My NASCAR Race Blog

California Racing

Colleen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:30:04 +0000

Man, what a boring track Fontana is. After all the excitement of Daytona, it’s like we have to come down off our sugar high and sit through the world’s most boring race. Well, it wasn’t quite that bad, but it was close! And there was the ever present worry of another rain-shortened [...]

The Daytona 500 That Wasn’t 500

Colleen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:19:01 +0000

No one likes a rain shortened race, except perhaps the race winner. But when it’s the Daytona 500, it is especially aggravating. Somewhere I read the suggestion that the race should be run earlier in the day and taped if the networks want to show it later, during prime time. At least [...]

One Helluva Ride

Colleen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:24:09 +0000

That is the title of the book I started reading this past weekend. One Helluva Ride: How NASCAR Swept the Nation, by Liz Clarke. For a NASCAR lover, it is a must-read. For those that want to know more about the history of NASCAR and the people of NASCAR, it is a [...]

I Need a Cheatsheet for the 2009 Line-Up!

Colleen — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:11:40 +0000

Have you been able to keep track of all the driver/team/car changes that have occurred during the off-season? I sure haven’t been able to! I hope NASCAR.com has some sort of chart available or I am going to be totally lost Daytona week. Which reminds me, it is only 14 days until the Daytona 500! [...]

Daytona: Coke Zero 400

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:59:23 +0000

For once a night race that kept the viewers awake! No falling asleep for this one or you missed one hell of a finish! I loved TNT’s Wide Open coverage: fewer commercial breaks and many commercials at the bottom of the screen while you could still watch the race in the top 2/3 of the screen. [...]

Texas … Yawn

admin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:09:30 +0000

Boring. Oh, so boring. Just a day wondering and worrying about Jeff Gordon’s issues with his car. I didn’t expect him to do well; he never does in Texas. But last place? No way! How can that team be doing so poorly this year with the COT when it [...]

Mr. Martinsville

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:02:34 +0000

I read several articles last week, prior to the Martinsville race, about Mr. Martinsville. How Jimmie Johnson currently held that title, previously held by Jeff Gordon, and so on. So, did Denny Hamlin become the new Mr. Martinsville, since he won on Sunday? Not given that Gordon finished second and Johnson fourth. Other [...]

Jeff Burton takes Bristol

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:12:37 +0000

What to say about Bristol It might have been a good race, if I could have seen it all. Instead, I missed the first 188 laps and by the time the race did show up on FOX, I was so frustrated that I really did not pay that much attention to it. [...]

California Winner

admin — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:43:56 +0000

Finally, twenty-four hours after the race was slated to begin, we have a winner at California! Carl Edwards Jr., whom we got to see do his signature backflip from his in-car camera. Edwards was dominant in the last segment of the race, passing Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, who finished second and third, respectively. Gordon was definitely [...]

Rain, Rain, Go Away

admin — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:29:00 +0000

I’d be willing to bet that the drivers are heartily sick of California and more than ready to go home, even though they’ve hardly raced a lap. First it’s the rain delays, then red flag delay while they clean up the track from accidents. Many drivers are complaining about the track conditions. [...]