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By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com Up early on Thanksgiving morning and reflecting on the just-completed NASCAR season, there’s plenty to be thankful for on our national day to offer thanks: - I’m thankful that Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards each “got up on the wheel” and provided us with a championship battle for the ages. - I’m [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/31788/feed 1 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/31024 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/31024#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:15:24 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=31024
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com TALLADEGA, Ala. – On a sun-splashed 70-degree afternoon, I chose to watch Sunday’s Good Sam 500 at Talladega Superspeedway among the masses in the grandstands instead of from my customary perch inside the comfy pressbox that overlooks the 2.66-mile tri-oval. OK, perhaps after what I witnessed on Sunday the term “among [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/31024/feed 17 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/30138 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/30138#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:41:39 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=30138
ATLANTA – Matt Kenseth, the 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, attended Wednesday’s Atlanta Braves/Florida Marlins baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta. Kenseth was in town to chat with the media about next month’s Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway and other racing-related topics. The Wisconsin native took time to field 20 questions from RacinToday.com: 1. Other [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/30138/feed 0 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/30034 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/30034#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:32:59 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=30034
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com RICHMOND, Va. – David Reutimann and Jamie McMurray, a pair of drivers out of contention for a berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup field, stole the show at Richmond International Raceway Friday afternoon. Nearly all of the pre-qualifying buzz focused on who will be in and who will be [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/30034/feed 0 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/29808 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/29808#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:36:32 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=29808
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com HAMPTON, Ga. – When NASCAR takes its top drivers to the White House on Wednesday to meet President Barack Obama, four drivers will be noticeably absent Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart were put on the defensive at Atlanta Motor Speedway Friday afternoon when quizzed on why they [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/29808/feed 0 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/29700 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/29700#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:33:38 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=29700
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Based on a sampling of fans outside of Bristol Motor Speedway Friday morning, NASCAR Nation has embraced Danica Patrick’s decision to move to NASCAR on a full-time basis next season. Art Potter of Grove Port, Ohio was one of a handful of autograph seekers standing next to the fence which surrounds the luxurious [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/29700/feed 0 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/28422 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/28422#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:51:41 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=28422
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com When the University of Georgia football team opens the season in Atlanta on Labor Day weekend, the prospects of a great campaign might hinge on the play of a heralded, incoming freshman class billed as the ”dream team.” Motorsports in Georgia had its own version of a “dream team” about a decade earlier when three young drivers began their assault on [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/28422/feed 1 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/27826 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/27826#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:21:55 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=27826
By Jeff Hood | Senior Wrtier RacinToday.com Jefferson, Ga. – At first glance, you’d be hard-pressed to know there was plenty of star power lining up in the corner of Ben Kennedy prior to the start of Saturday night’s NASCAR K&N Series 150 at Gresham Motorsports Park. As rain delayed the start of the evening’s main event at [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/27826/feed 0 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/27084 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/27084#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 01:43:41 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=27084
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com Concord, N.C. – The last time David Ragan stood in victory lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway, he was a pint-sized kid standing alongside a Legends car sponsored by Rudy Farms. Saturday night, he returned to that same hallowed ground after passing Brad Keselowski for the lead with just over a lap [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/27084/feed 0 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26914 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26914#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 12:15:18 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=26914
Commerce, Ga. – After witnessing several hundred NASCAR races (I’ve actually lost count) in person over the past three decades, I experienced a motorsports first on Saturday when I attended my first NHRA event. Though it was the final day of qualifying for the Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway to set the field for Sunday’s action [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26914/feed 5 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26771 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26771#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 11:55:29 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=26771
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com Darlington, S.C. – The mystique of Darlington Raceway lived up to its reputation Saturday night as cars wrecked and tempers flared in the Showtime Southern 500. And that was just during the final 10 laps. Once the dust settled, a near-capacity Palmetto State crowd roared its approval for first-time Sprint Cup winner [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26771/feed 4 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26404 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26404#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:00:54 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=26404
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com Talladega, Ala. – A race track known for producing the bizarre churned out several more oddities during Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Observations on a sun-splashed race day in central Alabama, which played out in front of 115,000 spectators: - For the first time in the history of the massive 2.66-mile [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26404/feed 0 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26034 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26034#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:16:40 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=26034
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com West Palm Beach, Fla. – The second weekend of April traditionally offers an abundant supply of sports-related opportunities for sports junkies. That was certainly the case for me as I checked the calendar and began making my plans for this weekend, fully realizing the azaleas and dogwoods would be near full-bloom [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/26034/feed 0 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/25589 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/25589#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:53:59 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=25589
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com Bristol, Tenn. – It wasn’t a good day to be a ticket scalper outside of Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. Folks hoping to peddle grandstand tickets for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Jeff Byrd 500 were spotted up to 10 miles from the .533-mile oval less than an hour before the start [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/25589/feed 6 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/25581 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/25581#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:14:12 +0000 Jeff Hood http://www.racintoday.com/?p=25581
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer RacinToday.com Bristol, Tenn. – Kyle Busch’s mastery of Bristol Motor Speedway is still intact. The 25-year-old driver held off Carl Edwards and led 153 laps on Sunday to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Jeff Byrd 500. It was Busch’s second consecutive weekend sweep and fifth straight NASCAR win on the .533-mile concrete oval. Edwards managed [...]]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/25581/feed 1