The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams take to road racing at Watkins Glen this weekend in a short break from going ‘round in circles. The Glen is one of the more challenging road courses and it is definitely fast and exciting racing from beginning to end. It’s coming down to crunch time for a … Continue reading "MENCS Teams Road Racing At The Glen from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series takes on the Pocono Raceway for the second time this season and it may or may not be a repeat performance of their last stop there. Martin Truex Jr. won the last one and it was pretty much a Toyota and Ford show for much of it. I will … Continue reading "MENCS Returns To Pocono from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will take on the New Hampshire Motor Speedway this Sunday afternoon but, from this fan’s view, there’s not a whole lot of anything new to talk about. Well… at least from the standpoint of which drivers and teams are fastest and expected to contend for the win. Probably the … Continue reading "MENCS At NHMS from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

What is it about Saturday night racing? What makes it different and some would say “special” than just another race in NASCAR? Well, from this fan’s view, there are several reasons but none that any race fan hasn’t heard before. The Quaker State 400 at the Kentucky Speedway should be another one of those special … Continue reading "Another Saturday Night Under The Lights At Kentucky from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Ahhhh… Daytona restrictor plate racing in July. It is a totally different experience for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 than the 500 in February. Sure, they are both restrictor plate races and of course they are both full of their own set of dramas but the similarity sort of ends there. February in Florida is … Continue reading "The Coke Zero Sugar 400 At Daytona from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Chicagoland Speedway is the place for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this weekend and this fan is anxious to see IF the Chevys can mount any kind of a competitive challenge to the Fords and Toyotas at all. It has been a rough half year for them and, so far, they haven’t made much … Continue reading "MENCS Taking It To Chicago from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

The MENCS teams take on the Sonoma road course this Sunday afternoon. It’s time to move away from the ovals for a weekend and do something different – like turn right instead of always left. As even the causal observer knows… there are plenty of right turns at this track. Yeah, I know there are … Continue reading "MENCS Road Course Fun At Sonoma From A NASCAR Fan’s View"

If there’s one thing that can be said for the Firekeepers Casino 400 at the Michigan International Speedway it would be this… “the speeds are high, especially at the end of the front straight.” Yeah, they are extremely high. Try upwards of 217 to 219 mph. That’s really fast for any track that you have … Continue reading "MENCS Takes On High Speed Michigan from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Pocono… It’s called the Tricky Triangle. It’s big, it’s different and it’s a challenge for all the MENCS teams. It’s shaped like a triangle, has the longest front straight and each turn is different. They say it only has three turns; (well, at least that’s what they say.) That statement in itself brings up the … Continue reading "Pocono from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

This is a weekend of racing. Well… you already knew that, didn’t you. It is true though. With the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 taking place on the same day, well, that means racing all day and into the night. Some will pay attention to both, some will pay attention to one or the … Continue reading "The Coca-Cola 600 At Charlotte from a NASCAR Fan’s View"