Congrats to Kyle Busch on his Truck Series in in Pocono Friday night. Congrats to Ryan Blaney on his Xfinity Series win at Iowa last night. Lots of hot-heads after the Xfinity race. Kids! The race had its moments though. It was much more fun to watch than usual. On an unrelated note, R.I.P. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. RP suffered cardiac arrest on Friday. You will be missed. Continue reading “2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Twenty-One Pocono”
2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Twenty Indianapolis
Cloudy skies as Jeff Gordon prepares to start his final race at the Brickyard. Carl Edwards leads the field to the green flag. Continue reading “2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Twenty Indianapolis”
2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Eighteen Kentucky
Cup qualifying, and the test, was rained out in Kentucky so they will line up according to practice speeds. There was a spectacular race the other night in the truck race. Ben Kennedy ended up on the wall and damaged the catch-fence. He was shaken up, but okay after the race. It was an ugly wreck. The Xfinity race last night was mostly boring. I’m not expecting much from tonight, but maybe I’ll be surprised. We’ll see. Continue reading “2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Eighteen Kentucky”
2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Seventeen Daytona
The NBC coverage is underway and my mute button is getting a workout. Some of the folks I was relieved to not see have turned up – like Rutledge Wood and Dale Jarrett. Sigh. I caught a few minutes of the Cup practice. Rick Allen, Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton didn’t require the mute button. The Xfinity practice has been a different story so far. Dave Burns, Petty Kyle and Dale Jarrett. Seriously? Yuck! There’s a girl, Kelli, on doing interviews who seems to be doing a good job. I hope she’s a bright spot. It’s early in my watching of the coverage though, so we’ll see how the weekend progresses. Continue reading “2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Seventeen Daytona”
2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Fifteen Daytona
They finally got going in Daytona after a 60 minute rain delay. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte are calling the race. Sprint Cup qualifying was rained out due to the weather. Congrats to Daniel Suarez on his first Xfinity Series pole. NASCAR has ordered a competition caution on lap 20. Continue reading “2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Fifteen Daytona”