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Top 5 Moments of The 2010 Season

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The 2010 Sprint Cup season was far from the ho-hum boring races that some seasons of yore produced.  The drivers were “having at it” both on and off the race track.

Here is a list of the 2010 top five moments according to WOMR.

5.  Jamie McMurray’s . . . → Read More: Top 5 Moments of The 2010 Season

Jimmie Johnson Wins The 2010 Chase!

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As it turned out Sunday, the Hendrick Motorsports #48 Lowe’s Chevy made the fewest mistakes of the final three contenders during the race.  By finishing second Sunday in the Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson secured his unprecedented fifth consecutive Sprint Cup championship!

Johnson, who started . . . → Read More: Jimmie Johnson Wins The 2010 Chase!

Edwards: “Chump and Run”!

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A true competitor hates to loose.  Race fans love a driver who hates to loose.  However, there is a fine line between a true competitor and a bad looser!

Every since Carl Edwards attempted to block “Blazingly Bad”  Brad Keselowski at Talladega Superspeedway for the win last . . . → Read More: Edwards: “Chump and Run”!

Gateway Nationwide Race a Wakeup Call?

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Has NASCAR reached a new low point in the new “Have at it era”? Some have already said that on Saturday night when Carl Edwards dumped “Blazingly Bad” Brad Keselowski into the outside retaining wall just prior to the start/finish line, NASCAR hit a new low!

Edwards . . . → Read More: Gateway Nationwide Race a Wakeup Call?

Edwards Wins, Controversy Swirls!

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“Have at ‘em boys”!

That phrase is now becoming a huge topic of conversation amongst the NASCAR community, now that the driver of the Roush-Fenway Racing’s #60 Aflac Ford, Carl Edwards, has become a one-man wrecking crew in both the Sprint Cup Series and now the Nationwide Series!  Unfortunately, Edwards . . . → Read More: Edwards Wins, Controversy Swirls!

Fox Starts Advertising Wrecks, Dissing the Hard Core Fan


This last weekend was a complete rain-out at Texas Motor Speedway for both the Nationwide and NASCAR Sprint Cup series races.  I just waited out the rain delay and we got see some pretty decent racing on Monday.

But the thing that caught my eye this weekend was the amount of race accident replays that Fox was airing.

On Sunday I tuned in and started to notice why some of my peers diss on NASCAR.  With cowboy hats, broken English and an emotionally based reporter, some things seemed more clear today than most.

Continue reading Fox Starts Advertising Wrecks, Dissing the Hard Core Fan

Feuds, Paybacks, and Other Fun Things!

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As the racers head into to Bristol, NASCAR’s most challenging and crash-filled track, the media must walk a very tight rope.  That tight rope is the difference between being an race car analyst and a circus barker!

That’s the opinion of Dale Jarrett, who will be calling the Saturday’s . . . → Read More: Feuds, Paybacks, and Other Fun Things!

Carl Edwards: Nice Guy??

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As the “Cousin Carl-Blazingly Bad Brad” saga plays out over the next few weeks, how will that play out against Edward’s “aw shucks nice guy” image?  Now that this drama is on the front stage, will some of the other confrontations with Carl and the other drivers of . . . → Read More: Carl Edwards: Nice Guy??

Atlanta 2004

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It must be a sign that I am getting old, but I remember sitting up high in the stands just off turn four in the fall of 2004 when Carl Edwards on lap 312 was involved in another spectacular crash at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  This crash in . . . → Read More: Atlanta 2004

Is This The “New” NASCAR?

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After NASCAR just barely slapping the hand of Carl Edwards for his blatant actions Sunday, is there any fan that is not somewhat stunned??  Did NASCAR miss the boat?  Did NASCAR even see the same race that millions of us watched?

If Mike Helton and the rest . . . → Read More: Is This The “New” NASCAR?