Tag Archives: NASCAR

A Thing of Beauty

Is there anything more beautiful in all America than the sight of Dale Earnhardt, JR leading the field at Atlanta? Lots of racin’ left, but I’m savoring the moment.
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NASCAR HotPass Lineup

The HotPass Lineup for today’s Kobalt Tools 500 from Hotlanta Motor Speedway looks like this:

790 - Carl Edwards, #991
791 - Dale Earnhardt, JR, #882
792 - Jimmie Johnson, #48
793 - Kasey Kahne, #9

Coverage on FOX starts at 1:30 EDT. Be there!
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NASCAR HotPass Lineup

For today’s running of the UAW-Dodge 400, the HotPass channel/driver/car numbers are as follows:

790 - Jeff Burton, #31
791 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #88
792 - Jeff Gordon, #24
793 - Denny Hamlin, #11

And, on channel 794, something I’ll have to check out; it’s called the NASCAR HotPass Network Coverage with Team Radios. I listen on my [...]

NASCAR HotPass Lineup for the Great American Race

And the roar of powerful engines is heard over Daytona, with the 50th running of the Daytona 500 this afternoon. There are only 4 DirecTV driver channels with this year’s HotPass package. The good news is that all HotPass channels are now in HD.1 Even better news is that there’s a free preview [...]

Crank it Up!

At 8PM EST tonight, the Budweiser Shootout on FOX. From Daytona. Regardless that Coors Light is now the Official Beer of NASCAR, we have the Budweiser Shootout1.
I remember when the Shootout was known as the Busch Clash.
I don’t remember when it wasn’t excitement on the speedway.
8 tonight - FOX - Be there, or be square.
Boogity-boogity-boogity!
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NASCAR HotPass Lineup

As the curtain closes on the 2007 NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup, the listings for the Ford 400 from Homestead-Miami Speedway are as follows:
795 - Jimmie Johnson, #48
796 - Clint Bowyer, #07
797 - Jeff Gordon, #24
798 - Jeff Burton, #31
799 - Carl Edwards, #99
With only two contenders, Johnson and Gordon, having a chance of [...]

Why is It?

The only channel that has some serious ghosting and snow problems here on my hotel room teevee is the one that is broadcasting the NASCAR race. The other channels are crystal clear, even brilliant on picture quality.
I’ll stick with the content I want, even though the delivery quality is sub par.
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NASCAR HotPass Lineup

For today’s running of the Checker Auto Parts 500 from Phoenix, the HotPass drivers are:
795 - Kevin Harvick, #29
796 - Tony Stewart, #20
797 - Denny Hamlin, #11
798 - Clint Bowyer, #07
799 - Jeff Burton, #31
Looks like Richard Childress Racing vs Joe Gibbs Racing for the event today.
Only two more races left in the Chase; be [...]

NASCAR HotPass Lineup

Three races remain in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Today’s venue is Texas Motor Speedway, for the running of the Dickies 500. And the HotPass Lineup features 4 of the top 5 drivers in the standings, to wit:
795 - Carl Edwards, #99*
796 - Kevin Harvick, #29
797 - Jeff Gordon, #24*
798 - Jimmie Johnson, [...]

And Records Fall

I’m from Kansas. Growing up as I did on the Kansas-Nebraska border, I’ve been known to root for the Cornhuskers of Nebraska during football season.
Absence making the heart grow fonder and all, how ’bout them Jayhawks! The most points scored against a Husker football team, administered by a team near and dear to my [...]