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PattyKay Lilley 2019
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- 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
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PattyKay Lilley 2018
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- 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
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PattyKay Lilley 2017
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- 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
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PattyKay Lilley 2016
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- 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
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PattyKay Lilley 2015
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- 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
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PattyKay Lilley 2019
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Frank Buhrman
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Frank Buhrman 2019
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- 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
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2018 Frank Buhrman
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- All I Want for Christmas
- 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
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Frank Buhrman 2017
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- 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
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Frank Buhrman 2016
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- 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
- Is A Blast From The Past What NASCAR Needs In The Future
- 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?
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Frank Buhrman 2019
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Vivian Simons
- Vivian Simons 2019 >
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Vivian Simons 2018
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- 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
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Vivian Simons 2017
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- 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
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Vivian Simons 2016
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- 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 >
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David Nance
- David Nance 2019 >
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David Nance 2018
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- 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
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David Nance 2017
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- 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
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David Nance 2016
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- 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!
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J. L. Steele
- J. L. Steele 2019 >
- J.L. Steele 2018 >
- J. L. Steele 2017 >
- J. L. Steele 2016 >
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J. L. Steele 2015
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- 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
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Mitch Walker
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Tim Leeming
- Tim Leeming 2019
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Tim Leeming 2018
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- 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 >
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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
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- Ninety Miles an Hour down a Dead End Street
- The Good, the Bad and the Intolerable
- Verrrry Interesting
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- 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
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- A Sunday Drive, Texas Style
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- As Requested By the Fans… and Other Fairytales
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- Some Facts Are Indisputable and Some Folks Enjoy Being Unhappy
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- A Few More Nicknames and Some Quaint Quotes
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- Drivers, Please Start Your Engines
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- The Christmas Story as My Mother Told It
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- Remembering The Final Winston Cup Banquet
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- A Voice for the Fans ~ Why All The Secrecy?
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- A Voice for the Fans ~ And the Fans Need to Be Heard!
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- A Voice for the Fans ~ Those Silly Ol’ Lug Nuts
- Junie Donlavey ~ True Pioneer of NASCAR
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- 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
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- 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
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Frank Buhrman 2019
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- 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
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- All I Want for Christmas
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- 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
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- Strollin Down the Beach
- How About a Swap?
- The Chili Bowl
- They May Be Tomorrows NASCAR Stars, But Are They Anybodys Heroes
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- Make This a Christmas to Remember!
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- 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
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Frank Buhrman 2016
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- 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
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- 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
- Is A Blast From The Past What NASCAR Needs In The Future
- 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?
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- Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 2
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- Christmas Wishes to Our Staff
- Old Versus New - History and Memories
- Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR - Again
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- 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?
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- Christmas Wishes
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- And So It Came To Be
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- The Chase Is Coming! The Chase Is Coming!
- Parity...Or Toyota Domination?
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Meet The Racing Marine
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- The Last Perfect Night
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- Ranking The Truex Win
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- Smoke Will Rise
- No Comparison When Comparing Newman and Bowyer
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- Making A Case For Kahne
- Support Your Local Short Track
- SAFE Is A Four Letter Word
- Dinner With D.W.
- Gordon's Greatness
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Matt McLaughlin - Anniversary Edition - 50 Years of NASCAR Racing
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- #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
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- #50 - Do You Feel a Draft
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- #37 - Atlanta Motor Speedway
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- #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
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- Bunch of Sore Loser Crybabies (No, Not You...THEM!)
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- Ernie Irvan: What Might Have Been
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- A Phoenix Fan Memory
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- The New Souvenir Experience
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- When Our Heroes Hang It Up
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- How Richard Petty Made Me a Lifelong NASCAR Fan
- Why NASCAR Is Better Than Pro Football
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- One Of The Greatest Comebacks In Racing
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