New dryers a godsend for NASCAR NationIf I could have back all the time I've spent at racetracks in the rain and waiting for the drying process, I would be a young man today.And I've had it easy, compared to you, the ticket-buying fan, who had to brave the elements and get home in the ...
Bear-ing the NASCAR offseasonJASPER, Ga. -- Except for Friday's "big one" at Daytona, NASCAR has largely been in hibernation lately. The black bears of the north Georgia mountains have not.Last time I wrote about the majestic animals that seem to love my little piece of the ...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. all-in at TalladegaTALLADEGA, Ala. -- Here at Casino de Alabama, for the least predictable and most broadly decisive race of the season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is taking a deep breath, placing both hands around all his chips and pushing them forward.For him, in the Chase, ...
Understanding Economaki's greatnessWhen, six years ago, Chris Economaki finally agreed to publish an autobiography, I was asked to write a dust-jacket blurb. It bears repeating now, on the day of his death at nearly 92."Anyone worth a damn in motorsports journalism -- and I mean ...