Tag Archives: Racing

Racin’ is Business

Posted on June 18, 2007 by ken

NASCAR, apparently not content to merely own the racing business, wants to dominate it. Team sponsors are hard to come by. At $15 million and up for a season, small wonder. Now, NASCAR sees fit to sue AT&T for $100 … Continue reading →

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RIP, Bill France Jr.

Posted on June 4, 2007 by ken

Bill France Jr, who became NASCAR’s second president when he assumed the reins from his father, has passed away at age 74. He oversaw NASCAR’s growth from a regional Southeastern US sport, to the coast-to-coast, border-to-border, and even international attraction … Continue reading →

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NASCAR HotPass Lineup

Posted on June 3, 2007 by ken

Via Jayski, this week’s DirecTV HotPass driver channels for the running of the Autism Speaks 400 from the Monster Mile in Dover DE are: #24-Jeff Gordon, 795 #12-Ryan Newman, 796 #18-J.J. Yeley, 797 #16-Greg Biffle, 798 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 799 … Continue reading →

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Nitro Burning Funny Cars

Posted on June 2, 2007 by ken

I was true to my own self today, and upon my arrival back at tbbs World HQ, watched the Busch Race from Dover. At the conclusion of the Busch race, ESPN2 then switched to NHRA drag racing coverage, from Heartland … Continue reading →

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What Does a Feller Do?

Posted on May 27, 2007 by ken

Racing has resumed at the Brickyard, and green has fallen on Charlotte. They’re racin’ their brains out in both places. Danica Patrick now runs 4th at Indy. There’s a boatload of laps to go at Charlotte. I think I’ll see … Continue reading →

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Rain, Rain, Go Away

Posted on May 27, 2007 by ken

Well, the Indy 500 is under a rain delay right now. And I can salute the teams that saw it coming, and planned their strategies accordingly. We’re past halfway in the race, so the race is official, if they can’t … Continue reading →

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Warmin’ up the Pipes

Posted on May 26, 2007 by ken

Jim Nabors won’t be singing this year at the Indianapolis 500. I can remember very few Indy 500′s where he hasn’t sung Back Home Again(in Indiana). When I hear it sung, I never fail to tear up a bit, not … Continue reading →

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Photo!

Posted on May 19, 2007 by ken

How ’bout that Curlin? By a head, the winner of this year’s Preakness. He survived a stumble at the start, his jockey survived having to bail off a horse in an earlier race, and ran down Street Sense in the … Continue reading →

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Mortal Locks

Posted on May 19, 2007 by ken

Today is another great day of racing, whether it involves horseflesh or the roar of 850 HP engines. The Preakness, followed by the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Here are my picks for the events; feel free to call your investment advisor … Continue reading →

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NASCAR HotPass Lineup

Posted on May 19, 2007 by ken

I had incorrectly assumed that there would be no HotPass coverage for tonight’s running of The Nextel All-Star Challenge1 from Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte. But a quick check of the Tivo TV Guide reveals the following: 795 – Kurt … Continue reading →

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