The Catfish Show NASCAR Blog

• Tie A String Around Your Finger

  Everyone currently reading this "fine" blog, I need a favor.  Update your bookmarks to www.thecatfishshow.blogspot.com as I will be posting from there for now on.  I'll keep this place up for the archives, but no new posts shall emerge from this location.
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  Posted: March 11, 2007, 10:24pm EDT
  

• The Juan Pablo Montoya Show

  
  
  This afternoon, Juan Pablo Montoya earned a new fan.
  
  I didn't expect much from the TelCel 200 today.  ESPN sure gave it the star treatment with the full circle coverage, but I admit I was skeptical.  I quickly changed my mind watching the domination, then [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2007, 2:24am EST
  

• Goodbye For Now, & A Goodbye For Later

  First, Wednesday morning yours truly will be headed off to Washington, D.C. - our nation's capital - to take in the best of the conservative movement.  March 1-3 I'll be at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference.  I've been looking forward to going for a while and it should be [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2007, 6:02pm EST
  

• Matt Kenseth Sweeps The Weekend In California

  The Busch race Saturday:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  and the Auto Club 500 Sunday:
  
  
  
  
  
  Hell yeah. 
  
  Tags: NASCAR, Auto Racing, Nextel Cup, Busch Series, California Speedway, [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2007, 9:29pm EST
  

• Quick California Preview

  So as most of you can tell, I haven't exactly been around.  I've been sick with the flu all week and haven't started to feel better until today.  That said, there is still racing to discuss.
  
  California - big, fast, and what is called "the real start of the [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2007, 10:28pm EST
  

• The Most Ridiculous Item Today

  Story here:
  
  Harvick's helmet fuels backlash
  Jim Utter
  
  It appears there was something that failed NASCAR's post-race inspection after Sunday's Daytona 500 -- the uniform and helmet worn by race winner Kevin Harvick.

  Responding to complaints from Sunoco, the official fuel supplier of NASCAR, the sanctioning body has been in discussions [...]

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  Posted: February 21, 2007, 7:14pm EST
  

• Kevin Harvick Edges Mark Martin To Win 49th Daytona 500

  Daytona folklore will have a new chapter to add following the 2007 Daytona 500 as Kevin Harvick drives to the outside of everyone and breaks Mark Martin's heart once again as he drove to the win at Daytona. 
  
  The two drivers that should have been battling for the [...]
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  Posted: February 18, 2007, 7:50pm EST
  

• The Daytona 500 Preview

  This is, as they say, the Super Bowl of NASCAR.  The Daytona 500.  You win here, you're set for life.  Derrike Cope would not be Derrike Cope if not for his Daytona 500 win.  It took 20 years for Dale Earnhardt to win this race and it was so special [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2007, 11:57am EST
  

• Orbitz 300 Preview; Broadcast Schedules For The Weekend

  The NASAR Busch Series starts 2007 in a familiar place and coverage is back to a familiar network.  Tony Stewart would like to go 3 for 3 in the last 3 years in this race, but faces challenges from many sides.  Your cheat sheet for the Orbitz 300:
  
  Starting lineup: [...]

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  Posted: February 17, 2007, 12:38am EST
  

• Lee Petty, Johnny Beauchamp, & Joe Weatherly Would Be Proud

  Then:
  
  
  
  Tonight:
  
  
  Travis Kvapil (my pick) holds on for 2.49 of the 2.5 miles on the last lap and finishes 3rd in the Chevy Silverado HD 250.  Jack Sprague and Johnny Benson (my 2 to watch out for) make the pass, [...]
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  Posted: February 16, 2007, 11:24pm EST