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When Is It Over?
The past week and a half have been full of highs and lows in the racing community. This past Saturday night, Jimmie Johnson (finally) delivered to his boss, Rick Hendrick, Cup Series win number 200. It was “just” 16 races ago, back in October, that Jimmie got Rick win number 199. For such a potent [...]
NASCAR Got It Wrong Again
If it had been anyone else, this would not have been an issue. Minutes before, there had been a red flag situation during the Aaron’s 312 Nationwide Series race at Talladega. During the first attempt at a “Green-White-Checkered” finish, Eric McClure went head-on into the SAFER barrier at a high rate of speed. Officials had [...]
How Many Licks Does It Take
I have several computers. I believe it has much to do with the fact that I like toys and gadgets, so I regularly used to buy the biggest, baddest computer I could (almost) afford when it was time to upgrade. Eventually the old computers got to the point that they just could not keep up [...]
I Need A Real Race Fix
I’m taking this weekend off. Sort of. NASCAR heads to Virginia this weekend, as both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. They will be racing on Friday and Saturday night. But I need a break. Not from racing, but from bad television coverage. If you’ve followed me for any amount [...]
It’s Been A Busy Day
Yeah, I know. It’s kind of a bit late. When I started “The View From Arthur’s World”, I decided to make it a weekly blog about … well, whatever I happened to be thinking about, or stumbled upon, or basically whatever I thought needed to be blogged about. I also decided to make it on [...]
Welcome Back, Rockingham!
NASCAR started racing at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham on Halloween in 1965. After that, the track held two races every year. Unfortunately, sagging attendance and a changing racing landscape started to conspire against the track. The 2003 racing season was the last time for the Fall race, with that race going to California [...]
NASCAR To Blame For Martinsville Finish
There is a lot of blame going around for who caused the issues and the finish this past weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson were on a mission. Hendrick Motorsports has 199 Sprint Cup Series wins, and both of these two drivers were bound and determined to finally get Rick Hendrick win [...]
My, What Big Ears You Have!
NASCAR fans have received several gifts this year. For years, if we wanted to listen to a NASCAR race, we had to have a local radio station that was an affiliate of the Motor Racing Network, which is owned by International Speedway Corporation, and the Performance Racing Network, which is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. [...]
The Boys Are Back
Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus had their final day in court, and they won. Mostly. NASCAR hit Team 48 pretty hard after the Daytona 500. They didn’t like the car that Jimmie Johnson was going to run. He did, but only after modifications to the “C” posts and being marked with a Scarlet “C”. NASCAR [...]
But Will Anybody Race It?
This past weekend, the NASCAR world was in Sin City. Yes, they were racing, and enjoying perfect racing weather. Perfect racing weather for NASCAR, of course, means no pesky rain. Which also means the Jet Dryers were actually used as Jet Blowers to get junk off Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Fox was nice enough to [...]