Nashville Superspeedway sale update - normal? or bigger problems ahead?
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This is why I could never be The Terminator. I can't decide whether to kill the bankers or the lawyers first. Or the Kardashians.
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This is why I could never be The Terminator. I can't decide whether to kill the bankers or the lawyers first. Or the Kardashians.
Nashville Superspeedway sale update - normal? or bigger problems ahead?
Current NASCAR
This sounds like one of those banker schemes to make some money, then make us pay when it fails http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2014/06/18/a-house-of-cards/ . If you read this description of the company http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=264715215 there's very little that applies to motorsports. I think they are either thinking of starting a new racing series or create a virtual series tied into tracks they own. I would be surprised if Nashville rises again.
Xfinity in for Ten Years (Not Infinity) as NASCAR Series Sponsor
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I suppose it matters at what point you encounter a series. It was never Winston Cup for me, always Grand National. Even when the Busch series used that title. I don't even remember Nextel Cup. I eventually came around to Sprint Cup; it's easy to say. But I never use that name because I know it will change. To me, it's just Cup.
The Busch Series will always be the Busch Series and it will always be Craftsman Trucks. You can't expect your steady customers to keep up with your name changes. I think that's why most of the branded stadiums are new. They never had a real name like Fenway Park or Lambeau Field so fans have no choice but to use the corporate name of the week.
And I never refer to races by their corporate sponsor, making it hard for someone to decide whether I'm talking about the Spring or Fall race. The Coca Cola 600 is the only exception for some reason, probably because it's on the biggest race weekend of the year. It's also odd because it's one of the few races where I remember the correct name - World 600. Corporations should just buy naming rights to the team instead of the stadium or event. We all know that the team will leave whatever city they're named after as soon as someone offers more money.
PS: I have no idea what Xfinity is. I suppose it's a good thing that they're advertising, but I'm inclined to ignore that name anyway because all cable companies are evil.
A History Of The 1948 NASCAR Season In Pictures
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
I enjoyed this series. I'm not very interested in NASCAR before 1952 or so, but it was helpful to see the schedule and pictures of all the tracks they ran on.
Tony is eligible for chase if....
Stock Car Racing History
I think this was the wrong move. Tony (hopefully) knows that this is not the year he wants to emerge as a triumphant champion. So he won't try to be and doesn't need an exemption. Meanwhile, NASCAR already had a big controversy last year when they bent the rules to let Jeff Gordon in. Now they've bent the rules again for another of their star drivers. Why stir up trouble again when it's unnecessary?Suppose Junior gets a concussion early in the season and has to sit out two races. Then he goes on a hot streak late in the season and wins some races. He would be chase-eligible but for those two races he missed. Is there any question what NASCAR would do? In the off-season they should change the rule from "attempted to qualify in all 26 races" to "actually qualified in 20 races".
The Legend & Jeff Gilder Finally Have Their Answer
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Is that the flag of the United Hype of Herica? It's not mine. For one thing, that flag's got 52 stars.
The Legend & Jeff Gilder Finally Have Their Answer
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I guess it's not just Danica who'll do anything for a sponsor's money.
OXFORD 300 - AUGUST 24,1969
Stock Car Racing History
The significance of that race? Pollard raced a Plymouth and earned the car make its first win outside of stock car racing.
Plymouth probably had some drag racing wins before this but I know what you meant. This was a 318 which probably was the same block that was destroked to run in Trans-Am. But Plymouth didn't win there. This was the only Indycar win for Plymouth.
Did this Chrylser LA motor (273/318/340/360) ever win in NASCAR? Was this the engine family that was used in Richard Brooks 305CID Charger Daytona?
I would also say Herb Thomas. I think I read that his races/win ratio is the highest of any driver. Plus I really would have enjoyed seeing those Fabulous Hudson Hornets. I've seen lots of archival footage of Curtis Turner, Fireball Roberts and Joe Weatherly but they're just historical figures to me. I didn't begin to watch racing early enough to become involved in their careers.
After 1960: I missed out on most of Fred Lorenzen's races. I saw him when he made a comeback around 1969 or so, but he wasn't a contender any more.