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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
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      • 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
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      • 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!
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      • Random Ruminations
      • Quick Hits on Charlotte
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      • 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
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      • Predictions and Wishes ~ Through a Hazy Crystal Ball
    • J. L. Steele 2017 >
      • A NASCAR Fans Letter to Santa
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      • 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 >
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      • A Wishing Well And A Crystal Ball
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      • Growth By Subtraction
    • J. L. Steele 2015 >
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      • The Last Perfect Night
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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
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      • 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
      • 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!
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The Lady In Black ~ The Fontana Furnace

03/20/2015

PattyKay Lilley

I bid you welcome gentle readers. Today we’re going to visit an old friend that we haven’t seen for quite a while. Yes folks, it’s that irascible gal with a talent for calling names… and getting away with it… “The Lady in Black” and she’s back! The race she’ll be recalling for us today was actually run on September 5, 2004, which marked the first year we’d see two races at the sprawling Michigan clone in Southern California. Count that as mistake #1. It was also the first time since 1950 that the race on Labor Day was not held at the track in Darlington, SC. That would be mistake #2, and it only took a little over a decade to get back to where we started.

 

For those not familiar with the Lady’s intimate little names for drivers and other racing personnel of note, you can find the actual results of the race by clicking right about here.

 

One teeny-tiny little note for the gentleman in the cowboy hat and shades (The one not named Richard Petty) that has trouble with my use of the word “scribe”; please don’t worry your little comb-over about it. The way I use it is perfectly proper and correct. At least I know that there was never a “Z” in Blaise Alexander’s name. Perhaps if you had a real editor…  Do keep on reading though. Some of your little comebacks are precious… meaningless, but precious all the same. Oh, and if you must continue to bandy my name about on your radio show, the very least you could do is cite the web site.

 

And now, without further ado, here is the Lady in Black one more time. Please enjoy!

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The Fontana Furnace ~ Lady in Black

By: PattyKay Lilley

 

Good day race fans. This is your raving reporter, the Lady in Black, coming to you this week from California Speedway in sunny (And HOT) southern California, where the gang from Nextbest Cup assembled late Sunday afternoon to wage battle number twenty-five in the Chase for No Sponsorship. As noted, they called it late afternoon, but my internal clock insisted that it was more like bedtime. I’ve mentioned on occasion (Every time we come out here) that these folks are a bit challenged by time and always seem to be a few hours behind where I feel that they ought to be, but this weekend took the cake. Someone tried to tell me that it was Labor Day weekend. Now, how silly is that? Everyone knows that on Labor Day weekend we go to the track that was named after me, The Lady in Black in Darlington SC.

 

The word “hot” doesn’t really describe the weather out here but the word “furnace” comes readily to mind. There were various temperature reports on Sunday, ranging all the way from 98º to 100º, but my friends, I find very little difference there. Still, it sounds cool when we consider that the ambient track temperature was 132º.

 

Paying a visit to our combatants this week was Herbie the Love Bug, that loveable little German fellow that has always wanted to be a racer. Our soldiers were in a good mood and let Herbie on track to play war games with them for a while. Heck, he even got to lead a lap. Besides the Love Bug, also in attendance were thousands upon thousands of bugs of a different type, litterbugs. It seems that everyone in California lives on a diet of hot dogs and those little papers that serve to sop up the grease and keep the mustard off your chin were blown about by a stiff, hot breeze so that despite the temperature it appeared to be snowing.

 

The festivities got under way with the singing of our National Anthem by Brian McKnight. This gentleman had a marvelous voice and presented the Star Spangled Banner in a very reverent and respectful manner…until the last two lines; then he proceeded to follow the urge to stylize and tossed the whole thing onto the compost heap. Brian, you were SO close to excellence.

 

When the green flag waved, it was Brain Snickers on the pole and to his outside was Jeremy Mayfail. One soldier failed to report for duty when his car refused to run and Can’t Cope spent twelve laps in the bar while his pit bulls coped with the problem. The first lap was led by Snickers followed by Mayfail, the Awesome One, Casey Merely and the Busch League Kid. At lap 10, Mayfail took a turn at the front but by lap 20, Snickers retook the lead when Mayfail’s engine began to overheat. Sure enough, there was one of those nasty little hot dog wrappers stuck to his grill, but he snuggled up to the back bumper of Snickers and cleaned it off. (Hey, it works) Several others, including Casey Merely and Flameboy were already complaining of the same overheating malady. Back around lap 5, we lost our first warrior of the day when Jeff Full of it took Arnold the Green Acres pig to the lounge.

 

At lap 27, we saw the first yellow flag wave for debris in turn three. Heck, there was debris in turns 1, 2 and 4 too; hot dog wrappers were taking over. It seemed that only a few would come to the bar for refreshments, when only five or six soldiers hit the swinging doors on the first pass, but that proved to be one of those confusing moments when NASCAR says the bar is open, but the flagman waves the red flag anyway. Of course, when that happens, Field Marshall Helton says, “Well, we really didn’t mean that the bar was open so we’ll penalize you for believing us.” The next time by, everyone hit the bar for a Bud break.

 

When they restarted on lap 31, it was still Snickers out in front of the Pfizer Riser, Busch League, the Car with the Flames, and Jeffy’s Mini-me. It didn’t take but a minute or two for the next yellow to fly when J. J. Yahoo, so new to the battle that he can’t even be described as a rookie yet, decided to practice doing doughnuts. After spinning, his car headed down the track, while behind him Long Gaughan went high to avoid the wreck. Unfortunately, Yahoo made a rookie mistake and cranked the car back up the track, collecting Gaughan and sending him hard into the wall. That, as they say, was all she wrote for those two lads as they headed for the lounge to discuss track protocol. There were few takers on the offer of refreshments that time and the One LAP UP (One Lucky Arse PUP) was awarded to Can’t Cope, leaving him only 12 laps down at that point.

 

They went back to turning circles at lap 39, but five laps later, that yellow rag was waving again, this time for the smoking car of Prince Edwards of Roush. There was so much smoke that it appeared the young soldier had suffered a battle wound to his engine but it proved to be only a flat left front tire, which the beer break gave him time to replace while sipping his Coors Lite. (Yep, I checked and he’s old enough) Most of the combatants decided that sounded good and hit the bar again for their own Coors, but four soldiers stayed out to guard the battlefront. The One LAP UP went once again to Can’t Cope.

 

At the restart on lap 48, the order of progression now read Busch League, Greg Baffled, Long Tall Mikey and Jimmy who never forgets. The Big Brown Truck had received an invitation to return to the bar for another beer and a lug nut, so that lad would start shotgun on the field. Four laps later, Long Tall Mikey took a turn at leading but around lap 63, he was bested by Mark the Munchkin. At lap 68, Casey Merely took a trip to the bar for a cold one and a grill cleaning. Hot dog wrappers abound!

 

At lap 72, Greg Baffled blew a right rear Goodyear that in turn blew away his right rear fender and most of the rear of the car as well. Flameboy hit his bar stool early, having collected the maverick tire from Baffled’s car and dinged up his pretty rainbow. Mutt Kenseth also appeared to have gotten a piece of the tire and followed the Car with the Flames to the bar. They were followed on the next lap by the Big Brown Truck, which was also showing battle scars from the tire. That dang thing really got around! Finally the rest of the gang decided it was Miller Time and the One LAP UP went to Casey Merely, allowing him to catch back up to the lead regiment.

 

The restart on lap 78 showed Snickers leading Munchkin, Candy Man, Long Tall Mikey, Hurrikahne, Mini-me and Texas Terry. Within two laps, the Munchkin took over at the front, only to cede the lead to Hurrikahne on lap 81. A few laps after that, Greg Baffled took what was left of his Ford to the lounge for repairs as Brian Snickers began to complain of overheating and began to fade back in the running order. The warriors continued to turn circles behind the Pfizer Riser as we watched Hurrikahne moving up behind him. At lap 103, the Blue Deuce hit the bar for a cold one and tires.

 

At lap 105, the fifth yellow flag of the day waved for debris and this time it WAS for the pesky hot dogs wrappers that were everywhere. As the gang took a Bud break, the janitors brought out the blowers and directed the culprits to the infield where they were laboriously picked up by hand. A decree was issued from the Cell Block, officially declaring this battle the “Oscar Mayer 500” and Field Marshall Helton sent a few lackeys into the stands to plead with these people to go on a diet. The One LAP UP went to the Blue Deuce and at the restart on lap 114, the pylon read Candy Man, Munchkin, Busch League, Jamie McCutey, Captain Nemo, Hurrikahne and Long Tall Mikey.

 

That was good for two whole laps before caution number six was flagged for cars spinning on the infield grass. Jimmy who never forgets had forgotten to turn left, spinning out and collecting Hmiel on Wheels along the way and bouncing off the rolling wreck of Greg Baffled, who had returned to the fray some 27 laps in arrears. The One LAP UP that time was awarded to the Zewo Hewo.

 

They went back to turning circles at lap 120 with Candy man still in the lead, but within two laps Hurrikahne moved to the front, only to be passed again by the Candy Man. Those two stalwarts swapped the point a few times more before the Pfizer Riser put an end to the debate by taking it for himself.

 

A round of the green flag beer breaks that this track is noted for began on lap 156 when the Car with the Flames and Kevin Havoc drove through the swinging doors. They were soon followed by the Awesome One and Hurrikahne. The ideal really caught on and before long, everyone had been served a beer and new Goodyears. Can’t Cope had a bit of trouble while sitting on his bar stool, when his pit bulls let a fuel spill catch fire and smoke up the joint, but he left quickly and it extinguished itself.

 

Just as the last of the soldiers had marched through the bar, that same lad had some more trouble when something broke in the front of the car, carrying him hard into the SAFER barrier. He was slow to exit the car, which is always scary, but eventually he emerged, though with a visible limp. We hope you’re okay Derrike! It took a while for the bar to open, while Field Marshall Helton and his troops worked to figure out who was on what lap. Those green flag beer breaks will do that to one.

 

When the bar finally opened for business, most of the lads hurried on in, though they opted for a wide variety of tires with their Bud. The One LAP UP that time was awarded to the Cheerios Cereal Bowl and when the green flag waved once more, the lineup showed Rubby Gordon leading Candy Man, Flyin’ Ryan, Prince Edwards of Roush, Mayfail, Hurrikahne and the Busch League Kid. That lasted less than a lap before Busch League went for a spin that might have been courtesy of Mini-me, flattening a left front tire and bringing out a record-tying eighth caution on the day. The One LAP UP winner was Cow Patty and they were back at war by lap 182.

 

For a while, we got to watch one of those neat battles for superiority on the track as the lead changed hands several times before settling at around lap 200 to a front five of Hurrikahne, Candy Man, Munchkin, Flameboy and Prince Edwards of Roush. At lap 207, the Car with the Flames began to smoke and cough, which are not pleasant symptoms in a racecar. Flameboy brought the car to the attention of his pit bulls, but when he left the bar to go back on track, the smoke increased to the point of being hazardous and he was forced to head for the lounge. (Yep, another Fantasy Racing game gone awry)

 

With the long laps winding down, we watched Hurrikahne and the Pfizer Riser dicing again for the lead, while a few stalwarts were forced to make early forays into the bar. Shortly after Rubby Gordon, Mutt Kenseth and the Silver Bullet had been served, Dale the Lesser spun his ill-handling Budmobile into the outside wall and then cascaded into the infield, bringing out yellow rag number nine. Of course, everyone that hadn’t yet taken refreshments headed to the bar for Miller Time and the One LAP UP went to a grateful Matt the Brat.

 

The trouble had only begun for the Bud Stud when he hit the wall. First, he was issued a summons for passing cars on his way to the bar; then on leaving the bar, he hit the NAPA Parts Cart, necessitating yet another stop for repairs, and relegating him to 34th on the pylon. They went back into battle on lap 224, with Brian Snickers leading the Pfizer Riser, the Candy Man, Hurrikahne and the Blue Deuce. In front of those lads were several soldiers being scored on that dreaded tail end of the lead lap. We were spared the usual outcome of that situation when Cow Patty’s toilet paper car began to smoke on the restart and he kissed the engine good-bye.

 

That of course, brought out yellow flag number ten, giving Bobby the Bounty Hunter a free pass around the track along with all of those “tail-enders.” They restarted once more at lap 230, with the Candy Man leading Mark the Munchkin, Hurrikahne, Snickers and Jamie McCutey. Four laps later, the final (Hooray) caution waved when Kenny Shredder shredded an engine, spewing oil all over the track. Behind him, a hapless Bud Stud spun in the oil and hit Shredder right in the Swan, sending them both against the wall. Shredder’s car then burst into flames, but he managed to exit the beast without being burned. Shredder seemed quite upset to lose an engine so near to the end but the Bud Stud uttered a little sigh of relief and opined, “I think everybody beat me but Herbie.” It had been a very long day.

 

They marched back into battle on lap 241, but it was really all over but the shouting at that point. Though he gave it an all-out effort, Hurrikahne wasn’t able to best the Candy Man and settled once again for being a bridesmaid as the checkers waved for M&Ms. Behind those two, the pylon showed the Pfizer Riser, McCutey, Flyin’ Ryan, Prince Edwards of Roush, Scoot Riggs, the Big Brown Truck, Rubby Gordon and the Blue Deuce.

 

Candy Man asked for permission to do a burnout (Such a polite lad) and proceeded to set up a wall of smoke several stories high at the start/finish line, finally emerging from the cloud, waving to the fans in the stands and heading for Victory Lane.  When he got there, he was visibly out of breath, though I suspect that was from excitement and not fatigue. As he recited his thank-you list and gave proper credit to all of his sponsors, one couldn’t help but notice that he stands almost as tall as that omnipresent blue bottle. There was the usual showering with soft drinks, but this week Victory Lane found itself the recipient of several showers of M&Ms as well. All in all, it was a good battle and a good day, but I still say it lasted past bedtime.

 

That’s exactly the way it was in Fontana on Sunday. Would I lie to you?

 

~LIB




Be well gentle readers, and remember to keep smiling. It looks so good on you!


~ PattyKay

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