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The Talladega Two Car Tango

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Talladega Superspeedway has long been noted for its 500 miles of white-knuckle, bump-drafting racing, the kind of bumper-to-bumper racing action that always kept the fans on the edge of their seats from green flag to checkered flag.  Those fans at the race track used to fret that even if . . . → Read More: The Talladega Two Car Tango

Restrictor Plate Racing: The Open Communications

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While at the Daytona 500, last Sunday, WOMR was listening in on the race teams with his scanner and was witness to something very strange for the race teams.  It was the first time in all his years of attending NASCAR events that he ever heard race drivers from . . . → Read More: Restrictor Plate Racing: The Open Communications

Junior Johnson #4 Inductee

Robert Glen Johnson, Jr., better know as Junior Johnson nearly walked away from the biggest victory of his legendary racing career.  Junior’s win in the 1960 Daytona 500 was momentous, but it was Johnson’s discovery in practice that would shape the face of superspeedway competition in NASCAR forever.

Johnson was saddled with . . . → Read More: Junior Johnson #4 Inductee

Drafting: The Definitive Explanation

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After watching the Sunday’s race from Talladega, I was wondering just how much the average NASCAR race fan understood about drafting.  The article that I have linked below gives the reader a very good understanding of just how and why drafting works.  It will explain why 2 cars . . . → Read More: Drafting: The Definitive Explanation