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This is a very good piece by Gluck, and I agree completely that NASCAR is likely to be less progressive and less proactive with Phelps gone. Ideally, Jim France is the one that should step down, not Phelps. However, we all know Jim won't be forced out. He won't retire until *he decides* to...

On December 12, I posted that Phelps would be gone before Daytona, so the timing doesn't surprise me... As for the "business as usual for the France Family," yeah, the NASCAR statement says as much... "There are no immediate plans to replace the Commissioner role or to seek outside leadership...

There are numerous stories about the first application of Petty Blue paint to Lee Petty's number 42 Mopar. Various attributions of who did it and when it happened, etc. They all seem to agree about one detail... there was some leftover white paint and some leftover dark blue, but not enough of...

Richard Petty... the "other #43"... AKA "The King"

When I began racing in 1974, Mike Baldwin was a friend and mentor that helped me a lot. Mike worked at Cycle Works in Stamford, CT, a small hole-in-the-wall dealership owned by Carl Otto, also a friend and mentor. Baldwin's nickname was "Mike The Bike," borrowing that handle from the legendary...

VR/46 is arguably "The GOAT" of grand prix motorcycle racing. Valentino Rossi was MotoGP's last dominant racer who had to do it without a host of electronic rider aides... traction control, engine braking control, corner-by-corner suspension and engine mode recalibration, etc, etc, etc. To a...

Jim Hurtubise was as tough as they come. Famously, it's said he told the doctors, after suffering severe burns at the 1964 Milwaukee Mile, to fuse his surgically rebuilt hands with fingers curled like a claw so he could grip a steering wheel. "Herk" denies the story... “I told them to make 'em...

Kyle Larson at Knoxville....

This thread doesn't have a slot for #158, so we'll just have to slot Alex Zanardi in here, winning yet another Para-Olympic gold medal...

The inimitable Marco Simoncelli (RIP). I've always thought this whimsical photo captured perfectly Sic's larger-than-life personality....

Kenny Roberts (1972, his rookie year as an AMA expert class rider).

Ryan Preece...

The strategy of trial lawyers everywhere: If the facts support your case, you pound the facts. If you don't have the facts, then you pound the law. If you don't have the facts or the law, then pound the table. And this is where we are now... with the NASCAR Cheerleading Cabal pounding the...

I agree with Rev on this. I was especially pissed off at the passive team owners back in October, when mediation attempts came close to producing a negotiated settlement, but ultimately failed. According to Jordan Bianchi, NASCAR offered permanent charters and other concessions going forward...

C'mon guys, it's 2025... not 1985. NASCAR cup series racing is "premier stock car racing." It is not grass roots level racing, and I have no problem or complaints about that. There's a ton of grass roots racing around for folks who crave that, including NASCAR divisions other than the cup...

Well worth reading... Jeff Gluck's perspective on what MJ has accomplished for the benefit of the entire stock car racing industry. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6882918/2025/12/11/michael-jordan-nascar-settlement-trial-legend/ Michael Jordan was already a basketball legend. Now, he’s one...

Hey NASCAR, this would be a good time to announce your new point system and championship format. You know, give the talking heads (and Twitterville) something else to talk about other than your embarrassing capitulation on the antitrust lawsuit.

It seems as if everyone's happy... except one guy... RC saw Steve Phelps in court, turned to Judge Bell, and said "Hold my watch."

Apparently both sides will address the media soon...

Fixed it. Just trying to be both fair and accurate.