Pocky's Paddock

A NASCAR BLOG BY Bob Pockrass

Penalty debate up in the air

March 12 2010

Separating Carl Edwards’ retaliation versus Brad Keselowski’s car flipping is one of the main issues in the Edwards-Keselowski debate.

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RPM taking unusual approach to spoiler testing

March 7 2010

HAMPTON, Ga. – Tests with the new spoiler on the Sprint Cup car would seem to be important, but Richard Petty Motorsports has opted to focus on tests other than the NASCAR test March 16 at Talladega Superspeedway.

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Prism car impound not out of line

February 24 2010

Some fans are a little riled up over NASCAR impounding the No. 66 Prism Motorsports car of Dave Blaney following the race at Auto Club Speedway in California.

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The Daytona 500 needs to end under the lights

February 17 2010

A lot of people were probably thankful that the Daytona 500 had a 1:19 p.m. Eastern green flag. I’m not one of them.

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Second Cup outing a big one for Richardson

February 12 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Robert Richardson Jr. has the dubious honor of being the driver with the least Sprint Cup experience in the Daytona 500.

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Landon Cassill tries to make name for himself

February 11 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Landon Cassill’s name above the door of the ThorSport Racing truck just says “Landon.”

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Confusion over Budweiser Shootout finish not what NASCAR needed

February 7 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Maybe in some ways it’s fitting – NASCAR wouldn’t be NASCAR without a bit of controversy.

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Lack of track time before Daytona 500 qualifying not fair to smaller teams

February 6 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR is conducting time trials today for the Daytona 500 with most drivers having had only two laps of practice. That’s ridiculous.

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No consistent start times for non-Cup series

February 5 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In addition to the moving of the two Texas Motor Speedway Sprint Cup races to 3 p.m. Eastern instead of 1 p.m., NASCAR’s 2010 race television schedule, released Thursday, offered these tidbits:

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Despite confusing points swaps, top-35 rule is still good

February 2 2010

With all the last-minute swapping of points – Front Row Motorsports is trying to make a deal to get Travis Kvapil and Robert Richardson Jr. locked into the Daytona 500 field, presumably with points from Yates Racing – it tends to get fans angry with the top-35 rule. It makes a joke of a system that in reality is a good one.

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HBO solid in first Double J episode

January 27 2010

The first half-hour episode of “24/7 Jimmie Johnson” on Home Box Office had to be everything NASCAR wanted.

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Lessons learned from Harry Davis

January 22 2010

Sometimes the term “racing dad” brings thoughts of crazy, driven-at-all-costs pops whose passion to see their sons succeed clouds their vision.

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TNT has big booth decision to make

January 21 2010

CONCORD, N.C. – Fans know that Mike Joy will be doing play-by-play for the first 13 races of the Sprint Cup season on Fox and Marty Reid will be doing the last 17 on ABC/ESPN.

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Spin at work after ABC-ESPN shift

January 14 2010

ESPN and NASCAR are asking fans to accept the fact that instead of airing 11 races on ABC – including all the Chase For The Sprint Cup events – that only three will be on network television, including just one Chase race.

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Kyle Petty night at The Opry

January 9 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Kyle Petty made his Grand Ole Opry debut Friday night.

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Bob Pockrass

Bob Pockrass began covering NASCAR in 1992, primarily covering short-track racing and events. He has worked for Street & Smith's Motorsports Group since 2003.