Rain Doesn’t Hamper Hamlin At Martinsville
Written by Ross Everett on August 5, 2010 – 4:34 am -Despite a late race flat tire that necessitated an unplanned pit stop, Denny Hamlin raced like a madman down the stretch and took the checkered flag at Monday’s Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 NASCAR race at West Virginia’s Martinsville Speedway. The race had been originally scheduled for Sunday, but was moved to Monday due to torrential rains. It was Hamlin’s third career victory on the oldest track on the NASCAR circuit.
Hamlin’s success at the track didn’t escape unnoticed by NASCAR betting enthusiasts, and those that backed him as a +750 choice to win received a nice payday. Series points leader Jimmie Johnson was the betting favorite for the race.
Giving up the lead with ten laps remaining to head to the pit for fresh tires, Hamlin drove like a man possessed to regain the lead and take the victory. He somehow moved from 9th place to the lead in just four laps, and talked about his wild ride after the race:
“That’s hard to do. I had to bully my way through there towards the end, but everybody was just running into everyone. I flattened my tire with Matt Kenseth going down the backstretch and just somehow made it work.”
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The Car Of Tomorrow: Good Or Bad?
Written by Ryan Chandler on July 27, 2010 – 8:16 am -If you’ve watched NASCAR lately, chances are you’ve heard about (or seen) the Car of Tomorrow. This is a generic car where the team slaps the sticker of their sponsor (Chevy, Toyota, Ford, Dodge) on the hood of the car, but the car is otherwise unaffiliated with the brand.
The parts come from a wide variety of auto makers and have little to do with the Chevy, Toyota, Dodge, or Ford sticker that may be slapped onto the front of it. While some like the fact that giving all drivers similar cars makes things more fair (so that the best driver wins), this can’t be good for the actual car companies, as it removes the personal connection that so many fans feel to the brands.
These cars should definitely be more affiliated with their sponsoring auto makers. Sales of cars are often hugely driven by a brand’s success on the NASCAR season, and I fear that a continued push in the direction of the Car of Tomorrow will force a disconnect between NASCAR fans and the importance of an auto brand.
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A Short History Of NASCAR
Written by Owen Jones on July 6, 2010 – 2:34 pm -You will doubtless have heard of NASCAR, but do you know what it means and how much do you know about it? In this short article I will give you a brief history of NASCAR.
NASCAR is an acronym for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Amazingly, it was started as a family business in 1947 by Bill France Sr. and is still family owned and family managed. It is by far the biggest sanctioning business for stock car racing in the United States and the three largest racing series that it approves are: the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series. In deed, NASCAR approves more than 1,500 races at more than a 100 race tracks in thirty-nine states.
For historical causes which we will go into later, NASCAR’s headquarters are in Florida, but its roots are firmly fixed in North Carolina, where it has no less than four regional offices. They are at Concord, Conover, Mooresville and Charlotte, where the vast majority of NASCAR teams are still located.
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Fantasy NASCAR Leagues
Written by Owen Jones on July 1, 2010 – 4:10 pm -Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be a NASCAR team owner or team leader? This is what the Fantasy NASCAR League permits you to experience. Several other sports offer fantasy leagues, and in fact the Fantasy NASCAR League was based on the original fantasy league, the Soccer Fantasy League, but for lovers of car racing, it is the top one.
If you do not know how the Fantasy NASCAR League operates, it is quite simple to explain. People who enroll in the league become team owners, and they have to choose a racing team from the selection of real human drivers on the NASCAR circuit. These drivers then earn points for the team, just as they do in real life.
This means that when one of your team members is participating in a real race, say at Pocono, you can cheer him on in the anticipation that he will add points to your team’s total. This makes it fairly realistic, except that you do not have to stump up the millions of dollars it would usually cost to own such a team and run it.
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What Type Of Cars Are NASCAR Cars?
Written by Owen Jones on June 16, 2010 – 12:05 pm -Stock car racing was really born out of the desire of owners of customized stock (meaning: ‘off the sales lot’) cars to show off their vehicles, handimanship and driving skills. The need to ’soup up’ these stock cars came from the wish to escape the law enforcement agencies chasing them when they were running moonshine or put another way, bootlegging.
During Prohibition, a lot of moonshine whiskey was being made in remote areas of the Appalachians and in particular the Allegheny Mountains, from where it was taken by private carriers in their own stock cars often to the southern states. Many of these drivers tuned up their vehicles in order to have more chance of getting away.
When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, this bootlegging continued in order to avoid paying duty, but it gradually died out. However, the fire had already been lit and the drivers of these cars liked to race them in their free time for pride and reward, especially in the southern states and especially in North Carolina, where most of the stock car teams are still situated.
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Vintage Car History Austin Minis
Written by Lawrence U. Olson on May 10, 2010 – 1:09 pm -The impact of the Suez crisis had led to the birth of one of the best selling cars of the century, the Austin Mini. The Austin Mini had a very long and prolific history which has extended over four long decades starting from 1959 to 2000. The car was owned by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and marketed under the Austin and Morris brand. This British-born auto had gone beyond England, US territories and other countries abroad with flying colors and outstanding market performance during its lifetime.
The first Austin Mini was manufactured by the British Motor Corporation (BMC). The car’s design was conceptualized while thinking about ways to manage the 1956 Suez Crisis, where UK faced an oil shortage and forced them to introduce fuel rationing. During that period, the sales of large-bulky vehicles declined and the trend was shifted to the small fuel efficiency cars. BMC had perceived the demand the led them to produce small cars without delay. The Austin Mini was designed to be lightweight and although it is small, the huge portion of the floor space was utilized to have room for four adult passengers and luggage. The standard engine was only had 34 horsepower but the Mini was made compatible with the crowded and ever busy streets of Europe’s metro.
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Denny Hamlin Wins NASCAR Race At Pocono
Written by Ross Everett on March 25, 2010 – 5:05 am -Denny Hamlin, pegged as a future NASCAR superstar, won the rain delayed Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. The race had originally been scheduled for a day earlier but was pushed back due to rain. The win was Hamlin’s first of the season and broke a 50 race winless streak. His last victory had come in 2008 at Martinsville Raceway.
After the race, an emotional Hamlin dedicated the victory to his grandmother who passed away late last week at the age of 91:
She understands the competition of the sport and she understands how much she means to me. Like today, she’s pretty proud. We definitely had some angels with us today.”
Hamlin has always raced well on the unique triangle configuration track at Pocono. He swept both races here as a rookie in 2006 and after the race his boss J.D. Gibbs made note of that fact:
I told him earlier, we’re going to lobby for a few extra races at Pocono”
Hamlin moved up to fifth in the NASCAR championship points standings after the victory. Tony Stewart increased his points lead over second place Jimmie Johnson to 197 points with a top ten finish.
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Do a Winner’s Lap with NASCAR Checks
Written by Alan Plastin on February 28, 2010 – 6:33 am -Are you a NASCAR fan? If so, and you want to let everyone know, then there is no better way than showing your allegiance than by using NASCAR personal checks. In the end, your finances might cause you anxiety, but there’s no reason that they have to be uninteresting.
NASCAR, officially known as the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, is one of the most popular sports in the United States. NASCAR has diehard fans that will literally travel hundreds of miles, and sometimes even thousands, to see a race. Professional football is the only other sport in the United States to receive more viewers than NASCAR. At popular races, nearly 100,000 fans can show up in attendance.
NASCAR drivers have become legends in their own right as well. Dale Earnhardt is now a revered sports hero, especially since he met his untimely death on the racetrack. Likewise, Richard Petty and Kyle Petty, Carl Edwards, and Jeff Gordon are virtual household names.
Stock car racing got its start during Prohibition when drivers would bootleg alcohol. The drivers would restructure their cars to make them faster so that they could better outrun the police when they were being chased.
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Nascar Nothing Like It
Written by Mike Tyson on January 28, 2010 – 4:32 pm -For more than half a century NASCAR has captured people’s interest with their swift and unpredictable races. Every year hundreds of people queue up to buy NASCAR TIX. Here is a look at some of the most prominent drivers in the sport who lead NASCAR tickets selling into frenzy over the years.
Richard petty
The legend is far out ahead of everyone when it comes to race victories, and is tied first for the most championship victories with Dale Earnhardt sr. Richard was the first driver to win 3 world titles and went on to amass 4 more in a career that lasted 35 years. He ended up with exactly 200 race victories from 1184 races, a record that is likely to stand for many more years to come.
Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Born in North Carolina in’51 to erstwhile racer Ralph Earnhardt, Dale showed a lot of promise early on. He made his entry on the race track in’75, but it wasn’t until’79 that he drove his first full season in NASCAR. He won his first Winston cup in only his second season, and went on to win 6 more. His prolific career sadly ended on the track when he died while racing in 2001. He was one of the biggest crowd pullers in his days, with his intimidating driving style driving people crazy trying to get their hands on NASCAR TIX.
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William K. Vanderbilt Jr’s Motor Parkway
Written by L.J. James on January 23, 2010 – 6:41 am -
The history of William K. Vanderbilt Jr’s Motor Parkway began on June 6th 1908 when its construction started. It was one of the first concrete roads in the Nation and it was the first to use Bridges and over passes so as to not have any intersections. The Motor parkway reached its almost full length of 45 miles from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma in 1911 with 65 Bridges and many twists and turns.(There was a 2 and a Half mile western extension built in 1928)
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