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    • PattyKay Lilley ~ 2020 >
      • Quotes from NASCAR's Earlier Days
      • Marty Robbins ~ NASCAR Balladeer ~ 2020 Reprise
      • The Question Is Not About Lug Nuts
      • A Change Is Recommended
      • I Remember You ~ 2020 Reprise
      • In Loving Memory of Neil Bonnett ~ 2020
      • An Earnhardt Kind of Day ~ 2020 Reprise
      • Its Almost Daytona
      • Looking Back on the Beginning of The Chase
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Let’s talk about “Smokey” Again
    • PattyKay Lilley 2019 >
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told ~ 2019
      • Saying Goodbye to 2019
      • The Lady in Black is Back
      • The Little Track by the Railroad Track ~ 2019
      • Yellow Line Rule or No Yellow Line Rule
      • Racing the Way It Was When I Started
      • A Defining Moment ~ 1992 Finale at Atlanta
      • Chasing and Whining
      • Adam Petty
      • The Passing of a Giant ~ Buddy Baker
      • Whatever Happened to North Wilkesboro
      • The Life and Good Times of Curtis Turner
      • Tim Richmond Remembered
      • J. D. McDuffie ~ Lived and Died for Racing - Reprise
      • If It’s Foggy It Must Be Pocono
      • New Hampshire Nonsense 2003
      • Rain on the Firecracker 400 ~ No Surprise
      • A Tale of Two Races
      • Down Memory Lane ~ Fireball Roberts
      • Lets Hit the Road
      • Michigan Shenanigans
      • Junie Donlavey ~ A NASCAR Pioneer
      • Tales from the Lighter Side ~ Final Chapter
      • Memorial Day Means So Much More than Racing ~ 2019
      • The Lighter Side of NASCAR ~ Whats in a Name
      • Tales from the Lighter Side ~ Terry Labonte, Ward Burton and More
      • Tales from the Lighter Side ~ Bobby Allison, Ken Schrader and More
      • Quotable Quotes from NASCAR
      • Tales from the Lighter Side ~ Another Round of Quotes
      • NASCAR Quotes from Smokey and Others
      • Tales from the Lighter Side of NASCAR
      • An Objective Look at the 2020 Schedule
      • Pretty Little Martinsville
      • The Lady in Black Visits the Land of Fruits and Nuts
      • Facts and Fantasies about the New Package
      • The NASCAR Balladeer ~ Marty Robbins
      • Leaving Daytona and Looking Forward to Atlanta
      • I Remember You ~ Reprise
      • An Earnhardt Kind of Day ~ Reprise
      • In Memory of Neil Bonnett
      • The Loss of a Treasure
      • All Kinds of News and None of It Bad
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Daytona SpeedWeeks Are Upon Us
      • NASCAR Doesnt Love Me Anymore ~ Reprise
      • Where Winter Racing Can Be Found
      • When Rednecks Ran NASCAR ~ 2019
    • PattyKay Lilley 2018 >
      • The Cars and Fans through the Generations
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told ~ 2018
      • The Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas ~ 2018
      • Thursday Night Thunder
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Is it Finally Time for Smokey Yunick
      • The End of the Season and Some Sad Farewells
      • A Busy Racing Weekend and Then…
      • A Good Mood Spoiled
      • Bump or Dump ~ Yes There Is a Difference
      • Pretty Little Martinsville ~ 2018
      • Old Versus New ~ Age Versus Youth
      • Tales of the Talladega Curse ~ 2018
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Word Games
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Some Things You Might Not Know About ROVALS
      • Thoughts and Memories from an Aging Mind
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Echoes of Indy
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Sound of Silence
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Place Where Names Are Made
      • Bristol ~ From Snow Squalls to Snow Angels
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Questions and Answers
      • Thank God for the SAFER Barriers and Other Varied Thoughts
      • Rain Delay, Sticky Stuff and the Little Race that Could
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ From This Fans Point of View
      • Davey in Retrospect – 25 Years
      • Remembering the Very First Truck Race at Eldora
      • Bobbles in the Booth and Stages in a Road Course Race
      • Nicknames Are Usually Earned
      • Shenanigans at Sonoma
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Insert Clever Title Here
      • What Did He Say
      • Memorial Day Means So Much More than Racing ~ 2018
      • All-Star Racing or Short Track Nationals ~ The Choice is Yours
      • Adam Petty Remembered
      • Its All about Tradition
      • The White Cement of Dover
      • 31 Years of a Temporary Fix
      • We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us
      • All the News Unfit to Print~ All-Star Edition
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ No One Is Listening
      • Alan Kulwicki Will Always Be a Champion
      • 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Selections and Elections
      • Fontana to Martinsville and All About the Fan Experience
      • Kevin Harvick Is Right ~ Grass Roots Racing Does Matter
      • The Road Less Traveled
      • Surefire Cost Cutting Ideas for NASCAR
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Too Much Is More than Enough
      • I Remember You ~ My Personal Tribute to Dale Earnhardt
      • An Earnhardt Kind of Day
      • Remembering Neil Bonnett
      • Daytona Fever
      • NASCAR Looked the Other Way
      • A Look in the Rear View Mirror ~ Keith Jackson
      • The Product Is Encumbered and Therefore Not Marketable
      • Its January Already
      • The Perfect Storm and a Sad Farewell
    • PattyKay Lilley 2017 >
      • That Time between Christmas and Daytona
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told ~ 2017
      • I Still Believe in Santa Claus ~ Jimmy Spencer
      • A Defining Moment in NASCAR History
      • Remembering the Final Winston Cup Banquet ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Dont Believe Your Lying Eyes
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ One Last Ride
      • As the 2017 Season Draws to a Close
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Who Is Not Speaking to Whom?
      • The Little Track by the Railroad Track
      • NASCAR Goes Country
      • Tales of the Talladega Curse ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Sad Times and Poor Broadcasting
      • Not One Knee Was Taken During Solemn Prerace Ceremonies at Dover
      • The White Cliffs of Dover ~ Delaware
      • History Holds the Back Story ~ RPM
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Someone Ought to Say It!
      • Characters Add Character to Racing
      • In Darlington, Everything Old Is New Again
      • Remember When NASCAR Was All About the Fans?
      • From Michigan to Richmond and All Points In-between
      • Racing at the Glen and Millennials Can Learn from Geezers
      • When the Points Arent the Points and 2+2 Doesnt Equal 4
      • When Rednecks Ran NASCAR
      • Dear Brent Dewar, About That Star Mangled Banner
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Silly Season Is Only Silly for Some
      • Looking Back ~ A View from the Rearview
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ On Road Racing and Dirt Racing
      • Defeat Snatched from the Jaws of Victory
      • Ninety Miles an Hour down a Dead End Street
      • The Good, the Bad and the Intolerable
      • Verrrry Interesting
      • D-Day Demolition Derby at Dover
      • Memorial Day Means So Much More than Racing ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ NASCAR Why Do You Refuse to Listen?
      • A Tale of Two Weekends
      • Remember Adam Petty
      • Truth Will Always Serve Better than a Good Story
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Vaya con Dios
      • It’s Bristol Baby, but Which Bristol?
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ When Enough Becomes Too Much
      • A Sunday Drive, Texas Style
      • One Helluva Good Race; Sorry You Missed It
      • As Requested By the Fans… and Other Fairytales
      • Smokey Yunick Belongs in the NASCAR Hall of Fame
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Selections and Elections
      • Some Facts Are Indisputable and Some Folks Enjoy Being Unhappy
      • At Daytona, Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
      • A Few More Nicknames and Some Quaint Quotes
      • Nicknames in Racing Have to Be Earned
      • Drivers, Please Start Your Engines
      • The Voice of One Fan Only
      • Fly on the Wall ~ Speaking of Carl Edwards
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Hopefully the Voice of Reason
      • U.S. Nationals, and We Are Not Talking Drag Racing Here
    • PattyKay Lilley 2016 >
      • The Christmas Story as My Mother Told It
      • We’re Gonna Miss the Man Called Smoke
      • The New Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas
      • Remembering The Final Winston Cup Banquet
      • Let’s Talk About Indy Instead of Homestead
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Why All The Secrecy?
      • Martinsville ~ FUBAR
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ And the Fans Need to Be Heard!
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ NASCAR Doesn’t Love Me Anymore
      • Under The Charlotte Lights...Again ~ Lady in Black
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ A Question For Brian Z. France
      • Who’s Abbott, Who’s Costello and Who’s on First
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Where Have All The Race Fans Gone?
      • Throwback ~ The Lady In Black
      • Throwbacks and Tributes and Memories, Oh My
      • Someone Asked About the History of North Wilkesboro
      • Mid-Ohio Mayhem ~ All In Fun
      • His Name Is Waddell Wilson ~ Remember That Name
      • J. D. McDuffie ~ Lived and Died for Racing
      • Attendance and Ratings ~ Do They Matter?
      • Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup ~ What Comes Next?
      • Davey in Retrospect
      • Twisted Sheet Metal and How A Race Should End
      • Is NASCAR For Sale?
      • Wreckin on the Road ~ Lady in Black
      • Marty Robbins ~ NASCAR Balladeer
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Those Silly Ol’ Lug Nuts
      • Junie Donlavey ~ True Pioneer of NASCAR
      • Tim Richmond ~ Right to the Bitter End and Beyond
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Penthouse and the Outhouse
      • Memorial Day Means More than Just Racing
      • Dover - The Good The Bad and the Unacceptable
      • Down Memory Lane ~ Smokey Yunick
      • Best Damn Garage In Town
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Talladega: Too Much of a Bad Thing
      • Tales Of The Talladega Curse
      • A Few Words About The Old Bristol
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ How the Election Process Works
      • A Sunday Drive, Texas Style with the Lady in Black
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Where Have All the Fans Gone?
      • Alan Kulwicki - Always A Champion
      • Volkswagen Isnt Just a Bug Anymore
      • Racing Is For The Young As Well As The Old
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ From The Desert To The Mountains
      • Would You Like Fries With That?
      • A Few Words on Flag Etiquette
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Great Racing But Poor Coverage
      • Leaving Daytona And Headed For Atlanta
      • Dale Earnhardt ~ I Remember You
      • Charter of Franchise, It's All Good
      • Neil Bonnett: Racer, Broadcaster, Legend, And Man
      • A Racer For All Seasons!
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Six Generations Of Cars And Fans
      • Curtis Turner Inducted Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Improving The Fan Experience
      • The Official Everything Of NASCAR
    • PattyKay Lilley 2015 >
      • It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to So Much Talent
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told
      • And How Would You Like That Dashboard: Analog or Digital?
      • The Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas
      • Who You Callin' A Rookie?
      • And Then There Were Four
      • There Really Was A Race In Texas
      • A Twilight Happy Ending And Sunshine On The Horizon
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Luck of Austin Theriault
      • What It Wasn't, Was A Restart
      • Playing The Blame Game
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Am I Still A Race Fan?
      • Under The Charlotte Lights With The Lady in Black
      • It's Probably Not Safe If It's Not SAFER
      • Missing: Race Teams And Sponsors!
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Getting Started, Word Games and Playoffs
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ What Happens When Racing Becomes Soporific?
      • Darlington In The Rearview And Richmond Right Up The Road
      • The Lady in Black at the Riot in Richmond
      • Retro ~ Everything Old is New Again at Darlington
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ So Much Happening And Most Of It Bad
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Actions Detrimental
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Fans Have Some Responsibility, Too
      • The Passing Of A Giant
      • Something Happened At Pocono That Almost Everyone Missed
      • Kissing The Bricks With The Lady In Black
      • Time To Say Goodbye, To A Track And To A Man
      • The Brickyard 400 In The Rearview ~ What Happened?
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Leaving Sparta For Loudon
      • Logic 101 ~ When in Doubt, Rely on Common Sense
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Kentucky Speedway Needs To Be SAFER
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Fireworks At The Firecracker
      • Some Things Just Aren't News
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ On The Road Again
      • NASCAR Fans Didn't Fit The Stereotype
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ A Fan's View On The State Of The Sport
      • The Lady In Black Pokes Fun At Pocono
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ No One Knows What Goes On Behind Closed Doors
      • One LAP UP With The Lady In Black
      • Making Racing Safer With SAFER
      • Memorial Day Should Mean More Than Racing
      • Showdowns, Trucks, A Starlit Night, And A Couple Guys Named Smith
      • Remembering Adam Petty
      • A Lady Makes Her Debut, And We're Not Any SAFER In Kansas, Toto.
      • Talladega ~ The Curse And SAFER Barriers
      • Pretty Words And Strong Words: Steve Byrnes And SAFER Barriers
      • Bristol, By Any Other Name
      • The NASCAR Hall Of Fame ~ How It Works
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Old Races And New Walls
      • The Lady In Black - The Magic Of Martinsville
      • Revisiting Martinsville, Without Jesse Jones
      • The Lady In Black - The Fontana Furnace
      • Sometimes, You Just Have To Laugh
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Our Drivers DeserveThe Safety Of SAFER
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Send In The Clowns
      • SAFER! Just Do It!
      • The Choices of NASCAR, February 18th, And A Million Points Of Light
      • A Perfect Storm And A Sad Farewell
      • They Didn't Have To Go That Way
      • I Fought The Law And The Law Lost!
      • A Voice For The Fans No More
      • The Day The Vortex Theory Was Tested
      • Do We Miss Daytona Testing
      • Autographs And Memories
      • Always Hoping For A Happy New Year
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ A Cup Full Of Snow
  • Frank Buhrman
    • Frank Buhrman ~ 2020 >
      • Constant NASCAR Critic
      • Anything Less Than First Is
      • So What Do We Do Now
      • Daytona Then and Now ~ Which Is Better
      • THE CURE ~ For NASCAR, It’s Elusive
      • Fewer Grandstands and More VIP Suites ~ Recipe for NASCAR Success or Failure
      • A Look Back at Some Obscure Racing History
      • We Race on Sand but Will Racing Last as Long as the Ocean
      • History ~ Praising and Preserving It
      • Daytona ~ Lets Begin
      • Healthy Weekly Racing Essential to NASCAR
    • Frank Buhrman 2019 >
      • Junior – The Best of What Was
      • Fast Forward to Racing in 2030
      • Some Nashville-inspired Thoughts on The Future
      • Bringing Back NASCARs Roots
      • Whats the Right Age to Quit NASCAR
      • Gravel’s Move to NASCAR Is a Bright Light
      • Is There A Beginning in This End
      • For the Nostalgic Purist Maybe Xfinity Is the Place
      • Are Today’s Dreamers Dreaming of Becoming Tomorrow’s NASCAR Stars
      • Old Days Old Ways Or New
      • Theres No Stock in NASCAR and We're Racing the Wrong Cars
      • Lets Think Speed Bumps ~ Mixed Surfaces and Gasp ~ Intentional Contact
      • The Diverse Legacy of Cup Race Tracks
      • Age Is Just A State of ~ Speed
      • A Contrarian Opinion and Other Notes
      • An Old Track and NASCARs Future
      • Where Do the Fans Fit in Tomorrows NASCAR
      • When It’s Wet at The Track and Dry at The Computer, You Start Thinking
      • Dim Pocono Memories A Smaller Track, USAC Stocks and More
      • Underneath the Pavement at Loudon, History and an Idea for the Future
      • Go Reino! Cheering for a Ghost in the Cup field at Kentucky
      • Remember REAL Holiday Racing
      • Who Are Tomorrow’s Fans Going to Cheer
      • Is ALL Racing in Trouble
      • TV Versus Watching in Person ~ What Kind of Race Fan Are You
      • Can We Make Charlotte a Big Deal Again
      • Can Racing Escape the Corrupting Influence of $$$
      • Keep Up With Your Local Tracks and Get to Know the Next Stars
      • A Monster of a Driver at the Monster Mile
      • The Lure of Gimmicks and the Barrier of Money
      • NASCAR and Speed – A Little History
      • Lets Talk About whats Good with NASCAR
      • And Sos Your Bleepin Sponsor
      • Time to Lower the Curtains on Stage Racing
      • Looking Back at NASCAR in the Golden State
      • Add More Real Racers like Preece to Cup and More Fans Just Might Follow
      • Freezing Fans at the Track No Longer Works ~ Here Are Some Better Schedule Ideas
      • A Time for Optimism about NASCAR ~ but This Should Just Be the Start
      • Is NASCARs Future In The PASS
      • Looking Back to Look Forward
      • More Good Times at the Chili Bowl As NASCAR Continues to Sink
      • Does NASCAR Need a Nike
      • Time to Save Xfinity ~ SUVs to the Rescue
    • 2018 Frank Buhrman >
      • All I Want for Christmas
      • Fantasy Picks 2020 - Atlanta Results and Martinsville Picks
      • Whats With the New Spire Cup Team
      • SUVs, New Manufacturers, Electric Cars and More
      • Time for a Talk with the Boss
      • The Season’s Over – Time to Start Again
      • We Need a Little Less Perfection
      • Back in Time to Excitement
      • This Weeks History
      • Martinsville ~ Time for the Good Stuff
      • Betting on the Future
      • Give the 2019 Rules a Chance But Keep Pushing for STOCK!
      • The Stuff Floating Around in Franks Head
      • Is NASCAR the Key to the Future Can It Keep All of Racing Alive
      • Follow the Richmond Races This Weekend Then Return in October for the Clash
      • A Better Schedule for Indy ~ The Area, Not the IMS Race Track
      • Darlington ~ The Links to the Past Set It Apart in a Good Way
      • Ray and Sonny Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Have Local Stars Racing in Cup
      • Racing at a Very Different Bristol, Half a Century Ago
      • From Michigan to Rhonda, N.C.
      • New York, New York ~ Frank Sinatra Could Have Sung the National Anthem
      • Whom Shall We Recruit to Buy NASCAR and Rebuild the Sport We Love
      • Looking Back to the Beach
      • A Farce on the High Banks or Fun in the Dirt
      • Another How to Fix NASCAR Article
      • NASCAR on July 4 – Set the Time Machine for Oswego or Spartanburg or Raleigh or
      • In Our Never-Ending Effort to Save NASCAR, We Present
      • A Sport Sinks While Leadership Keeps Up the Practices that Are Killing It
      • What Weve Lost ~ What I Miss
      • NASCARs sort-of Memorial Day Tradition Is Traditionally Followed by ~ Not Much
      • What If It Had Been Different Back When It All Started
      • A No-France NASCAR A No-NASCAR Racing Circuit
      • Can the Way It Used To Be Work?
      • Put the Local Heroes Back in the Field and Bring Back Variety in Cup Racing
      • Phooey on Fast at Talladega ~ Give Me Slow at Bowman Gray
      • NASCAR Needs More Racers Like Those Who Came Up Through the ASA
      • Does Our Future Keep Going Around in Circles Or Will Other Options Bring the Fans Back
      • In Chartered NASCAR Theres No Room for Guys Like Texan H.B. Bailey
      • Sponsors ~ Who Are They and What Do They Do
      • Its Martinsville ~ Let the REAL Racing Begin
      • Maybe its NASCARs Inspection Process that Really Needs Inspecting
      • Las Vegas’ NASCAR Success Blessed By the Spirit of the Late Mel Larson
      • Stock Car Racing Magazine ~ Lessons Learned from Old Covers
      • Celebrate the Trophy and Money, Daytona Winner, but Don’t Count on Winning that Cup
      • Strollin Down the Beach
      • How About a Swap?
      • The Chili Bowl
      • They May Be Tomorrows NASCAR Stars, But Are They Anybodys Heroes
    • Frank Buhrman 2017 >
      • Make This a Christmas to Remember!
      • Winters Cold Is Colder without Racing. What Can We Do to Get Some
      • A New Champion - and One from NASCARs Infancy
      • Old Stats Are Fun, but They Shot Down a Good Theory
      • Martinsville Went Right, So What Keeps Going Wrong?
      • A Field of Dreams that Never Came True
      • Do NASCAR’s Screw-ups Even Matter If Motorsports Have No Future?
      • Does Speed Make the Speed-Sport More Exciting?
      • My Intro to Charlotte Motor Speedway
      • Racing Grand Nationals Once Meant Prepping Your Car in a Hurry
      • Driver Development Programs Need to Get the Gong
      • Drawing Attention to NASCAR in a Good Way
      • Little Joe, Junior, Gentleman Ned and Mr. Modified on Fairgrounds Dirt
      • Darlington ~ Back Then, It Was Something Special
      • Where Else Has NASCAR Raced in These States?
      • The Formula for Success is Not Obvious in Appealing to Millennials
      • Will NASCAR’s Aging Fans Demand that Medicare Pay for More Comfy Seats at the Speedway?
      • Kyle Larson Wins Races of All Kinds, and He Might Just Save NASCAR
      • With Writers and Racetracks, Age Can Be Everything
      • NASCAR Has It All, So Why Am I Happy Watching the Races at Lizard Creek?
      • Wood Brothers + Blaney = Good News for NASCAR
      • Who Could Make NASCAR A Little Spicier?
      • A Little Ramble in Delaware
      • Not The Masters, But the Wood Brothers Truly Have a Tradition like None Other
      • Speeds Were Slower, Drivers Still Came and Went, and NASCAR Survived
      • A Quick Surf Through NASCAR History
      • More than the Loss of a Great Driver
      • Little Martinsville Is the Monster Track of NASCAR Cup Series History
      • California Not So “Golden” A NASCAR State
      • Franks Guide to How to Fix All That Ails NASCAR
      • A Little Vegas History and Long Trips to Races
      • The Real Dirt on Atlanta’s Racing Past
      • Would More Fans Watch if a “500” Was a “Triathlon?”
      • Media Coverage Today Could Be A Lot Worse
      • Another Link between Short Tracks and What Ails NASCAR
      • Lets Go Back To The Old Definition Of Cheating
    • Frank Buhrman 2016 >
      • Bringing Back the Excitement – One Fan’s Ideas
      • Racing Road Trip: Let’s Head to… Where?
      • Bring Cup Racers Back to the Bullrings
      • Discover Some "Mud Roots" Racing!
      • Memories, Gripes and Maybe a Little Dreamin
      • Frank Likes The Chase...Kind Of
      • 1960's: NASCAR's Northern Tour
      • Chicago: The First Races In The Second City
      • Richmond "Action": Then And Now
      • 1950 To Now: Ladies Attack The Lady In Black
      • Radical Thought: Let Drivers Develop Themselves
      • 1967: With Lower Banking And Smaller Crowds, Bristol Was Still A Big Deal
      • Coverage of Racing Has Changed With The Sport
      • More Bluegrass Than Green Flags For NASCAR In Kentucky
      • The Day Goliath Roared (sort-of) In NASCAR Racing
      • Give a Nod to Larry LoPatin for NASCAR Motors in the Motor State
      • Pondering Racing’s Future in Charlotte . . . and Trumansburg
      • Frank's Loose Lugnuts
      • Fix it, Forget it, or Let Nature Run its Course
      • Oh, The Yellow Flag of Texas
      • A New Track, Some Old Memories . . . But Where is the Lake
      • Let’s Have A Sprint Cup ‘Blindfold Race,’ With Donald Trump Guiding Who?
      • Maybe The Ghost of "Fireball" Can Call The Auto Club 400 Winner
      • It ain’t like it used to be . . . (and sometimes that’s a good thing)
      • Sure, Atlanta Can Be Cold In February, But Remember Richmond?
      • Is A Blast From The Past What NASCAR Needs In The Future
  • Vivian Simons
    • Vivian Simons 2020 >
      • 2020 Review and Hopes for 2021
      • Memories, etc.
      • Is NASCAR’S Chase Fair
      • Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas City
      • As Dale Said...
      • Why Not A Cup Race At Eldora
      • South Point 400 At Las Vegas Review
    • Vivian Simons 2018 >
      • Season’s Greetings to Our Staff and to All of Our Readers
      • And It Came to Be
      • NASCAR and Home
      • History ~ How We Honor It and Why
      • Thoughts on Racers Being Equal
      • Reader Responses and Random Thoughts
      • Through the Years Something Went Wrong
      • Fan Choices
      • Road Course Racing Memories
      • Where Do Old Fans Go
      • The Fan Experience
      • Where Were You When
      • Young Racers vs Kyle Busch
      • Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 2
      • Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 1
      • Hey Have You Heard the News
      • Daytona Memories - Again
      • Vehicles and Life Must Change
    • Vivian Simons 2017 >
      • Christmas Wishes to Our Staff
      • Old Versus New - History and Memories
      • Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR - Again
      • It Is What It Is!
      • Sponsors, Drivers, Tracks & NASCAR
      • Some Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Playoffs
      • Is It a Race or a Show?
      • I Am a Race Fan that Wants to See the Race!
      • Road Course Ringers ~ Are They a Good or a Bad Thing?
      • Phases & Memories = Good Old Days By An Older Fan
      • Who's Gonna Fill Their Seats?
      • Is the Cup Half Full or Half Empty?
      • Observations from the Atlanta Races
      • Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR
    • Vivian Simons 2016 >
      • Christmas Wishes
      • Is It Racing Or Just A Show?
      • Drivers Or Racers
      • And So It Came To Be
      • The Trucks, The New Chase, And The School Yard Bully
      • The Chase Is Coming! The Chase Is Coming!
      • Parity...Or Toyota Domination?
      • Invasion Of The Lower Tier Victory Snatchers!
      • High Banks and Memory Banks
      • A Road Course Is A Course (Of Course, Of Course...)
      • What Sort of Race Fan Are You?
      • NASCAR Hall Of Fame Or Hall Of Fave?
      • NASCAR's Generation Gap
      • Tony Stewart, NASCAR and Lug Nuts
      • Racing 101
      • Television Coverage Of NASCAR Racing
      • Is The Xfinity Series Fair?
      • Follow The Leader
      • Daytona Memories
    • Vivian Simons 2015 >
      • Addiction, Disillusionment, And Conforming
  • David Nance
    • David Nance 2020 >
      • A Fan’s Memories of Stanley Smith
      • Rain and Fuel Mileage-A Texas Playoff Race
      • I’m Looking for a KFB Sweep
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      • Chase, He Had No Radio - Ee-I-ee-I-O
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      • DAMP LEAD CHANGE SCORECARD - ROVAL
      • Kentucky Speedway Gone… Just Like That
      • Recipe for Cup Success
      • Six Lead Changes… It’s Bristol, Baby
      • Was Richmond that Bad
      • Lead Change Scorecard - Darlington
      • Lead Change Scorecard
      • It’s Time to Bring Back DW
      • Daytona 500 and the Four Laws
      • Three Laws ~ Plus a New One
      • 2019 In the Rear View ~ 2020 Just Ahead
    • David Nance 2019 >
      • 2019 GOTS ~ Some Interesting Stats
      • Every Fan Needs a Racing Buddy
      • As the Onion Peels... And Its Impact on Kyle Busch
      • Remembering Jimmie Johnson ~ Through the Wrecks
      • We’ve Got Everything We Want ~ and Then Some
      • For Everything There is a Season
      • Choosing Your Words Wisely
      • That Double Yellow Line ~ It Ain’t Going Away
      • The Other Untold Story ~ The Race for the Winless Cup Champion
      • What About the Other Race ~ Win You’re In
      • Race for the Green Tweaked
      • Nashville 400 Backstory - Fifty Years Later
      • Nashville ~ One Giant Step
      • NASCAR Now That’ll Preach!
      • Sonoma in Song
      • DW ~ Deja Vu All Over Again
      • Race for the Green ~ Its Time Has Arrived
      • After 200 ~ Then What
      • Two Aero Packages Down ~Two to Go
      • Put It Out One Last Time ~ David Hoots
      • Race Fans ~ Start Your Predictions
      • Another One Bites the Dust ~ Thank You Jay
      • Respects to a Champion
    • David Nance 2018 >
      • David and Dad
      • Texas Gas ~ NASCAR History Lost
      • Against Headwinds
      • The Race for the Winless Champion
      • DuQuoin Was Our Darlington
      • A New Plan ~ Gentlemen and Ladies, Start Your Acronyms
      • The Day After Loudon
      • Loudon ~ Bruton Is Sitting on a Gold Mine
      • Clint Bowyer Was Right About The Product
      • Man, I Wish Race for the Green Was in Place This Weekend
      • Stage Racing Before It Was Cool
      • Left Turns - Where Did It Start
      • The Shirt ~ One Fan’s Memorial to Alan Kulwicki
      • There Is No Racing This Weekend
      • Martinsville Inspection Procedures = New Crew Chiefs by Friday
      • For a Moment All Was Right with the Racing World
      • Oh Where Oh Where Is NASCARs Driver Alert System
      • Qualifying Concept Long Overdue - Race for the Green
    • David Nance 2017 >
      • Thank You Bud
      • All about the Price Tag
      • And the Real True Playoff Winner Is
      • The Perfect Storm
      • If We Are Going to Have a Playoff, Make It a Real One
      • Outrunning the Bear
      • Level Playing Fields Not Until All Winners Face R &D Inspections
      • Is It Time For Encumbered Starts?
      • Kevin, I Dont Believe Ida Told That
      • And Stomped that Sucker Flat!
      • A Sons First Race… Through the Eyes of a Dad
      • Take Em To The Fence
      • Kyle's Mic Drop ~ Just One of Those Racing Deals
      • Remember When DW Was Monster Energy?
      • We Have Ourselves A Summit!
      • The Hunt for the NASCAR Canary
      • Penalties ~ DW Had A Better Idea
      • If FOX Covered the Kentucky Derby
      • Media Coverage Today Could Be a Lot Better
      • The Week in NASCAR - Opportunity Lost
      • Will Karma Smile on NASCAR?
      • Gentlemen... Start... Your... Commercials
      • The Untold Story of How the New Race Format Came To Be
      • Another Look at Attendance
    • David Nance 2016 >
      • Holiday Leftovers ~ Let Cooter Be Cooter
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      • 20-20 + Monster Energy = Race For the Green
      • Please Let It Be Rain
      • It's Just Not Right
      • More Chase, Baby!
      • Three Laws
      • 20-20: The Rest Of The Story
      • Take A Chance, Mr. France
      • Time For A New Chase
      • And That Was Fr'istol!
  • J. L. Steele
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      • Random Ruminations
      • Quick Hits on Charlotte
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      • Off Season Thoughts
    • J.L. Steele 2018 >
      • 2018 ~ It Was a Good One
      • Logano Is Not the Problem, Hes the Solution
      • Jimmie Johnsons Roval Win
      • Some Guys Just Dont Know When to Quit
      • The Glass Is Half Full
      • Back to the Future
      • Predictions and Wishes ~ Through a Hazy Crystal Ball
    • J. L. Steele 2017 >
      • A NASCAR Fans Letter to Santa
      • 2017 in the Rear View Mirror
      • A Sign of the Bad Times
      • Ken Squier at Darlington
      • Thoughts, Opinions and Rumors - Oh My!
      • Leave Junior Alone!
      • Kyle Busch is Exactly What NASCAR Needs
      • Let’s Save the Truck Series
    • J. L. Steele 2016 >
      • Brian's Big Monday
      • A Wishing Well And A Crystal Ball
      • A Parting Gift For Stewart
      • A Perfect Voice For A Perfect Time
      • Growth By Subtraction
    • J. L. Steele 2015 >
      • Meet The Racing Marine
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      • Sunset At Martinsville
      • The Michael Waltrip Dilemma
      • The Rich Keep Getting Richer, While The Xfinity Series Dies
      • The Last Perfect Night
      • Halfway(?) Home...
      • The Essence Of Racing
      • Ranking The Truex Win
      • Visiting Victory Lane
      • The Silver Lining
      • Smoke Will Rise
      • No Comparison When Comparing Newman and Bowyer
      • Advice For Race Tracks
      • Making A Case For Kahne
      • Support Your Local Short Track
      • SAFE Is A Four Letter Word
      • Dinner With D.W.
      • Gordon's Greatness
      • Wendell Scott - Leader Of The Class
      • We Shook Earnhardt's Hand
      • Show Me The Money! (And Where It Comes From)
      • The King And I
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      • Just Amazing What Can Be Learned Through Racing
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      • Kevin Harvick Gets It!
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      • Lets Go Racin
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    • Mitch Walker 2017 >
      • The Son of a Country Boy; the Son of a Champion
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      • What Drove the Core Fans Away?
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      • What Difference Did They Make
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      • The Magic Window ~ Chapter Six New Season, New Colors, New Number, New Sponsor, Wow!
      • The Magic Window ~ Chapter Five Things Called Spacers and a Menace Named Dennis
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      • That Magic Window You Climb Through
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      • Is Time Travel Possible?
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      • My Name Is Not Important
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    • #100 - Truth is Stranger than Fiction - Part 2
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      • A Defining Moment in NASCAR History
      • Remembering the Final Winston Cup Banquet ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Dont Believe Your Lying Eyes
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ One Last Ride
      • As the 2017 Season Draws to a Close
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Who Is Not Speaking to Whom?
      • The Little Track by the Railroad Track
      • NASCAR Goes Country
      • Tales of the Talladega Curse ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Sad Times and Poor Broadcasting
      • Not One Knee Was Taken During Solemn Prerace Ceremonies at Dover
      • The White Cliffs of Dover ~ Delaware
      • History Holds the Back Story ~ RPM
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Someone Ought to Say It!
      • Characters Add Character to Racing
      • In Darlington, Everything Old Is New Again
      • Remember When NASCAR Was All About the Fans?
      • From Michigan to Richmond and All Points In-between
      • Racing at the Glen and Millennials Can Learn from Geezers
      • When the Points Arent the Points and 2+2 Doesnt Equal 4
      • When Rednecks Ran NASCAR
      • Dear Brent Dewar, About That Star Mangled Banner
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Silly Season Is Only Silly for Some
      • Looking Back ~ A View from the Rearview
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ On Road Racing and Dirt Racing
      • Defeat Snatched from the Jaws of Victory
      • Ninety Miles an Hour down a Dead End Street
      • The Good, the Bad and the Intolerable
      • Verrrry Interesting
      • D-Day Demolition Derby at Dover
      • Memorial Day Means So Much More than Racing ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ NASCAR Why Do You Refuse to Listen?
      • A Tale of Two Weekends
      • Remember Adam Petty
      • Truth Will Always Serve Better than a Good Story
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Vaya con Dios
      • It’s Bristol Baby, but Which Bristol?
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ When Enough Becomes Too Much
      • A Sunday Drive, Texas Style
      • One Helluva Good Race; Sorry You Missed It
      • As Requested By the Fans… and Other Fairytales
      • Smokey Yunick Belongs in the NASCAR Hall of Fame
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Selections and Elections
      • Some Facts Are Indisputable and Some Folks Enjoy Being Unhappy
      • At Daytona, Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
      • A Few More Nicknames and Some Quaint Quotes
      • Nicknames in Racing Have to Be Earned
      • Drivers, Please Start Your Engines
      • The Voice of One Fan Only
      • Fly on the Wall ~ Speaking of Carl Edwards
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Hopefully the Voice of Reason
      • U.S. Nationals, and We Are Not Talking Drag Racing Here
    • PattyKay Lilley 2016 >
      • The Christmas Story as My Mother Told It
      • We’re Gonna Miss the Man Called Smoke
      • The New Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas
      • Remembering The Final Winston Cup Banquet
      • Let’s Talk About Indy Instead of Homestead
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Why All The Secrecy?
      • Martinsville ~ FUBAR
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ And the Fans Need to Be Heard!
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ NASCAR Doesn’t Love Me Anymore
      • Under The Charlotte Lights...Again ~ Lady in Black
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ A Question For Brian Z. France
      • Who’s Abbott, Who’s Costello and Who’s on First
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Where Have All The Race Fans Gone?
      • Throwback ~ The Lady In Black
      • Throwbacks and Tributes and Memories, Oh My
      • Someone Asked About the History of North Wilkesboro
      • Mid-Ohio Mayhem ~ All In Fun
      • His Name Is Waddell Wilson ~ Remember That Name
      • J. D. McDuffie ~ Lived and Died for Racing
      • Attendance and Ratings ~ Do They Matter?
      • Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup ~ What Comes Next?
      • Davey in Retrospect
      • Twisted Sheet Metal and How A Race Should End
      • Is NASCAR For Sale?
      • Wreckin on the Road ~ Lady in Black
      • Marty Robbins ~ NASCAR Balladeer
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Those Silly Ol’ Lug Nuts
      • Junie Donlavey ~ True Pioneer of NASCAR
      • Tim Richmond ~ Right to the Bitter End and Beyond
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Penthouse and the Outhouse
      • Memorial Day Means More than Just Racing
      • Dover - The Good The Bad and the Unacceptable
      • Down Memory Lane ~ Smokey Yunick
      • Best Damn Garage In Town
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Talladega: Too Much of a Bad Thing
      • Tales Of The Talladega Curse
      • A Few Words About The Old Bristol
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ How the Election Process Works
      • A Sunday Drive, Texas Style with the Lady in Black
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Where Have All the Fans Gone?
      • Alan Kulwicki - Always A Champion
      • Volkswagen Isnt Just a Bug Anymore
      • Racing Is For The Young As Well As The Old
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ From The Desert To The Mountains
      • Would You Like Fries With That?
      • A Few Words on Flag Etiquette
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Great Racing But Poor Coverage
      • Leaving Daytona And Headed For Atlanta
      • Dale Earnhardt ~ I Remember You
      • Charter of Franchise, It's All Good
      • Neil Bonnett: Racer, Broadcaster, Legend, And Man
      • A Racer For All Seasons!
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Six Generations Of Cars And Fans
      • Curtis Turner Inducted Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Improving The Fan Experience
      • The Official Everything Of NASCAR
    • PattyKay Lilley 2015 >
      • It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to So Much Talent
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told
      • And How Would You Like That Dashboard: Analog or Digital?
      • The Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas
      • Who You Callin' A Rookie?
      • And Then There Were Four
      • There Really Was A Race In Texas
      • A Twilight Happy Ending And Sunshine On The Horizon
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Luck of Austin Theriault
      • What It Wasn't, Was A Restart
      • Playing The Blame Game
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Am I Still A Race Fan?
      • Under The Charlotte Lights With The Lady in Black
      • It's Probably Not Safe If It's Not SAFER
      • Missing: Race Teams And Sponsors!
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Getting Started, Word Games and Playoffs
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ What Happens When Racing Becomes Soporific?
      • Darlington In The Rearview And Richmond Right Up The Road
      • The Lady in Black at the Riot in Richmond
      • Retro ~ Everything Old is New Again at Darlington
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ So Much Happening And Most Of It Bad
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Actions Detrimental
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Fans Have Some Responsibility, Too
      • The Passing Of A Giant
      • Something Happened At Pocono That Almost Everyone Missed
      • Kissing The Bricks With The Lady In Black
      • Time To Say Goodbye, To A Track And To A Man
      • The Brickyard 400 In The Rearview ~ What Happened?
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Leaving Sparta For Loudon
      • Logic 101 ~ When in Doubt, Rely on Common Sense
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Kentucky Speedway Needs To Be SAFER
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Fireworks At The Firecracker
      • Some Things Just Aren't News
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ On The Road Again
      • NASCAR Fans Didn't Fit The Stereotype
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ A Fan's View On The State Of The Sport
      • The Lady In Black Pokes Fun At Pocono
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ No One Knows What Goes On Behind Closed Doors
      • One LAP UP With The Lady In Black
      • Making Racing Safer With SAFER
      • Memorial Day Should Mean More Than Racing
      • Showdowns, Trucks, A Starlit Night, And A Couple Guys Named Smith
      • Remembering Adam Petty
      • A Lady Makes Her Debut, And We're Not Any SAFER In Kansas, Toto.
      • Talladega ~ The Curse And SAFER Barriers
      • Pretty Words And Strong Words: Steve Byrnes And SAFER Barriers
      • Bristol, By Any Other Name
      • The NASCAR Hall Of Fame ~ How It Works
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Old Races And New Walls
      • The Lady In Black - The Magic Of Martinsville
      • Revisiting Martinsville, Without Jesse Jones
      • The Lady In Black - The Fontana Furnace
      • Sometimes, You Just Have To Laugh
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Our Drivers DeserveThe Safety Of SAFER
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Send In The Clowns
      • SAFER! Just Do It!
      • The Choices of NASCAR, February 18th, And A Million Points Of Light
      • A Perfect Storm And A Sad Farewell
      • They Didn't Have To Go That Way
      • I Fought The Law And The Law Lost!
      • A Voice For The Fans No More
      • The Day The Vortex Theory Was Tested
      • Do We Miss Daytona Testing
      • Autographs And Memories
      • Always Hoping For A Happy New Year
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ A Cup Full Of Snow
  • Frank Buhrman
    • Frank Buhrman ~ 2020 >
      • Constant NASCAR Critic
      • Anything Less Than First Is
      • So What Do We Do Now
      • Daytona Then and Now ~ Which Is Better
      • THE CURE ~ For NASCAR, It’s Elusive
      • Fewer Grandstands and More VIP Suites ~ Recipe for NASCAR Success or Failure
      • A Look Back at Some Obscure Racing History
      • We Race on Sand but Will Racing Last as Long as the Ocean
      • History ~ Praising and Preserving It
      • Daytona ~ Lets Begin
      • Healthy Weekly Racing Essential to NASCAR
    • Frank Buhrman 2019 >
      • Junior – The Best of What Was
      • Fast Forward to Racing in 2030
      • Some Nashville-inspired Thoughts on The Future
      • Bringing Back NASCARs Roots
      • Whats the Right Age to Quit NASCAR
      • Gravel’s Move to NASCAR Is a Bright Light
      • Is There A Beginning in This End
      • For the Nostalgic Purist Maybe Xfinity Is the Place
      • Are Today’s Dreamers Dreaming of Becoming Tomorrow’s NASCAR Stars
      • Old Days Old Ways Or New
      • Theres No Stock in NASCAR and We're Racing the Wrong Cars
      • Lets Think Speed Bumps ~ Mixed Surfaces and Gasp ~ Intentional Contact
      • The Diverse Legacy of Cup Race Tracks
      • Age Is Just A State of ~ Speed
      • A Contrarian Opinion and Other Notes
      • An Old Track and NASCARs Future
      • Where Do the Fans Fit in Tomorrows NASCAR
      • When It’s Wet at The Track and Dry at The Computer, You Start Thinking
      • Dim Pocono Memories A Smaller Track, USAC Stocks and More
      • Underneath the Pavement at Loudon, History and an Idea for the Future
      • Go Reino! Cheering for a Ghost in the Cup field at Kentucky
      • Remember REAL Holiday Racing
      • Who Are Tomorrow’s Fans Going to Cheer
      • Is ALL Racing in Trouble
      • TV Versus Watching in Person ~ What Kind of Race Fan Are You
      • Can We Make Charlotte a Big Deal Again
      • Can Racing Escape the Corrupting Influence of $$$
      • Keep Up With Your Local Tracks and Get to Know the Next Stars
      • A Monster of a Driver at the Monster Mile
      • The Lure of Gimmicks and the Barrier of Money
      • NASCAR and Speed – A Little History
      • Lets Talk About whats Good with NASCAR
      • And Sos Your Bleepin Sponsor
      • Time to Lower the Curtains on Stage Racing
      • Looking Back at NASCAR in the Golden State
      • Add More Real Racers like Preece to Cup and More Fans Just Might Follow
      • Freezing Fans at the Track No Longer Works ~ Here Are Some Better Schedule Ideas
      • A Time for Optimism about NASCAR ~ but This Should Just Be the Start
      • Is NASCARs Future In The PASS
      • Looking Back to Look Forward
      • More Good Times at the Chili Bowl As NASCAR Continues to Sink
      • Does NASCAR Need a Nike
      • Time to Save Xfinity ~ SUVs to the Rescue
    • 2018 Frank Buhrman >
      • All I Want for Christmas
      • Fantasy Picks 2020 - Atlanta Results and Martinsville Picks
      • Whats With the New Spire Cup Team
      • SUVs, New Manufacturers, Electric Cars and More
      • Time for a Talk with the Boss
      • The Season’s Over – Time to Start Again
      • We Need a Little Less Perfection
      • Back in Time to Excitement
      • This Weeks History
      • Martinsville ~ Time for the Good Stuff
      • Betting on the Future
      • Give the 2019 Rules a Chance But Keep Pushing for STOCK!
      • The Stuff Floating Around in Franks Head
      • Is NASCAR the Key to the Future Can It Keep All of Racing Alive
      • Follow the Richmond Races This Weekend Then Return in October for the Clash
      • A Better Schedule for Indy ~ The Area, Not the IMS Race Track
      • Darlington ~ The Links to the Past Set It Apart in a Good Way
      • Ray and Sonny Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Have Local Stars Racing in Cup
      • Racing at a Very Different Bristol, Half a Century Ago
      • From Michigan to Rhonda, N.C.
      • New York, New York ~ Frank Sinatra Could Have Sung the National Anthem
      • Whom Shall We Recruit to Buy NASCAR and Rebuild the Sport We Love
      • Looking Back to the Beach
      • A Farce on the High Banks or Fun in the Dirt
      • Another How to Fix NASCAR Article
      • NASCAR on July 4 – Set the Time Machine for Oswego or Spartanburg or Raleigh or
      • In Our Never-Ending Effort to Save NASCAR, We Present
      • A Sport Sinks While Leadership Keeps Up the Practices that Are Killing It
      • What Weve Lost ~ What I Miss
      • NASCARs sort-of Memorial Day Tradition Is Traditionally Followed by ~ Not Much
      • What If It Had Been Different Back When It All Started
      • A No-France NASCAR A No-NASCAR Racing Circuit
      • Can the Way It Used To Be Work?
      • Put the Local Heroes Back in the Field and Bring Back Variety in Cup Racing
      • Phooey on Fast at Talladega ~ Give Me Slow at Bowman Gray
      • NASCAR Needs More Racers Like Those Who Came Up Through the ASA
      • Does Our Future Keep Going Around in Circles Or Will Other Options Bring the Fans Back
      • In Chartered NASCAR Theres No Room for Guys Like Texan H.B. Bailey
      • Sponsors ~ Who Are They and What Do They Do
      • Its Martinsville ~ Let the REAL Racing Begin
      • Maybe its NASCARs Inspection Process that Really Needs Inspecting
      • Las Vegas’ NASCAR Success Blessed By the Spirit of the Late Mel Larson
      • Stock Car Racing Magazine ~ Lessons Learned from Old Covers
      • Celebrate the Trophy and Money, Daytona Winner, but Don’t Count on Winning that Cup
      • Strollin Down the Beach
      • How About a Swap?
      • The Chili Bowl
      • They May Be Tomorrows NASCAR Stars, But Are They Anybodys Heroes
    • Frank Buhrman 2017 >
      • Make This a Christmas to Remember!
      • Winters Cold Is Colder without Racing. What Can We Do to Get Some
      • A New Champion - and One from NASCARs Infancy
      • Old Stats Are Fun, but They Shot Down a Good Theory
      • Martinsville Went Right, So What Keeps Going Wrong?
      • A Field of Dreams that Never Came True
      • Do NASCAR’s Screw-ups Even Matter If Motorsports Have No Future?
      • Does Speed Make the Speed-Sport More Exciting?
      • My Intro to Charlotte Motor Speedway
      • Racing Grand Nationals Once Meant Prepping Your Car in a Hurry
      • Driver Development Programs Need to Get the Gong
      • Drawing Attention to NASCAR in a Good Way
      • Little Joe, Junior, Gentleman Ned and Mr. Modified on Fairgrounds Dirt
      • Darlington ~ Back Then, It Was Something Special
      • Where Else Has NASCAR Raced in These States?
      • The Formula for Success is Not Obvious in Appealing to Millennials
      • Will NASCAR’s Aging Fans Demand that Medicare Pay for More Comfy Seats at the Speedway?
      • Kyle Larson Wins Races of All Kinds, and He Might Just Save NASCAR
      • With Writers and Racetracks, Age Can Be Everything
      • NASCAR Has It All, So Why Am I Happy Watching the Races at Lizard Creek?
      • Wood Brothers + Blaney = Good News for NASCAR
      • Who Could Make NASCAR A Little Spicier?
      • A Little Ramble in Delaware
      • Not The Masters, But the Wood Brothers Truly Have a Tradition like None Other
      • Speeds Were Slower, Drivers Still Came and Went, and NASCAR Survived
      • A Quick Surf Through NASCAR History
      • More than the Loss of a Great Driver
      • Little Martinsville Is the Monster Track of NASCAR Cup Series History
      • California Not So “Golden” A NASCAR State
      • Franks Guide to How to Fix All That Ails NASCAR
      • A Little Vegas History and Long Trips to Races
      • The Real Dirt on Atlanta’s Racing Past
      • Would More Fans Watch if a “500” Was a “Triathlon?”
      • Media Coverage Today Could Be A Lot Worse
      • Another Link between Short Tracks and What Ails NASCAR
      • Lets Go Back To The Old Definition Of Cheating
    • Frank Buhrman 2016 >
      • Bringing Back the Excitement – One Fan’s Ideas
      • Racing Road Trip: Let’s Head to… Where?
      • Bring Cup Racers Back to the Bullrings
      • Discover Some "Mud Roots" Racing!
      • Memories, Gripes and Maybe a Little Dreamin
      • Frank Likes The Chase...Kind Of
      • 1960's: NASCAR's Northern Tour
      • Chicago: The First Races In The Second City
      • Richmond "Action": Then And Now
      • 1950 To Now: Ladies Attack The Lady In Black
      • Radical Thought: Let Drivers Develop Themselves
      • 1967: With Lower Banking And Smaller Crowds, Bristol Was Still A Big Deal
      • Coverage of Racing Has Changed With The Sport
      • More Bluegrass Than Green Flags For NASCAR In Kentucky
      • The Day Goliath Roared (sort-of) In NASCAR Racing
      • Give a Nod to Larry LoPatin for NASCAR Motors in the Motor State
      • Pondering Racing’s Future in Charlotte . . . and Trumansburg
      • Frank's Loose Lugnuts
      • Fix it, Forget it, or Let Nature Run its Course
      • Oh, The Yellow Flag of Texas
      • A New Track, Some Old Memories . . . But Where is the Lake
      • Let’s Have A Sprint Cup ‘Blindfold Race,’ With Donald Trump Guiding Who?
      • Maybe The Ghost of "Fireball" Can Call The Auto Club 400 Winner
      • It ain’t like it used to be . . . (and sometimes that’s a good thing)
      • Sure, Atlanta Can Be Cold In February, But Remember Richmond?
      • Is A Blast From The Past What NASCAR Needs In The Future
  • Vivian Simons
    • Vivian Simons 2020 >
      • 2020 Review and Hopes for 2021
      • Memories, etc.
      • Is NASCAR’S Chase Fair
      • Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas City
      • As Dale Said...
      • Why Not A Cup Race At Eldora
      • South Point 400 At Las Vegas Review
    • Vivian Simons 2018 >
      • Season’s Greetings to Our Staff and to All of Our Readers
      • And It Came to Be
      • NASCAR and Home
      • History ~ How We Honor It and Why
      • Thoughts on Racers Being Equal
      • Reader Responses and Random Thoughts
      • Through the Years Something Went Wrong
      • Fan Choices
      • Road Course Racing Memories
      • Where Do Old Fans Go
      • The Fan Experience
      • Where Were You When
      • Young Racers vs Kyle Busch
      • Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 2
      • Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 1
      • Hey Have You Heard the News
      • Daytona Memories - Again
      • Vehicles and Life Must Change
    • Vivian Simons 2017 >
      • Christmas Wishes to Our Staff
      • Old Versus New - History and Memories
      • Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR - Again
      • It Is What It Is!
      • Sponsors, Drivers, Tracks & NASCAR
      • Some Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Playoffs
      • Is It a Race or a Show?
      • I Am a Race Fan that Wants to See the Race!
      • Road Course Ringers ~ Are They a Good or a Bad Thing?
      • Phases & Memories = Good Old Days By An Older Fan
      • Who's Gonna Fill Their Seats?
      • Is the Cup Half Full or Half Empty?
      • Observations from the Atlanta Races
      • Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR
    • Vivian Simons 2016 >
      • Christmas Wishes
      • Is It Racing Or Just A Show?
      • Drivers Or Racers
      • And So It Came To Be
      • The Trucks, The New Chase, And The School Yard Bully
      • The Chase Is Coming! The Chase Is Coming!
      • Parity...Or Toyota Domination?
      • Invasion Of The Lower Tier Victory Snatchers!
      • High Banks and Memory Banks
      • A Road Course Is A Course (Of Course, Of Course...)
      • What Sort of Race Fan Are You?
      • NASCAR Hall Of Fame Or Hall Of Fave?
      • NASCAR's Generation Gap
      • Tony Stewart, NASCAR and Lug Nuts
      • Racing 101
      • Television Coverage Of NASCAR Racing
      • Is The Xfinity Series Fair?
      • Follow The Leader
      • Daytona Memories
    • Vivian Simons 2015 >
      • Addiction, Disillusionment, And Conforming
  • David Nance
    • David Nance 2020 >
      • A Fan’s Memories of Stanley Smith
      • Rain and Fuel Mileage-A Texas Playoff Race
      • I’m Looking for a KFB Sweep
      • After Kansas It’s Time for Some New Terms
      • Chase, He Had No Radio - Ee-I-ee-I-O
      • Chase Saves the Day - KC Lead Change Scorecard
      • Clint Bowyer’s Next Ride
      • DAMP LEAD CHANGE SCORECARD - ROVAL
      • Kentucky Speedway Gone… Just Like That
      • Recipe for Cup Success
      • Six Lead Changes… It’s Bristol, Baby
      • Was Richmond that Bad
      • Lead Change Scorecard - Darlington
      • Lead Change Scorecard
      • It’s Time to Bring Back DW
      • Daytona 500 and the Four Laws
      • Three Laws ~ Plus a New One
      • 2019 In the Rear View ~ 2020 Just Ahead
    • David Nance 2019 >
      • 2019 GOTS ~ Some Interesting Stats
      • Every Fan Needs a Racing Buddy
      • As the Onion Peels... And Its Impact on Kyle Busch
      • Remembering Jimmie Johnson ~ Through the Wrecks
      • We’ve Got Everything We Want ~ and Then Some
      • For Everything There is a Season
      • Choosing Your Words Wisely
      • That Double Yellow Line ~ It Ain’t Going Away
      • The Other Untold Story ~ The Race for the Winless Cup Champion
      • What About the Other Race ~ Win You’re In
      • Race for the Green Tweaked
      • Nashville 400 Backstory - Fifty Years Later
      • Nashville ~ One Giant Step
      • NASCAR Now That’ll Preach!
      • Sonoma in Song
      • DW ~ Deja Vu All Over Again
      • Race for the Green ~ Its Time Has Arrived
      • After 200 ~ Then What
      • Two Aero Packages Down ~Two to Go
      • Put It Out One Last Time ~ David Hoots
      • Race Fans ~ Start Your Predictions
      • Another One Bites the Dust ~ Thank You Jay
      • Respects to a Champion
    • David Nance 2018 >
      • David and Dad
      • Texas Gas ~ NASCAR History Lost
      • Against Headwinds
      • The Race for the Winless Champion
      • DuQuoin Was Our Darlington
      • A New Plan ~ Gentlemen and Ladies, Start Your Acronyms
      • The Day After Loudon
      • Loudon ~ Bruton Is Sitting on a Gold Mine
      • Clint Bowyer Was Right About The Product
      • Man, I Wish Race for the Green Was in Place This Weekend
      • Stage Racing Before It Was Cool
      • Left Turns - Where Did It Start
      • The Shirt ~ One Fan’s Memorial to Alan Kulwicki
      • There Is No Racing This Weekend
      • Martinsville Inspection Procedures = New Crew Chiefs by Friday
      • For a Moment All Was Right with the Racing World
      • Oh Where Oh Where Is NASCARs Driver Alert System
      • Qualifying Concept Long Overdue - Race for the Green
    • David Nance 2017 >
      • Thank You Bud
      • All about the Price Tag
      • And the Real True Playoff Winner Is
      • The Perfect Storm
      • If We Are Going to Have a Playoff, Make It a Real One
      • Outrunning the Bear
      • Level Playing Fields Not Until All Winners Face R &D Inspections
      • Is It Time For Encumbered Starts?
      • Kevin, I Dont Believe Ida Told That
      • And Stomped that Sucker Flat!
      • A Sons First Race… Through the Eyes of a Dad
      • Take Em To The Fence
      • Kyle's Mic Drop ~ Just One of Those Racing Deals
      • Remember When DW Was Monster Energy?
      • We Have Ourselves A Summit!
      • The Hunt for the NASCAR Canary
      • Penalties ~ DW Had A Better Idea
      • If FOX Covered the Kentucky Derby
      • Media Coverage Today Could Be a Lot Better
      • The Week in NASCAR - Opportunity Lost
      • Will Karma Smile on NASCAR?
      • Gentlemen... Start... Your... Commercials
      • The Untold Story of How the New Race Format Came To Be
      • Another Look at Attendance
    • David Nance 2016 >
      • Holiday Leftovers ~ Let Cooter Be Cooter
      • Holiday Leftovers ~ All I Want For Christmas
      • Holiday Leftovers ~ Grand Prix Memories
      • 20-20 + Monster Energy = Race For the Green
      • Please Let It Be Rain
      • It's Just Not Right
      • More Chase, Baby!
      • Three Laws
      • 20-20: The Rest Of The Story
      • Take A Chance, Mr. France
      • Time For A New Chase
      • And That Was Fr'istol!
  • J. L. Steele
    • J.L. Steele - 2020 Articles >
      • Now We Can Breathe
    • J. L. Steele 2019 >
      • Random Ruminations
      • Quick Hits on Charlotte
      • Quick Hits on Dover
      • Quick Hits on Talladega
      • Quick Hits on Richmond
      • Quick Hits on Bristol 1
      • Quick Hits on Texas 1
      • Quick Hits on Martinsville
      • Quick Hits on Fontana
      • Quick Hits on Phoenix
      • Quick Hits on Vegas
      • Quick Hits on Daytona and Atlanta
      • Off Season Thoughts
    • J.L. Steele 2018 >
      • 2018 ~ It Was a Good One
      • Logano Is Not the Problem, Hes the Solution
      • Jimmie Johnsons Roval Win
      • Some Guys Just Dont Know When to Quit
      • The Glass Is Half Full
      • Back to the Future
      • Predictions and Wishes ~ Through a Hazy Crystal Ball
    • J. L. Steele 2017 >
      • A NASCAR Fans Letter to Santa
      • 2017 in the Rear View Mirror
      • A Sign of the Bad Times
      • Ken Squier at Darlington
      • Thoughts, Opinions and Rumors - Oh My!
      • Leave Junior Alone!
      • Kyle Busch is Exactly What NASCAR Needs
      • Let’s Save the Truck Series
    • J. L. Steele 2016 >
      • Brian's Big Monday
      • A Wishing Well And A Crystal Ball
      • A Parting Gift For Stewart
      • A Perfect Voice For A Perfect Time
      • Growth By Subtraction
    • J. L. Steele 2015 >
      • Meet The Racing Marine
      • A Race Fan's Christmas Wish List
      • Sunset At Martinsville
      • The Michael Waltrip Dilemma
      • The Rich Keep Getting Richer, While The Xfinity Series Dies
      • The Last Perfect Night
      • Halfway(?) Home...
      • The Essence Of Racing
      • Ranking The Truex Win
      • Visiting Victory Lane
      • The Silver Lining
      • Smoke Will Rise
      • No Comparison When Comparing Newman and Bowyer
      • Advice For Race Tracks
      • Making A Case For Kahne
      • Support Your Local Short Track
      • SAFE Is A Four Letter Word
      • Dinner With D.W.
      • Gordon's Greatness
      • Wendell Scott - Leader Of The Class
      • We Shook Earnhardt's Hand
      • Show Me The Money! (And Where It Comes From)
      • The King And I
  • Dana Gibson
    • Dana Gibson 2019
    • Dana Gibson 2018 Articles >
      • On Heroes
      • Infield Dreams
      • Ghosts of My History
  • Mitch Walker
    • Mitch Walker 2019 >
      • Respect in Racing
      • The Dale Singleton Story
      • Cost Is Killing Racing
      • Changes and Changes
      • Racing Like It Used to Be
      • Heroes
      • Can Driver Safety and Speed Work Together
      • NASCAR ~ Is It Done
      • An Evening with Tiger Tom Pistone
      • Through My Eyes
      • 2019 ~The Dr.s Take on It
      • Just Amazing What Can Be Learned Through Racing
      • A Trophy Story
    • Mitch Walker 2018 >
      • 400 Miles of Mayhem
      • A Trip Through Time
      • Its History, Like It or Not
      • Once the Local Tracks Are Gone
      • Kevin Harvick Gets It!
      • Racing, Broadcasting, Blocking and the Win ~ All Bad
      • Lets Go Racin
      • Untold Stories ~ Hidden History
    • Mitch Walker 2017 >
      • The Son of a Country Boy; the Son of a Champion
      • You Dont Tug on Supermans Cape
      • How It All Got Started
      • What Drove the Core Fans Away?
      • Who Benefits from the Decline in NASCAR Attendance?
      • Old School: Lessons By Legends
      • The Drs Script for the Ails of NASCAR
  • Tim Leeming
    • Tim Leeming 2019
    • Tim Leeming 2018 >
      • An Introduction to Billy Scott
      • Second Turn to the Left and Straight on to
      • Do You Believe
      • The Question Was Why ~ The Answer
      • What Difference Did They Make
      • The Magic Window ~ Closing It Up
      • The Magic Window ~ Chapter 8 The Phone Rings Again and Ford Has a Better Idea
      • The Magic Window~ Chapter Seven - More Damage Than First Appeared. One Shot Deal, NASCAR
      • The Magic Window ~ Chapter Six New Season, New Colors, New Number, New Sponsor, Wow!
      • The Magic Window ~ Chapter Five Things Called Spacers and a Menace Named Dennis
      • The Magic Window ~ Chapter Four From Disaster to Faster but Caught in a Clutch
      • The Magic Window ~ Chapter Three The Kid Gets a Name and the King Comes to Town
      • The Magic Window ~ Chapter Two Trailers, Late Night Talks and High Banked Asphalt
      • That Magic Window You Climb Through
      • How to Become Popular with Georgia Law Enforcement
      • Is Time Travel Possible?
      • Theres a Sign Post Up Ahead
      • An Uncles Legacy to His Nephew
    • Tim Leeming 2017 >
      • My Name Is Not Important
      • The Darlington Shocker
      • The Eclipse and a Race Car
      • Lil Bud Moore Tribute
      • The Sly FOX (Sports Network)
  • Matt McLaughlin - Anniversary Edition - 50 Years of NASCAR Racing
    • #100 - Truth is Stranger than Fiction - Part 2
    • #99 - Truth is Stranger than Fiction - Part 1
    • #98 - Alan Kulwicki ~ Running Down a Dream
    • #97 - The Hickory Wind Blows Cold
    • #96 - David Slays Goliath
    • #95 - Until the Fat Lady Sings
    • #94 - Charlotte in the Fall
    • #93 - One Magical Season - 1992 ~ Part 3
    • #92 - One Magical Season ~ 1992 - Part 2
    • #91 - One Magical Season ~ 1992 - Part 1
    • #90 - Remembering Davey ~ Part 2
    • #89 - Remembering Davey ~ Part 1
    • #88 - The Bump and Grind
    • #87 - High Stakes on the High Banks
    • #86 - The Fall of Richmond
    • #85 - The Southern 500 ~ The Granddaddy of Them All - Part 6 of 6
    • #84 - The Southern 500 ~ The Granddaddy of Them All - Part 5 of 6
    • #83 - The Southern 500 ~ The Granddaddy of Them All - Part 4 of 6
    • #82 - The Southern 500 ~ The Granddaddy of Them All - Part 3 of 6
    • #81 - The Southern 500 ~ The Granddaddy of Them All - Part 2 of 6
    • #80 - The Southern 500 ~ The Granddaddy of Them All - Part 1 of 6
    • #79 - Better Get Back To Tennessee, Jed
    • #78 - MPH Not MPG ~ The Michigan Of Old
    • #77 - Controversy, Let It Rage - Part 2
    • #76 - Controversy, Let It Rage - Part 1
    • #75 - Road Warriors
    • #74 - Hot Fun in the Summertime
    • #73 - Hallowed Ground
    • #72 - Hotter Than the Fourth of July
    • #71 - Close But No Cigar
    • #70 – My One and Only ~ Part 2
    • #69 - My One and Only ~ Part 1
    • #68 - You Never Forget Your First ~ Part 3
    • #67 - You Never Forget Your First ~ Part 2
    • #66 - You Never Forget Your First ~ Part 1 of 3
    • #65 - Road Rage
    • #64 - Triumph, Tragedy and the Tunnel Turn
    • #63 - The Luck of the Irish
    • #62 - Islip ~ Long Island, Short Track
    • #61 - Richmond, the Pettys, and the Evolution of NASCAR
    • #60 - Kid Lightning
    • #59 - Temper, Temper! Part 2
    • #58 - Temper, Temper!
    • #57 - The Monster Is Coming!
    • #56 - The World 600
    • #55 - The Winston ~ Checkers or Wreckers
    • #54 - Occoneechee Speedway
    • #53 - Trenton ~ The Speedway of the North
    • #52 - Texas World Speedway ~ Field of Shattered Dreams
    • #51 - Ontario ~ The Best Laid Plans
    • #50 - Do You Feel a Draft
    • #49 - Martinsville in the Spring
    • #48 - Hickory ~ The Birthplace of Legends
    • #47 - Oddities ~ Short Takes - Part 2
    • #46 - Oddities ~ The Bizarre and Peculiar
    • #45 - North Wilkesboro
    • #44 - The Ford-Chrysler Duel
    • #43 - The Bristol Stomp
    • #42 - Big Blocks, Bickering, and Bill
    • #41 - Tim Richmond ~ The Reason We Remember ~ Part 2
    • #40 - Tim Richmond ~ The Reason We Remember ~ Part 1
    • #39 - Too Tough to Tame for Too Long to Recall
    • #38 - Tales from Days of Yore
    • #37 - Atlanta Motor Speedway
    • #36 - J.D. Stacy
    • #35 - Viva Las Vegas
    • #34 - The Rock
    • #33 - The Daytona 500 1994-1997
    • #32 - Swervin' Irvan and the Second Generation
    • #31 - Daytona - Little Cars and Big Bucks
    • #30 - Heart Stoppers, Heart Breakers and Heart Warmers
    • #29 - The Factories Go Home and Petty Goes on a Tear
    • #28 - The Daytona 500 1965-1970
    • #27 - The Daytona 500 ~ 1960-1964
    • #26 - Beyond the Beach - The First Daytona 500
    • #25 - Racing on the Beach
    • #24 - Larry LoPatin and American Raceways
    • #23 - Fuelish Pride
    • #22 - The Day the Music Almost Died
    • #21 - DW and DiGard ~ Breaking Up is Hard to Do
    • #20 - Winston to the Rescue
    • #19 - Charlotte ~ 1964 Drama & Danger - Part 2
    • #18 - Charlotte ~ 1964 Drama & Danger - Part 1
    • #17 - In the Beginning
    • #16 - Ford Strikes Out - The 1966 Boycott
    • #15 - Before he was Awesome
    • #14 - 1965 ~ Chrysler Plays Hardball
    • #13 - A Million to One
    • #12 - Seven up ~ The King Wins his Seventh Title
    • #11 - The Great Spoiler Debate of 1981
    • #10 - The Original Golden Boy
    • #9 - The Greatest Race Ever
    • #8 – The Petty-Allison Feud
    • #7 - The First Super Team
    • #6 - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
    • #5 - 1967 ~ Richard Petty Becomes The King
    • #4 - Charlotte ~ Bright Lights and Dark Days
    • #3 - Those Cheatin Ways
    • #2 - The Talladega Curse
    • #1 - Showdown in Alabama
  • "Tiger" Tom Pistone ~ Racing, Now And Then
  • Previous Columnists
    • Jim Fitzgerald >
      • Jim Fitzgerald 2019 >
        • 200 Versus 200
        • The Last Man Standing
      • Jim Fitzgerald 2018 >
        • Another One Bites the Dust
      • Jim Fitzgerald 2017 >
        • The Cup Series Is Revisiting A "Monster" From Its Checkered Past
        • Ode, To The Cup Series
        • When Do We Start Hating On Kyle Larson?
        • Attendance And The Worst Excuse Ever
        • The One I Knew About, The One That Was A Surprise, And The One That Shocked Me
      • Jim Fitzgerald 2016 >
        • Bunch of Sore Loser Crybabies (No, Not You...THEM!)
        • Look At Those Marbles!
        • I Guess We Can Discuss "Playoffs" Now...
        • How Many More Beatings...
        • Dover ~ A Bitter Sweet Relief
        • NHRA Sizzles While NASCAR Fizzles?
        • Out Of Focus: The 2016 Championship Picture
        • Ignorant Fans Of A Feather Are Dumb Together
        • That Final Lap
        • Blame Kyle Busch
        • I Thought The Daytona 500 Was...
        • Caution Clocks, Chase Formats, Heat Races, and Knee-Jerk Reactions
        • Don’t Know What You’ve Got Until It’s Gone
      • Jim Fitzgerald 2015 >
        • A Sunset On 2015
        • OWW! Track Communication
        • Bowyer And Harvick Are In It To Win It
        • A Lap Ahead...
        • Toeing The Line: Let's Argue About Restarts
        • Hot & Heavy ~ Rules, Rules, Rules
        • My Dear, Dear, Uninformed Person Speaking About NASCAR
        • The Day Rusty Wallace Scared The $&@# Out Of My Mom
        • A Lap Around: Hot Topics
        • Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - Three Times A Winner?
        • On The Dover Road
        • All-Star Memories
        • NASCAR Racing: A Team Sport?
        • Cheating The Cat
        • Cheers To The Best Beer Cars!
        • Just Don't Call It The "R" Word
        • Fans Eye View ~ Star Wars And Stock Cars
    • James Crooks >
      • James Crooks 2017 >
        • Why Talladega Scares Me and Why I Love It
        • A Six Pack Down And A Thirty Pack Left To Go
        • In The Year 2525 ~ NASCAR’s New Rule Changes for All Three Top Series
        • Thoughts As We Green Flag The 2017 Season
        • Get Off Your Duff and Go to the Track!
      • Carl Edwards, The Earnhardts, and Grandpaw
      • James Crooks 2016 >
        • All I Want for Christmas is Winston Cup Back!
        • What Happened to Roush-Fenway Racing?
        • Support Your Local Race Track!
        • The Mystery of the History(Did Anyone See It?)
    • Jeremiah Thalheimer >
      • Jeremiah Thalheimer 2016 >
        • A Day In The Life Of A NASCAR Official
        • Move Over Football - NASCAR Is The Real Family
        • The Ultimate All-Star Format
        • Six Years, One Dream
        • The Faith Of NASCAR
        • The Benefits of the Current Sponsorship Climate
        • Up And Coming: Christopher Hogan
        • Dale Earnhardt: What Might Have Been
        • Sterling Marlin: What Might Have Been
        • Casey Atwood: What Might Have Been
        • Kenny Irwin, Jr: What Might Have Been
      • Jeremiah Thalheimer 2015 >
        • Ernie Irvan: What Might Have Been
        • Davey Allison: What Might Have Been
        • Alan Kulwicki: What Might Have Been
        • 2019 Fantasy Game >
          • Season Finale
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Homestead
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Phoenix 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Texas 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Martinsville 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Kansas 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Talladega 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Dover 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Charlotte Roval
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Richmond 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Las Vegas 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Indianapolis
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Darlington
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Bristol 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 Watkins Glen
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Pocono 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ New Hampshire
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Kentucky
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Daytona 2
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Chicago
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Sonoma
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Michigan 1
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 Pocono 1
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Coke 600
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Kansas 1
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Dover 1
          • Fantasy Picks ~ Talladega 2019
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 Richmond 1
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 Bristol 1
          • Fantasy Picks 2019 Texas 1
          • Fantasy Picks ~ Martinsville
          • Fantasy Picks ~ Fontana
          • Fantasy Picks ~ ISM 1
          • Fantasy Picks ~ Las Vegas 1
          • Fantasy Picks ~ Atlanta
          • Fantasy Picks ~ Daytona 1
        • Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Michigan 2
        • A Case For The Chase
        • A Four Year Old's View Of The Greatest Race Of All Time
        • A Phoenix Fan Memory
        • Does NASCAR = Baseball?
        • The New Souvenir Experience
        • A Review of NASCAR in the Heartland
        • The Psychology Of NASCAR
        • When Our Heroes Hang It Up
        • The Time I Helped Tony Stewart Win at Daytona
        • How Richard Petty Made Me a Lifelong NASCAR Fan
        • Why NASCAR Is Better Than Pro Football
        • The Plight Of Local Racing
        • What Was The Greatest Fight In Racing?
        • How To Make A Race Fan In Ten Minutes Or Less
        • Short Track Racing With Lightning McQueen >
          • Robyn Vandenberg 2014 >
            • NASCAR's Little Prince
            • How Would NASCAR Handle A "Sterling" Situation?
            • NASCAR Fans: Gotta Love 'Em!
            • When Was The Last Time You Thought Of Kenny?
            • NASCAR Races: Rigged?
            • Dale Jr. Is On Twitter And Taking Over!
            • Hey, What Are You Doing This Weekend?
            • I Am A NASCAR Fan
            • An Apology To Brad Keselowski
        • One Of The Greatest Comebacks In Racing
        • NASCAR Memories
        • Legends Never Die
        • For The Love Of Racing, Part II
        • For The Love Of Racing, Part I
        • Bobby Hamilton Was My Favorite
    • Kevin Abraham >
      • Kevin Abraham 2015 >
        • The Shift: The Chase, Cheating, And Short Tracks
        • The Shift: Changing Of The Guard, Kurt Busch, And Domination
    • David Allen >
      • David Allen 2014
    • Robyn Vandenberg
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