE WAY TO THANK OUR TROOPS
• SEPT 8/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY - Richmond Daily News Pre-Race Edition
• SEPT 8/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - Short Trackers Edition
• SEPT 7/06 USING THE CURSE - FI - Richmond 2
• SEPT 7/06 WILL MARK MARTIN EVER RETIRE? Odds and Ends
• SEPT 6/06 HEY NASCAR... PLAYOFFS REQUIRE DIVISIONS
• SEPT 6/06 NASCAR POPULARITY MIGHT BE LEVELING OFF
• SEPT 5/06 TUESDAY MORNING REWIND AND RANDOM THOUGHTS - California Dreamin Edition
• SEPT 5/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY - California Post-Race Edition
• SEPT 4/06 BYE BYE BUSCH WHACKERS - Go West Young Whacker - California 2 |
• SEPT 1/06 WHAT THE DRIVERS REALLY MEANT TO SAY - California Dreaming Pre-Race Edition
• SEPT 1/06 NASCAR NEWS REWIND - Go West Young Man

August 2006