December racing: in the past; in my mind
It’s pretty hypocritical for me to complain about a lack of NASCAR racing inDecember, given that I hardly ever watch[…]
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Author: Frank Buhrman
A post-apocalyptic racing landscape (a vision of what might have been)
Unless Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin, Bob Jenkins, and the other principals in their organizations can pull off an uprising among[…]
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The ‘biggies’ in NASCAR’s evolution
This article is written assuming that most of my readers are interested in racing history, in particular the historical items[…]
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All Time Winners? It Depends
As I start writing this, it’s about three hours from race time at Richmond. From 1988-2013, at this time, I[…]
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Will we ever see more manufacturers?
Recently a story and photo appeared on Facebook showing David Pearson on his way to victory in the 1966 NASCAR[…]
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Does ‘New” Equal “Successful?”
I really am happy that NASCAR seems to be enjoying an uptick in attendance at some tracks this year, but[…]
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A chance for ‘Saturday Night Joe’
When I attended my first NASCAR race, the Richmond 250 on Sunday, April 7, 1963, at the Atlantic Rural Exposition[…]
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Age is just a number . . . or lots of them
Sometimes you get these great ideas . . . and they turn out to be wrong. Oops. I was casting[…]
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Rock On, ‘Butterbean’ Queen, And Bring More Nicknames And Color With You
It’s just kinda boring: “Go, Ryan!” “Win it, Martin!” “Yay, William!” I know I’m accused – rightly – of preferring[…]
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Let’s hear it for the little guy
Who doesn’t like to cheer for the underdog? If the answer to that question wasn’t “just about everybody,” why would[…]
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