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A NASCAR BLOG BY Steve Waid
Martinsville Speedway’s Dick Thompson was the media’s friend
I doubt many race fans, past or present, knew Dick Thompson. I doubt they had even heard of him.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 0Rattle Jimmie Johnson’s cage? That’s not happening
Throughout the news conferences for the contenders in the Chase For The Sprint Cup at Martinsville, veteran motorsports writer Mike Mulhern focused nearly all of his questions on one subject.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 5Funds in Alan Kulwicki’s name will enhance engineering education
It’s only fitting that Alan Kulwicki’s name is associated with the education and development of future racing engineers.
Rating: 0.0 Comment 1NASCAR wants no role in the outcome of the Chase
I think NASCAR is trying to stay out of the game.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 12A visit with Junior Johnson at North Wilkesboro
For a guy with a titanium pole in his back, Junior Johnson gets around pretty well.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 3Upcoming documentary narrated by Tom Cruise recalls 'Days Of Thunder'
Tom Cruise is very familiar with NASCAR. In fact, he’s a fan.
Rating: 0.0 Comment 1Date switch appears to have worked for Atlanta
I’m sure that during the weeks leading up to the Pep Boys Auto 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark had undoubtedly been asked the same question many times. Namely, how are ticket sales going?
Rating: 0.0 Comments 6'Manmade Thunder' is NASCAR book worthy of attention
Godwin Kelly, the longtime motorsports writer for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, has deservedly won several awards for his work over the years.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 0By any name, 'start-and-park' teams have always been part of NASCAR
Ray Evernham recently gave his strong opinions on the “start-and-park” teams, those that show up for races with no intention to compete. Instead, they run a few laps and collect a check.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 2Jamie McMurray back to EGR? It’s an intriguing idea
Unless circumstances change it appears Jamie McMurray is going to be the odd man out at Roush Fenway Racing.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 4Lowe’s Motor Speedway: The name may change, but little else will
Barring a last-minute reversal in negotiations, there’s no longer going to be a Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 0Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s frustration at Indy still enhances the ultimate goal
First, I agree with fellow staffer Jeff Gluck who earlier this week wrote that the opinion of the so-called conspiracy theorists, who claimed that NASCAR ruled that Juan Pablo Montoya was too fast on pit road solely to prevent his ultimate victory at Indianapolis, was balderdash.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 0For Dale Earnhardt Jr., at Indy there is hope for the race and beyond
INDIANAPOLIS – They tell us that hope always springs eternal. You can toss that aside as a cliché but there is some truth to it.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 6Field for the Chase still very much in doubt
As the season bears down on the Chase For The Sprint Cup, which will begin eight races from now, there are a few surprises currently among the top 12 contenders. And when it comes to which drivers will make the Chase, things remain decidedly unsettled.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 2Here’s who should be the first five to enter the hall
The first 25 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame were recently announced and, while a stronger case can be made for some of them over others, I am certain all of them will be enshrined in time.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 5Steve Waid
Steve Waid is the veteran sports writer on the NASCAR Scene staff. He's been covering racing since 1972 and has been at NASCAR Scene for 26 years.
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