Pedley: Busch A Cold Customer
Pedley: Busch A Cold Customer
Thu, 2/09/10 – 6:39 | One Comment
Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Olathe, Kan. – Kyle Busch didn’t get the drift of the question when he was asked last week what his thoughts were as he sped toward his hook-up with history in Bristol two weeks ago.
Or did he?
Whatever. His answer and tone may go a long way in explaining something about what it takes to be [...]

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Woody: News Flash – NASCAR Is Noisy
By Larry Woody | Senior Writer RacinToday.com

It has been determined that auto racing is noisy. They forgot about smoky. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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After an extensive study (funded by extensive tax dollars) our hard-working federal government has come up with a stunning discovery:

Racing is loud.

I wish they’d called me before they went to all that trouble and expense. I could have told them what their experts worked so hard to find out.

Scientists and researchers with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health spent countless hours (and dollars) conducting sound tests at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway.

They concluded that automobile racing creates noise.

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Thu, 2/09/10 – 5:54 | 2 Comments
Woody: News Flash – NASCAR Is Noisy
Woody: News Flash – NASCAR Is Noisy
Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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Larry Woody | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
After an extensive study (funded by extensive tax dollars) our hard-working federal government has come up with a stunning discovery:
Racing is loud.
I wish they’d called me before they went to all that trouble and expense. I could have told them what their experts worked so hard to find out.
Scientists and researchers [...]

Thu, 2/09/10 – 5:54 | 2 Comments
Lasoski Back To Winning Ways
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Danny Lasoski got his first victory in 77 races when he won at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon Wednesday.  It was his first win of 2010 and the fourth of his career with the series at the high-banked ¼-mile bullring.
Lasoski took the lead from Craig Dollansky coming off turn two on the 23rd lap and [...]

Thu, 2/09/10 – 5:45 | No Comment
Sturbin: It’s Viewers Versus TV In IndyCar
Sturbin: It’s Viewers Versus TV In IndyCar
John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Normally, I don’t have anything to say about coverage of the IZOD IndyCar Series on VERSUS. That’s because Charter Communications, my cable provider in Fort Worth, Texas, does not include VERSUS in either the basic or premium sports package to which I currently subscribe.
Used to get VERSUS for free, back when it was the Outdoor [...]

Wed, 1/09/10 – 17:04 | 3 Comments
Minter: Winners Are Losers In Chase To The Chase
Minter: Winners Are Losers In Chase To The Chase
Rick Minter | Senior Writer
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By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
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A few random thoughts as the NASCAR circuit heads to the home turf, Atlanta Motor Speedway:
The prospect of a Chase field with more than its share of non-winners – and a no-win champion for that matter – looms large with just two races left to run before the start of [...]

Wed, 1/09/10 – 7:15 | No Comment
Dyson, Jones Return To Rolex 24 in Lola
Dyson, Jones Return To Rolex 24 in Lola
Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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Dyson Racing will return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2011 with a Ford-powered Proto-Auto Lola in a joint program with drivers John McCutcheon and Davy Jones.
The Dyson team plans to test the new car this week before entering the Grand-Am Rolex Series season finale at the Miller Motorsports Park [...]

Tue, 31/08/10 – 15:21 | No Comment
Woody: Don’t Inflate Busch’s Win Total
Woody: Don’t Inflate Busch’s Win Total
Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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There’s no question that Kyle Busch is currently the hottest thing on four wheels.
His recent Bristol Triple – three wins in three days in NASCAR’s three touring series – was an amazing feat, especially on a treacherous track like Bristol.
Kyle is a gifted young racer, tough, talented and temperamental.
But let’s not [...]

Tue, 31/08/10 – 10:46 | 20 Comments
Racin’ News: Childress, Shepherd Enter Partnership
Racin’ News: Childress, Shepherd Enter Partnership
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In Racin’ News today:
Richard Childress Racing and Morgan Shepherd’s Racing for Jesus have formed Shepherd Racing Ventures, a partnership to run the No. 21 for the remainder of the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
Clint Bowyer will drive RCR’s No. 21 Zaxby’s Chevrolet at Atlanta Motor Speedway (Sept. 4), Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 10), Charlotte Motor [...]

Tue, 31/08/10 – 8:53 | No Comment
Life’s Good For One Of America’s All-Time Greats
Life’s Good For One Of America’s All-Time Greats
Mike Harris | Senior Writer
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By Mike Harris | Senior Writer
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Scott Pruett may be the most under-appreciated  driver in American racing.
Not that it bothers him a whole lot.
“I’m doing exactly what I’ve wanted to do since I was eight years old, racing,’’ Pruett said during an interview last year at Daytona. “I still get a real rush from driving a [...]

Tue, 31/08/10 – 7:12 | No Comment
Ingram: Opportunity Knocks For Said In Canada
Ingram: Opportunity Knocks For Said In Canada
Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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By Jonathan Ingram |Senior Writer
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From the Monday Morning Crew Chief:
It was one of the closest Nationwide Series races in history. But it was on a road course with three guys named Boris, Max and Jacques contesting the checkers. And it was in Canada.
This list doesn’t include the perennial story line of the hard luck Aussie [...]

Mon, 30/08/10 – 11:14 | No Comment
Pedley: Give Canada A Cup Race
Pedley: Give Canada A Cup Race
Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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It was a brow-wiping moment earlier this year when I saw that the race in Montreal was on the 2011 Nationwide Series schedule. It would have been a fist-pumping moment had I seen that a race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve would have been included on the Sprint Cup schedule.
When it [...]

Mon, 30/08/10 – 9:00 | 4 Comments