February 25, 2009
By Glen Harness in Racing | 0 comments
I was a little surprised with this last Daytona 500, or at least the coverage of it. Normally you hear drivers complaining about restrictor plates and how those plates are dangerous because they cause “the big one”. Never mind the fact that most of those “big ones” are caused by driver error (or if you’re [...]
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February 16, 2009
By Glen Harness in Racing | 0 comments
SHOOTOUT: Rookies shouldn’t be allowed in the Shootout. Enough said.
TRUCK SERIES: The truck series new rule about not having more than five men over the wall at a time showed itself to be stupid the other night. Trucks would come in and either get tires or fuel, then circle back around and get fuel or [...]
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January 5, 2009
By Glen Harness in Politics, Racing, Sports | 0 comments
Larry Woody, in an article published on the Nashville City Paper’s web site, says the Fairgrounds track is on life support, and the plug may about to be pulled.
Woody lays the blame on several entities: City Hall (via the Fair Board), the economy, and race fans. I’d add one more group to that list: [...]
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December 3, 2008
By Glen Harness in Racing | 1 comment
Bobby Hamilton Racing is no more. The team, run by Hamilton’s widow, closed up shop last week.
I guess the reason was lack of sponsorship. Without Hamilton running the operation, I’d suspect that sponsors weren’t exactly breaking the doors down.
One also has to wonder about the management. You had to know something was up with the [...]
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