Recent content by Zerkfitting

I enjoy the old paint schemes (even with the new sponsor names).

I was impressed with how clean the leaders raced each other.

They are the same handles my Gremlin had, I like them too.

I like to start the racing season by watching this video, it is 33 cool cars starting up. Getting Started

I kinda miss the days when drivers qualified for the Busch Clash by winning a pole the previous season. I recall a picture in Autoweek magazine showing the starting lineup - all the cars were Ryan Newman's car because he won some many poles the previous year.

The same thing occurred to me after I made the prediction. I don't think there is an easy way to track my prediction other than watching every race and record who is leading. I'll come up with a different prediction (I suspect 5 times is a low number this year).

Five green-white-checker races will be won by a driver who was not leading at the advertised distance. I thought I'd brag a little:

Most drivers were uncomfortable in TV interviews before Jeff Gordon came along. I noticed the next generation of drivers were well spoken and more photogenic. While race driving is the most important skill, marketing skills became important for drivers.

Years ago at Martinsville, the Penske drivers manipulated the restarts when they had P1 and P2. The driver leading the preferred inside lane would slow the line to allow the other Penske car to take the lead from the outside lane. Other multi car teams started to do that at a variety of tracks...

Martinsville has a history of shenanigans. If Bell didn't accelerate and tried to get off the wall sooner his move would be OK with NASCAR.

Larson is one of the best drivers IMO. He runs on the edge all the time and that causes him to make mistakes. I'm impressed with his team because they are able to keep his car running well enough to recover from his mistakes.

Before the playoff system when the season long championship was used, the championship was usually down to 2-3 drivers by September. Those drivers started "points racing", their goal was to finish ahead of the other drivers with a chance at the championship.

I was thinking about a couple old sayings about NASCAR. NASCAR is a benevolent dictator. I think the benevolent part might have changed. To make a small fortune in NASCAR, start with a big fortune. Racing has always required sponsors. It used to be the local gas station or a wealthy...

Pretty good race, Larson deserved the win. I was skeptical when they made the roval but it has produced some good racing. The Reddick story in this race was exciting - I was cheering for him.

I remember the race where Terry Labonte was wrecked by Earnhardt on the last lap and he still won. In another Bristol race, Earnhardt wrecked Labonte on the last lap again and Earnhardt won the race. I think it was the only time Earnhardt was loudly booed.