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Darlington Raceway… One of the oldest tracks on the NASCAR circuit brings a lot of memories and emotions along with its name. It has been loved, it has been hated but it is legendary and has been since it was built in 1950. Along with all of its history it has been known by several … Continue reading "Throwbacks and Taming The Bojangles Southern 500 from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Summer is winding down and time is running out for those trying to make the Chase for the 2016 Sprint Cup Championship. For those trying to stay in the top sixteen, the time doesn’t seem to pass fast enough. For those trying to make it in the top sixteen either with a win or by … Continue reading "Michigan Means Time Is Running Out To Make The Chase from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

There is nothing like a summer Saturday night at the racetrack. It’s where many of us grew up watching the stock car races at our local tracks in our hometowns. When NASCAR shows up to Bristol on a Saturday night in the summertime, well, it’s always something special and it is always exciting. In fact, … Continue reading "It’s Saturday Night Racing At Bristol, Baby from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

After rain delayed and shortened the race last weekend at Pocono, the hope is for no more rain this weekend even though it did rain between the practice sessions on Friday and qualifying on Saturday. There is nothing more frustrating for the drivers and their teams than to have the added stress of having to … Continue reading "NASCAR Cup Teams Road Racing at The Glen from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Pocono is known for a lot of things and one of them is The Tricky Triangle. When the Cup teams take to the track on Sunday afternoon, there will be many teams looking for success at the strangely shaped Pocono Raceway fondly called The Tricky Triangle. Not everyone is fond of it though and once … Continue reading "Cup Teams Take On The Tricky Triangle Again from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Indianapolis Motor Speedway will witness the farewell race of Tony Stewart and the return of retired legend and champion, Jeff Gordon, as he fills in for recovering Dale Earnhardt Jr. As the whole world knows, Dale Jr. has been suffering from concussion symptoms and is taking time off to recover from them. The plan so … Continue reading "It’s Stewart’s Farewell and Gordon’s Return at Indy from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

There are still some NASCAR Cup teams trying to seal their deal for making the Chase and they will be looking for some magic at the Magic Mile on Sunday afternoon. As we all know, the best way for them to do that is to win a race and take the points racing pressure off. … Continue reading "Some Cup Teams Looking For Magic at New Hampshire from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

The NASCAR Cup Teams take on a different Kentucky Speedway tonight. It is different because it has been repaved and, not only repaved but changes were made to the track as well. Turns 1 and 2 are different and the front straight has been changed a little. The track needed to be repaved and, since … Continue reading "Cup Teams Take On A Different Kentucky Speedway from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

There’s nothing like NASCAR Sprint Cup racing at Daytona on a fourth of July weekend. There is the speed, the bumper to bumper, door to door close racing and the drafting along with the celebration of the birth of our nation and the always spectacular Support for our Troops. Of course there is always that … Continue reading "Daytona, Restrictor Plates and the Coke Zero 400 from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

There’s really nothing new about stock cars running the Road Racing circuit at Sonoma – it’s been going on for a long time. Even though there is nothing new about it, it doesn’t change the fact that it is a pleasant change from watching them go around in circles all the time. Not only do … Continue reading "Sprint Cup Teams Hit the Road Course at Sonoma from a NASCAR Fan’s View"