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  • New Website www.thatsthepits.com

    I have opened a new website called [www.thatsthepits.com] and will close this site after this post. The .com won't be renewed.

    This site has many good posts and I hope they'll be read for years to come. But besides autoracing, I'm also interested in other topics. I also' [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2008, 7:29pm EST

  • Jimmie Johnson Takes Command of Chase

    Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix, and gained maximum points to take a probable, not possible, third straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Title.

    If he does, he will join only one other driver in NASCAR history to score three straight Cup Titles, Cale Yarborough. Johnson nees [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2008, 12:03am EST

  • ABC Chooses Funny Videos Over NASCAR Race

    At 7:30pm, ABC switched the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix over to ESPN2 so they could show Funniest Home Videos.

    With 34 laps to go in a Sprint Cup Chase to the Cup Race, ABC had the nerve to switch the race to their sister station at ESPN2, [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2008, 8:25pm EST

  • Three Surprises for NASCAR

    The history making surprise or not this past Tuesday has shown us NASCAR fans that anything is possible.

    NASCAR's top three divisions are in heated battles, racing that is. Unlike Presidential Politics, the drivers are actually friendly, and one is trying to be doubly friendly.

    In the Sprint [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2008, 11:51pm EST

  • NASCAR Cup Down to the Wire, Unlike Elections

    Unlike the expected slaughter in the Presidential Elections Tuesday, The NASCAR Sprint Cup Title will be going down to possibly the last lap at Homestead.

    Unlike the Presidential Elections, the two obvious frontrunners are putting on their friendly faces, laughing and joking with each other. Both ESPN and Speed [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2008, 11:41pm EST

  • Carl Edwards Wins at Atlanta, But Johnson Ahead

    Carl Edwards didnot want to hear that Jimmie Johnson finished second after a pitroad speeding penalty put him one lap down. Johnson's point lead is now up to 183 points.

    And of course an ESPN reporter spoiled the Victory Lane celebration, "Are you kidding me?" Edwards asked. "You've rained [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2008, 11:49pm EDT

  • Ninth Rainout for NASCAR Cup Qualifying

    This has been my favorite subject of mine this year. Qualifying has been rained out again. This is the 9th time this year qualifying has been rained out. Stop the insanity of canceling rainouts. We need another qualifying day. It's not NASCAR's fault that it rained, but have qualifying the [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2008, 2:06pm EDT

  • Halfway to a NASCAR Cup Champion

    Martinsville is next up in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Any short track will separate the leaders from the followers.

    This race should show if Jimmie Johnson is a three- peat or a follower. The Chevrolets are starting to rise. My midpack pick is now econd. Jeff Burton [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2008, 11:49pm EDT

  • NASCAR Rules Stinks, Qualifying and Yellow Line

    NASCAR needs to take a good look at their rules and tweak them, because they sound like politicians.

    Last week at Talladega the last lap win of Tony Stewart still seems a little suspect. The 01 of Regan Smith did cross the yellow line on the last lap, but [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2008, 8:26pm EDT

  • Racing at Talladega Superspeedway

    I love a good short track race. The cars setting up the car in front of them and passing on the inside or the outside, whichever is open. Drafting doesn't come into place at a short track. They can be flat like Martinsville or high banked like Bristol. I've seen [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2008, 1:50pm EDT

  • Modified Car Insurance

    When it comes to modified cars, insurance companies divide them all into two categories: street racers and show cars. Each type comes with complications, but of the two, the race car is the more difficult to insure.

    As a driver of a performance car, chances are that you're already [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  • Greg Biffle Wins at Dover - 2 for 2 in Chase

    Greg Biffle wins again, the second straight win in the Chase for the Cup, winning at Dover and New Hampshire.

    I didn't pick Biffle anytime this year to be in the Chase, nevermind third in the points. The Dover race was the best COT race this year by far. [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 6:37pm EDT

  • Greg Biffle and Ron Hornaday Wins at New Hampshire

    The racing was definitely daring at New Hampshire with many cautions in the race. But fuel seemed to be the deciding factor in this race. Many drivers were saving fuel until the last caution. But at the end, Greg Biffle seemed to come out of nowhere to take the checkered [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  • Johnson Wins Richmond, Chase Field Set


    (Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

    Jimmie Johnson won the Richmond race, setting the field for the 10 race Chase to the Sprint Cup. This was Jimmy Johnson's fourth win of 2008, winning at Phoenix, Indianapolis, California, and Richmond. These wins gave Jimmy [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  • Contest: Win an Autographed Kevin Harvick Americans for a Gunk-Free Nation Hat.

    I’m sure that most of us have seen the Shell’s commercials where Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Shell-Pennzoil RCR Chevrolet Impala SS, hates engine gunk. So if you were watching the NASCAR Countdown on ESPN from Watkins Glen on ESPN last month, you may have [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2008, 4:28pm EDT

  • Should NASCAR Cancel the Budweiser Shootout ?

    YES!!!

    The time has come to eliminate the Budweiser Shootout and the companion Daytona 500 qualifying day on Sunday and use the open weekend for much needed time-off or another race weekend.

    With NASCAR's announcement of major changes to the Budweiser Shootout, the question bears asking about the [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2008, 6:33am EDT

  • Do you like the Budweiser Shootout Changes?

    NO!

    A new Budweiser shootout format for 2009 will knockout some star racers and those who have earned there way in. NASCAR promised all year long that if you won a pole award, you were in the shootout. WRONG!! They lied!!

    The new format will now place the [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2008, 3:22pm EDT

  • Joey Logano to drive #20 Home Depot in 2009

    Joey Logano will replace Tony Stewart in 2009 in the #20 Home Depot Toyota. Joe Gibbs Racing made the announcement yesterday with Joe Gibbs, JD Gibbs, Greg Zipadelli, Joey Logano and a Home Depot Representative.

    Joey Logano is 18 and signed his own multi-year deal with JGR. He will [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2008, 4:13pm EDT

  • Brad Keselowski Wins Bristol Nationwide Race

    Brad Keselowski wins the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his second Nationwide Series win for JR Motorsports. Brad started 37th and came through the field. Then Clint Bowyer made a slight error by getting loose and slid up the track. Keselowski then charged into the lead in [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2008, 1:05am EDT

  • Jimmy Johnson drives Randy Moss race truck

    Jimmy Johnson made his first start in the Craftsman Truck series in the #81 Lowes Kobalt Chevy, owned by Randy Moss Motorsports.

    He drove at Bristol Motor Speedway. The opportunity was setup through Chevrolet and Randy Moss Motorsports. Randy Moss of course is the star running back of the [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2008, 10:18pm EDT

  • NASCAR Slaps JGR with Penalty

    NASCAR has slapped Joe Gibbs Racing on the wrist for tampering with a chassis dyno test.

    After the Nationwide Series race last weekend at Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR found before a chassis dyno test magnets behind the throttle pedal, not allowing for a full throttle test. As a result [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2008, 8:52pm EDT

  • Tony Stewart names Ryan Newman for 2009

    This week Tony Stewart named Ryan Newman to drive his second Stewart Haas Racing Chevy. Newman will drive the #39, not the #4 has originally announced. Tony Stewart said that it matches Newman's past Nationwide and USAC Midget cars. The #4 belongs to Morgan McClure Motorsports, but there not running [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2008, 12:44am EDT

  • No Money in Recycling Junk Cars

    Recently I found that I didn't want an old car I owned because of the maintenance costs and increased problems. After considering all my options, I decided to sell the car to a junkyard.

    I live in Central Massachusetts and I'm always seeing ads on television and printed in [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2008, 6:04pm EDT

  • Kyle Busch Wins Cup Race at Watkins Glen

    Another busy race weekend for all racing series. A busy television coverage forced overlapping of races on the different networks. I was unable to watch the ARCA or Indy car race because of the Nationwide Series and Craftsman Truck Series race on ABC and Speed.


    At Watkins Glen [...]

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    Posted: August 10, 2008, 1:09pm EDT

  • Richard Childress/ Rick Howard Fields Grand Am Car


    6 time NASCAR Cup Championship owner Richard Childress has fielded a Daytona Prototype Race car in the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The debut race was at the Crown Royal 200 at the Glen; Watkins Glen, NY. Richard Childress will pair with Rick Howard [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 5:07pm EDT

  • "I Don't Accept Your Apology NASCAR!!!

    I don't accept your apology NASCAR on the tire problems at Indianapolis. Why should anyone think that blame shouldn't be placed on more parties than just NASCAR.

    Indianapolis Motor Speedway diamond cut the racetrack, causing the tires not only to wear quickly but turn to a powder. Diamond cutting [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2008, 1:11pm EDT

  • Ron Fellows Wins Rain Race at Montreal

    Ron Fellows has won the rain raced and rain shortened race at Circuit Jilles Villeneuve in Montreal in the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevy for JR Motorsports. The race was shortened by 26 of the 74 laps scheduled. This is JR Motorsports third Nationwide Series win this season, second win for the [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  • NASCAR Apologizes to Fans for Brickyard Tires

    NASCAR Officials have apologized to its fans for the bad tire race at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis. A race that saw 10 lap heat races instead of a 400 mile feature race. A race where tires couldn't hold the rubber more than 10 laps without showing the cords.

    [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2008, 12:56pm EDT

  • Tire Issues at the Brickyard, Jimmy Johnson Wins

    Goodyear tire issues were the main problem of the day at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. But that didn't stop Jimmy Johnson and the #48 Lowes Chevy Team from winning this race dispite the problems. Many competition cautions were issued by NASCAR in order to check on tire ware [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2008, 8:50pm EDT

  • Wrecked, Life in the Crash Lane

    Television is using Chicago as a backdrop for different television shows; Oprah, My Boys on TBS. Speed is now showing a reality show centered in Chicago called "Wrecked, Life in the Crash Lane. " It's a show about a major towing company in Chicago called O'Hare's Towing and the world [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2008, 3:36am EDT

  • Stewart Haas Racing

    Tony Stewart has bought a 50% interest in the Haas CNC Racing team that fields the #66 and #70 cars in the Sprint Cup Series. Tony Stewart will drive for this team in 2009, since Joe Gibbs Racing has given Stewart his release at the end of this season. More [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2008, 8:59pm EDT

  • Ice Road Truckers on History Channel


    I found a new Soap Opera and it's better than real life, because it is real life.
    Last year I enjoyed the first season of Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel. A show about Big Rig truckers taking needed supplies to some remote outpost [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2008, 8:26pm EDT

  • Todd Berrier & #29 Shell Crew Good at NHMS


    I had a chance Sunday to observe the #29 Shell pitcrew in action at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. I was on pitroad as a guest of Shell and observed this crew in the pits and before the race in the garage area.
    Pictures speak [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2008, 3:43pm EDT

  • Shell's How to Stretch a Gallon of Gasoline

    The people at shell are offering us tips on how to stretch a gallon of gasoline. Some of these tips I've tried to practice and have had success doing.

    1. Drive smoothly. I tend to have jack rabbitt starts and stops. Avoid heavy acceleration, heavy breaking, speeding. Bad driving [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2008, 4:28pm EDT

  • Gasoline Discounts Should be in Oil Company Futures

    With the price of gasoline topping $4.00 per gallon, Oil Companies need to look toward discounts before discount gasoline takes there business. Many discount gasoline outlets are popping up at some major outlets, like BJ's Wholesale, Stop and Shop and Walmart. These companies have offered discount prices for many years [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 6:50pm EDT

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr Wins at Michigan


    Dale Earnhardt Jr wins the Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway in a fuel mileage race. He snapped a 76 race winless streak. He last won on May 6, 2006 at Richmond.
    Junior started saving fuel around lap 20 with a request from his crew [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2008, 5:58pm EDT

  • Shell Audi TDI Diesel Win with BioFuel at LaMans


    The Shell Sponsored Audi R10 TDI took the overall win at the 24 hours of LeMans in France. Three Shell Audi's were competing in this race. The competition for the Shell Audi was the Total Peugeot 908 HDI, three of them. All 6 cars are [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2008, 2:45pm EDT

  • Seekonk Speedway, Back to Racings Traditions


    Saturday night I went back to short track racing at it's best, the 5/8th mile Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Massachusetts, north of Cape Cod on Route 6. They bill this track as the fast track of the east.
    The racing was typical short track [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2008, 7:00am EDT

  • Hornaday & Keselowski Win Texas & Nashville


    How rare this year to find two Chevrolets winning races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Nationwide Series, but Toyota lost these this weekend!
    Ron Hornaday Jr won the Craftsman Truck Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway with another thought about the Toyota's [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2008, 4:02pm EDT

  • NASCAR Needs to Tear-Down the Kyle Busch Car


    Over the last several weeks, Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing have torn up the race, lead laps and won races in very convincing style. Has Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin improved that much or has Toyota found something that Hendrick found in 2007?
    With [...]
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    Posted: June 06, 2008, 1:52pm EDT

  • Kyle Busch wins Again

    Saturday nights Nationwide Series race was won by the "Wild Thing" Kyle Busch. He wasn't driving a JGR car that night. A green, white, checker finish saw great racing between Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. But an incident between Keselowski and Hamlin turned into a [...]
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    Posted: May 25, 2008, 7:15pm EDT

  • Two Poles, NO WINS for Kyle Busch

    Kyle Busch didn't win the Sprint Cup All-Star Race OR the Craftsman Truck Series race at Lowes Motor Speedway. Kasey Kahne won the All Star Race from the Fan Voted spot out of the Showdown race. Greg Biffle finished second, and Matt Kenseth finished third. Dale Earnhardt Jr finished eighth, [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2008, 10:53pm EDT

  • Darlington Wins, So Does Busch

    The repaving of Darlington made these two races interesting. The Darlington stripe made it's appearance many times over. This COT has held up in some heavy hits against the wall and the car continues to run. You could see the stripes all around the racetrack.

    Kyle Busch won the [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2008, 11:18pm EDT

  • Bring Southern 500 Back to Darlington

    If it's not broken, don't fix it. A well-known saying that may or may not fit this situation.

    Darlington is part of NASCAR's history. The Southern 500 on Labor Day Weekend was always a classic. A deciding race in the Winston Million campaign, as Bill Elliott won in 1985, [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2008, 5:54pm EDT

  • Bowyer Wins, Toyota JGR Plays Games


    Clint Bowyer won the Sprint Cup race at Richmond last night in a very questionable race that leaves one Manufacturer looking good and bad in the same race. Clint Bowyer could be called the miracle winner as leading drivers were taken out. Clint Bowyer led [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2008, 11:57am EDT

  • NASCAR on YouTube, Kevin Harvick, Dale Jr, etc.



    Unless you've kept VCR or digital recordings of past NASCAR racing action, seeing past action is just not possible unless watching special scenes on television. That's the same for seeing past commercials of your favorite drivers. Have you tried YouTube.com? I have and I've found plenty of action.
    [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2008, 8:00pm EDT

  • Shell and the Kevin Harvick Bobblehead


    Many sponsors in NASCAR help promote our sport in many ways. Special promotions in stores and on the internet put NASCAR drivers in the collectibles spotlight.

    Shell has stepped forward to promote Kevin Harvick and the #29 Shell Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala COT Racecar. One [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2008, 6:51pm EDT

  • The Big One at Talladega

    When racing at Talladega Superspeedway, every driver talks about the Big One, the mega accident that sometimes takes out half the field. This weekend in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series, that came with a bang.

    In the Sprint Cup Series, Kyle Busch in the #18 M&M Toyota won [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

  • Patrick wins first in IndyCar, Busch wins third Straight

    A wild auto racing weekend found a first-time winner and a third straight victory for a rising star. No Sprint Cup Series race this weekend. I live through it.

    The Indy Car Series race from Japan was won by Danica Patrick, her first win in the Indy Car Series [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2008, 5:58pm EDT

  • Walmart Supercenter gets Poor Grade


    image from google street maps

    I recently went grocery shopping at a Walmart SuperCenter in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. The store is located just off Route 146 at the Northbridge - Sutton Townline. The store has been there for about a year. There's no signs to [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2008, 1:50pm EDT

  • www.worcestergasprices.com best source.

    On a short trip to Worcester, MA I needed to stop for gasoline. Before I left my house I checked www.worcestergasprices.com for any current low prices. I discovered that a Mobil Station in Oxford had a low price of $3.11.9 per gallon. The posting on the website at 3.11.9 was [...]
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    Posted: April 11, 2008, 12:31pm EDT

  • 2nd Fatality at Thompson Speedway in 8 Months

    As a fan of short track racing, the Thompson International Speedway is a favorite place for local racing and for Modified Series racing. Sadly, another fatality has happened at Thompson, the second in 8 months.

    Shane Hammond, a 27 year old midget car racer, was killed in a wreck [...]
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    Posted: April 07, 2008, 5:27pm EDT

  • Carl Edwards wins at Texas, his 3rd Win in 2008

    Carl Edwards, in his #99 Aflac Ford Fusion won the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. This is Carl's 3rd win of the year, but only earns him 20 extra points in the Chase for the Cup. He lost 10 points in the oil tank incident at Las Vegas. Of [...]
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    Posted: April 06, 2008, 5:43pm EDT

  • Sponsors and Top 35 Rule in NASCAR

    As a NASCAR fan for the last 20 years, more or less, I can't remember how sponsorships in NASCAR effect this sport so much as they do this year.

    Seeing just how many cars in NASCAR's top 3 series go without primary sponsors is amazing. One such team is [...]
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    Posted: April 04, 2008, 2:36pm EDT

  • Massachusetts Struggles With $1 billion Shortfall

    From time to time I'm going to blog on Massachusetts politics. This is my first.

    As a resident of Massachusetts I am absolutely outraged by the lack of common sense in our politicians to raise more revenue for an ailing state budget. A $1.3 billion budget shortfall exists in [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2008, 5:59pm EDT

  • Scott Wimmer wins 1st for Richard Childress Racing

    Scott Wimmer and his #29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet won the Nashville Nationwide Series race presented by Tractor Supply and wins the famous Gibson Guitar. Wimmer won a fuel mileage race that second place RCR teammate Clint Bowyer also faced. Wimmer led 21 laps for his first Nationwide win of 2008 [...]
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    Posted: March 22, 2008, 5:33pm EDT

  • Jeff Burton Wins at Bristol in RCR 1,2,3 Finish

    Jeff Burton wins the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in a wild end of the race finish. Jeff Burton made several good moves at the end to get buy a fuel starved Denny Hamlin Toyota to take Chevrolet's first win of 2008 Sprint Cup Series points races. Kevin [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2008, 5:46pm EDT

  • Toyota Wins 1st NASCAR Race w/Kyle Busch

    Kyle Busch and his #18 Snickers Toyota was the class of the field and won the Kobolt Tools 500 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kyle "Rowdy" Busch finished in front of teammate Tony Stewart in 2nd place and Dale Earnhardt Jr finished 3rd, unofficially of course. Toyota wins it's 1st [...]
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    Posted: March 09, 2008, 7:50pm EDT

  • Roush Fenway Racing Fined For Missing Oil Tank Cover

    Carl Edwards and Roush Racing received a huge fine this week for a missing oil tank cover at Las Vegas.

    The cover was discovered missing at post-race inspection after winning the race last Sunday over favorite driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. The #99 Dish Network Ford team received a 100 [...]
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    Posted: March 09, 2008, 10:22am EDT

  • Speedway Expo has Tony Stewart Hearse


    On Sunday, March 3, 2008, I attended the Speedway Expo, located at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. I attended this show for about the last 8 years. One year it was at the Gillette Stadium practice dome in Foxboro, MA.

    [...]
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    Posted: March 03, 2008, 9:53am EST

  • JR Motorsports Wins with Mark Martin in Vegas

    Mark Martin won the Nationwide Series; Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday. Martin was driving the #5 Delphi Chevrolet from JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports.

    The win came with some contraversy when Martin hit Carl Edwards #60 car in the rear, spinning Edwards into the [...]
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    Posted: March 01, 2008, 10:44pm EST

  • Auto Club Speedway Problems Holdup NASCAR

    NASCAR needs to further investigate the problems that caused crashes and engine overheating at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

    Two problems plagued the newly named former California Speedway; water seepage on the track and overheating caused by trash. The water was due to the rain. Alot of [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2008, 6:35pm EST

  • NASCAR fined Dale Earnhardt Jr Nationwide Effort

    Big Deal! NASCAR fined Dale Earnhardt Jr 50 driver points and Rick Hendrick 50 owner points for a Nationwide Series infraction at Daytona. The fine was for an altered rear spoiler after passing the template inspection. This alteration would enhance the areodynamic performance of the #5 Army National Guard car.
    [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2008, 6:44pm EST

  • Ryan Newman Wins Daytona 500

    Ryan Newman, in his #12 Alltel Dodge from Penske Racing won the 50th Daytona 500. He did it with drafting and bumping help from teammate Kurt Busch from the outside line.

    They were racing Toyota and Gibbs teammates Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch. Stewart had dropped down in front [...]
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    Posted: February 18, 2008, 5:55pm EST

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr and Hamlin Wins Duels

    Dale Earnhardt Jr started from the back of a 27 car field and drove to the front to win the first Gatorade Duel 150 at Daytona.

    Junior was in the same race race with two other Hendrick Teammates; Casey Mears and Jimmy Johnson. Thanks to the #12 Alltel Dodge [...]
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    Posted: February 14, 2008, 7:32pm EST

  • Congress Wasted Our Money on Baseball Hearing

    Normally I write on racing; NASCAR racing. There are enough problems in racing to concern me. I'm just a casual fan of writing this blog and I'm passionette about what I write.

    As a New Englander who is a casual fan of baseball and football, I am mad at [...]
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    Posted: February 14, 2008, 3:17pm EST

  • Thankyou Mr Hendrick, Dale Earnhardt Jr Wins

    Dale Earnhardt Jr wins the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Thankyou Mr Handrick, the entire Hendrick Motorsports and Junior's three teammates.

    Junior led 47 of the 70 laps, including leading after the first segment. He swapped the lead several times with second place finisher Tony Stewart and a [...]
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    Posted: February 09, 2008, 10:39pm EST

  • Kurt Busch Should be Parked Tonight

    Practice for the Budweiser Shootout last night produced a continuing rivalry between Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart.
    An accident on the track between Busch and Stewart produced additional shots from Kurt Busch with his car to the side of the #20 Home Depot Toyota. This happened after the incident and [...]
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    Posted: February 09, 2008, 6:38pm EST

  • ESPN2's Shifting Gears, about Dale Earnhardt Jr


    Last night I viewed the Dale Earnhardt Jr new television show "Shifting Gears," broadcast on ESPN2. The show was all about Dale Earnhardt Jr from the time he announced he was seeking other rides for 2008 and leaving DEI until the new paint schemes were [...]
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    Posted: February 09, 2008, 2:21pm EST

  • Dale Jr Memories Removed from DEI


    Reports on the internet have surfaced that during a Media Tour event at Dale Earnhardt Inc, all or near all memorabilia of Dale Earnhardt Jr have been removed from the famous race shop in mooresville, NC.

    NASCAR.com's David Caraviello reports that trophies, posters, fire [...]
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    Posted: January 27, 2008, 10:59am EST

  • Northeast International Auto Show


    Besides being a NASCAR race fan of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr, I like all things cars, trucks, SUV's and concept car. Concept cars are cars possibly to be built in the future.

    The Northeast International Auto Show at the Exhibition Center in Providence offers [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2008, 6:22pm EST

  • Barrett-Jackson Auction has NASCAR Flare


    One of my favorites while waiting for Speedweeks at Daytona is watching the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auctions. A big selection of American Muscle Cars and Customs seems to hold my interest for several hours.

    This year NASCAR made another appearance on the block with [...]
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    Posted: January 21, 2008, 4:31am EST

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr is Back

    I've been a Dale Earnhardt Jr fan ever his his father, Dale Sr, introduced his son to the racing world. Of course I thought back in 1997 that Dale Sr would be around for a long time. For me, 2001 was the worst year of my life. Therefore I have [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2008, 6:17am EST

  • GoDaddy.com to Sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr


    Dale Earnhardt Jr will also drive in the Nationwide Series in 2008 with GoDaddy.com as a sponsor.
    This ride will be fielded by JR Motorsports in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports. Junior will share the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet with driver Mark Martin and Ron Fellows. [...]
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    Posted: December 27, 2007, 8:25pm EST

  • ESPN Sportscenter Greatest Athlete Dale Jr

    Merry Christmas

    As a Dale Earnhardt Jr fan I always watch and read various stories about Dale Jr. So when I found ESPN's SportsCenter Greatest Athlete: Dale Earnhardt Jr DVD at Walmart, I had to buy it The DVD was $9.99. I was shopping for the Dale the Movie [...]
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    Posted: December 25, 2007, 5:01pm EST

  • France Blames Earnhardt Jr for Bad TV Ratings

    The year 2007 in NASCAR will be remembered for the year of change for Dale Earnhardt Jr. In a previous post, "Dale Earnhardt Jr is NASCAR's #1 Story," I listed the good and bad events Junior had in 2007; engine failures, leaving DEI, joining Hendrick Motorsports. Two more events has [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2007, 3:21pm EST

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. is NASCAR's #1 Story.


    Image from Hendrick Motorsports.

    I'm sure Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon fans will disagree with my story title, but it's true. The top stories of the year came from dale Earnhardt Jr. My #1 Google searched story was "Dale Earnhardt Jr. Joins Hendrick."

    [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2007, 5:22pm EST

  • NASCAR's Championship Week is over.


    Image from 8racingfan.com from NHIS

    Congratulations to all our Champions in NASCAR. Two out of three championships were decided this past weekend. Many storylines also took place and ending this past weekend.
    Congratulations to Jimmie Johnson on his 2nd straight Nextel Cup title, beating [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2007, 5:32pm EST

  • Bruton Smith buys New Hampshire.

    Bruton Smith and Speedway Motorsports Inc has purchased New Hampshire International Speedway for $340 million. This purchase includes the 50% interest that Bob Bahre had in the North Wilksboro Speedway, which Bahre and Smith bought together and split the Cup dates. Bob Bahre took one Cup date to New Hampshire [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2007, 6:38pm EDT

  • Frustration Being a Dale Jr Fan.

    As a New Englander I’d be on cloud nine if I were a New England Patriots or Boston Red Sox fan. The Patriots have 7 wins and no loses and the Red Sox are in the World Series with a 2 games to none lead over the Colorado Rockies. It [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2007, 6:40pm EDT

  • Wonderboy Wins Again in Chase

    The question here is just how good Jeff Gordon is. Is Jeff Gordon lucky or skilled?

    Jeff Gordon won the Bank of America 500 at Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. It’s his 2nd win in a row, winning at Talladega last week. In another wrecked filled race, Gordon [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2007, 6:42pm EDT

  • NASCAR Disappointment at Talladega.

    I should be happy with sports, especially in my native New England. The Red Sox swept the Angels in the first round of the baseball playoffs and the Patriots are 5-0 in the NFL. But my sport is not baseball or football, it’s NASCAR racing.

    I’m a Dale Earnhardt [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2007, 6:43pm EDT

  • Tony Eury Jr to leave DEI after Talledega.

    Tony Eury Jr will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc after the Talladega race October 7. Eury Jr will take four members of the #8 team will him when he leaves, although ESPN reports only one member of the team has expressed any interest to DEI. Image from [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2007, 6:48pm EDT

  • NASCAR photos available.


    Photo by 8racingfan

    On September 16, 2007, I attended the Nextel Cup race at NHIS. I took over one hundred photos from pitroad and the garage area as part of Shell’s Best Seat in the House program.

    I covered the #29 Shell pits [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2007, 6:46pm EDT

  • Junior drives #88 Amp - Mountain Dew

    Dale Earnhardt Jr will drive the #88 AMP Energy/ Mountain Dew/ National Guard Chevrolet Impala for Hendrick Motorsports. The wait for the number is over and Dale Jr is happy with his decision. - Image from Hendrick Motorsports

    Since December 2006 when Teresa Earnhardt told [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2007, 6:52pm EDT

  • Shell's Hot Pass at NHIS.


    Image taken by 8racingfan.

    On Sunday I visited the New Hampshire International Speedway as a guest of Shell to report on Kevin Harvick and the #29 Shell Chevrolet car from Richard Childress Racing.

    We were given Press Passes to enter the infield by [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2007, 6:37pm EDT

  • Will NHIS be sold to the right buyer?

    It’s been reported by ESPN’s NASCAR Now and other print media outlets like the Boston Globe that New Hampshire International Speedway owner Bob Bahre may be interested in selling NHIS. It was also noted that two parties are interested in the track.

    Fenway Sports Group , with owners Jack [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2007, 7:04pm EDT

  • Junior blows another engine. No Chase.

    Congratulations to Jimmy Johnson on his sixth win of the season. He will start the chase with 5060 points, 20 points ahead of his teammate Jeff Gordon.
    Dale Earnhardt Jr failed to make the big show; the NASCAR Chase to the Cup. Junior blew an engine with 5 laps to [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2007, 7:06pm EDT

  • NASCAR Shorts - AT&T, Toyota, #8

    Busy week in NASCAR racing. Some of the highlights are;
    AT&T is back on the #31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. An agreement has been reached with NASCAR, AT&T and Sprint Nextel that will keep AT&T on the car until the ned of 2008. RCR must have another sponsor for 2009. [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2007, 7:08pm EDT

  • Tony Eury Jr to Hendrick in 2008.

    Hendrick Motorsports announced yesterday that Tony Eury Jr, now crew chief of the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet at DEI, will work with Dale Earnhardt Jr on his new ride. The final number selection and sponsor will be announced at a later date.

    It is speculated that Junior will use the [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2007, 7:10pm EDT

  • Johnson Wins at Fontana, Junior Gains on 12th.

    Jimmy Johnson had a great homecoming and won the Nextel Cup race at Fontana, California. This was his fifth win of 2007. This capped off a week where Jimmy Johnson Johnson visited his old High School and had a successful Jimmy Johnson Foundation Golf Tournament. Not only did his old [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2007, 7:11pm EDT

  • Edwards Wins at Bristol, Junior gains Little.

    Carl Edwards won Saturday night’s Bristol Motor Speedway race. It was his second win of the year. Edwards was unchallenged for the last 166 laps after he passed Kasey Kahne, who finished second. Edwards cemented his place in the top 12 in the chase. He’ll have that all important 20 [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2007, 7:12pm EDT

  • Junior Still Loosing.


    image from www.speedtv.com and designer Justin Wilkinson

    Dale Earnhardt Jr is still loosing this year. Several weeks ago Dale Earnhardt Jr lost an engine at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He had been competing for the lead with Tony Stewart before loosing his engine. The [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2007, 7:15pm EDT

  • Driver Killed at Thompson Speedway.


    Image from NASCAR.com

    Jon Blewett III was killed Thursday evening because of an accident at the Thompson International Speedway. Blewett was 33, a veteran Racecar driver in the NASCAR Whelan Modified Series.

    An accident on lap 107 of a scheduled 150 lap feature [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2007, 7:17pm EDT

  • Say goodbye to "8".


    Image from Daleearnhardtinc.com

    Daytona in February will find another driver piloting the #8 DEI Chevrolet. It could be Mark Martin, Aric Almirola, Paul Menard, or even Martin Truex Jr. But it won’t be Dale Earnhardt Jr at Hendrick Motorsports. Ya, I said Hendrick Motorsports. [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2007, 7:25pm EDT

  • Stewart Wins, Junior Loses.

    Congratulations to Tony Stewart for winning the Centurion at the Glen at Watkins Glen, NY. This is Tony’s third win of the season, previously winning at Chicagoland and Indianapolis.
    With two laps to go, leader Jeff Gordon went too hard into Turn 1 and spun, giving Tony Stewart the lead [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2007, 7:30pm EDT

  • NASCAR Needs 2nd Qualifying Day on Rainouts.

    If NASCAR wants to be fair and expand racing to new teams, qualifying needs to be changed.
    Watkins Glen qualifying was rained out. This is the 3rd time this season qualifying was rained out, the others being Texas in April and Daytona in July. One of the drivers that went [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2007, 7:36pm EDT

  • Kevin Harvick Wins Zippo 200 at the Glen.



    Kevin Harvick has won his second straight Busch race and his fifth overall this season. He won last week at Montreal. - Image from RCRracing.com.

    With a big field of road course specialists, Kevin Harvick beat his RCR teammate Jeff Burton, and led [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2007, 7:33pm EDT

  • Robby Gordon has a Heart.

    Robby Gordon will field a second car at Watkins Glen with Marcus Ambrose as his driver. Yes, Marcus Ambrose. The driver of the #59 Kingford Ford that Robby spun out at the Montreal Busch Race.

    Marcus Ambrose will drive the #77 Campers World Ford COT car. His first cup [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2007, 7:38pm EDT

  • NASCAR Shorts - Robby Gordon.

    Robby Gordon was suspended by NASCAR for his actions yesterday at Montreal. Gordon refused to place his car in the 13th position, instead of the 2nd position as he believes he was in. Gordon was spun by Marcus Ambrose, so Gordon returned the favor, then Ambrose returned that favor.

    [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2007, 7:38pm EDT
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