Condolences to Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace and family on the death of his grandmother. Congratulations to Daniel Suarez on his first Truck Series win. I fell asleep before the race began. Congratulations to Timothy Peters who I was told made the final round of the Truck Series Chase. Go TP! The weather looks beautiful in Phoenix. The forecast here in the Atlanta metro area remains the same – smoky. There are wildfires burning in the north Georgia mountains and the winds are blowing the smoke over the Atlanta metra area, so we’ve been engulfed in smoke for days. Congratulations also to Brian Scott on his decision to retire and focus on his family. Since he’s been married and a Dad he’s seemed to be happier and completely dote on his family. I applaud the mature decision he’s made to concentrate his energy on his family. I think it will bring him greater joy, than racing, in the long run. Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Thirty-Two Phoenix”
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Thirty-Three Martinsville
Martin Truex Jr leads the field to the green flag on a warm October day. Some would call it unseasonably warm. The Atlanta metro area has seen temperatures in the upper 79s to lower 80s at the end of this week. Martinsville also has seen above average temperatures. Great weather for sitting in the grandstands and watching a race. Jeff Gordon is in the 88 car this week. Good to see Big Daddy behind the wheel again. Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Thirty-Three Martinsville”
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Thirty-One Kansas
Blue skies and breezy in Kansas. Dale Jr is at the track. Alex Bowman has a stomach virus, but will be in the car. He said Jeff Gordon didn’t bring his stuff, so no relief driver for him. Kenseth will lead the field to the green flag. I was bummed to hear that Martinsville Speedway will add lights. I’ve watched various day races become night races and the racing has not improved with any of them. When night races are run during the day you typically see a better race – like last week’s race at Charlotte. Martinsville racing hasn’t been great the past couple of years and night racing at Martinsville is unlikely to improve the situation. Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Thirty-One Kansas”
2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Twenty-Nine Charlotte
Of course since this is a hometown race the cup guys are likely going to stink up to the show. It really seems Charlotte, of all the places on the schedule, would be one of the best opportunities for the cup drivers to coach, or something other than drive and let the Xfinity series drivers show their stuff, instead of beating the underdogs at home, in front of friends and family. Me and my sense of right and desire for equal opportunities or something. I’d just like to see the Xfinity series and the truck series be allowed to stand on their own and provide teams a more equal opportunity than the big money Sprint Cup series which rewards the flush. Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Twenty-Nine Charlotte”
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Thirty Charlotte
Hurricane Matthew has finally relinquished its hold on the weather and the sun in shining in Charlotte this Sunday morning. Typically when a night race is rained out and occurs the next day, the racing is better. I hope that will be the case with this race. This will be a double-header race day with the Cup race and an elimination race for the Xfinity kids. Like here in Georgia yesterday Matthew seems to have left behind a lot of wind in Charlotte. We had the rain from the storm on Friday, then sunshine yesterday with a lot of wind. The Cup race will begin at noon and the Xfinity race will begin shortly thereafter. Congrats to Alex Bowman on his outside pole in Dale Jr’s 88 car! Not bad for a young substitute driver. Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Thirty Charlotte”