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 bookie and invest a few bucks.1
Preakness Stakes2: Curlin’
Nextel All-Star Challenge Open: Clint [...]
October 7, 2006 – 12:09 pm
SWMBO and I watched the tape-delayed ARCA race from Talladega last night. This race featured the much-heralded debut of former F1 driver and Indy 500 champ, Juan Pablo Montoya. And what a race it was, what there was of it.
Because of the late start, and because Talladega has no track lights, the [...]
August 12, 2006 – 11:37 pm
After a magnificent meal with friends, after which I’m wearing as much barbecue sauce as I’ve consumed, SWMBO and I are watching the Knoxville(IA) Nationals sprint car race on Speed TV. Dirt track racin’, the way it was meant to be.
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This year’s Indianapolis 500 is a memorable one already; hats off to Sam Hornish Jr1 for a last-lap pass to seal the win.
The Coca-Cola 600 from Lowe’s Motor Speedway to follow. I need to finalize my lineup.
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1 - From Defiance OH. What a great name for a town. Anywhere. Anytime. Anyplace.
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I’m watching the Indy 500 prerace coverage, with Brent “What’s he doing here?” Musberger. Looking forward to the singing of Back Home Again in Indiana, to which I can provide a passable Jim Nabors impersonation. It’s one of those songs that always hit me, as do all the songs about places a person [...]
I’m watching the “Bump Day” coverage from Indianapolis, and I’m impressed with Rusty Wallace’s abilities in the broadcast booth. It is evident that even though open wheel cars weren’t what made Rusty famous, that he understands racing. Witness this comment he just made, about a racer whose name I didn’t get:
He’s already spun out [...]
It’s called blue sky. The rain, for now, has subsided. The cars have yet to take to the track, but hope springs eternal. Al Unser, Jr and Michael Andretti are both coming out of retirement for this year’s running. And Rusty Wallace is finding his groove as a broadcaster.
I [...]
And it’s raining. Like it seems to every year. And showers forecast for tomorrow. Three hours of watching, hoping for a break in the weather, and revisiting Brickyard legends of yore, as ABC goes into rain-delay mode.
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I tried to write this yesterday, but just couldn’t. Yesterday, at Homestead-Miami Speedway, rookie IRL driver Paul Dana was fatally injured in a warm-up crash prior to the start of the race.
Even casual readers of this ol’ blog know I’m a race fan, particularly a NASCAR fan. However, I’ve been following [...]
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