CARL EDWARDS UNFORTUNATE ACT COULD HAVE COST LIVES
By Bob Ellis
NASCAR Ranting and Raving
There is no mistaken what Carl Edwards did today to Brad Keselowski was a big no no in the eyes of anyone watching the race including NASCAR but what kind of penalty is he going to face as a result?
Well Keselowski wants Edwards parked for at least one race, which [...]
Talladega Leaves Race Fans Unimpressed
By Bob Ellis
Sunday’s race at Talladega was an exciting one to say the least.
What?
You don’t agree?
You think it was boring?
Really?
The race had fuel mileage strategies, car preservation strategies, rule changes before the race, two major crashes, a red flag period, cars running out of gas, a non-Chase winner on his way out at Roush-Fenway, etc.
What? [...]
Why Teams Need Sponsors
by Bob Ellis
NASCAR Ranting And Raving
When I went to the race a few weeks ago I walked up and down Pit Road and checked out the various pit boxes sometimes called ‘war wagons’ and I just shook my head at the way technology has changed the way teams build and design their pit boxes.
I have [...]
Mid-Season Sprint Cup Report
By Bob Ellis – NASCAR Ranting and Raving
Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart needed little time to grasp the driver-owner concept. At the season’s midpoint, he has already:
Won two races (Pocono and Daytona), becoming the first driver-owner to win a race since Ricky Rudd in 1998, and the first to win multiple [...]
Tiny Tidbits: Arguello, McNair, Wimbledon, Douches And The Confederations Cup
***Man, it has not been a good July for boxing and football. First, Nicaraguan boxing legend Alexis Arguello allegedly commits suicide and then former Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was violently slain in his home.
Nicknamed “The Explosive Thin Man,” Arguello, 57, was a former WBA Featherweight, WBC Super Featherweight and WBC Lightweight [...]
Lebron Misses The Point But Deserves Benefit Of Doubt
Someone I know is fond of saying “you can do nine great things but the minute you slip up once by making a mistake, people will remember that and forget everything else”.
There’s some truth to this. I kept reading about how Lebron James “gets it”. A superstar that is the new face of the NBA [...]
Talladega Recap: Dangerous And Exhilarating
By Bob Ellis
Nascar Ranting and Raving
In easily the most exciting race of the 2009 Nationwide Series season, David Ragan barely beat Ryan Newman by only .300’s of a second to take the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. Coming out of turn four on the final lap, Ragan’s Discount Tire Ford was in a [...]
Radio Access: To Be Or Not To Be?
By Bob Ellis
NASCAR Ranting and Raving
There has been much talk about race team communications during races and who should be listening, especially after Kurt Busch had his blow up with his car owner Roger Penske during last week’s race.
It seems that the garage area has advocates in favour of limiting access to team communicaions during [...]
Kenseth Wins Wet Daytona
Bob Ellis
Nascar Ranting and Raving
Matt Kenseth leads one lap on a big push from Kevin Harvick to take the 43 car field to the red flag, which would eventually turn into a checkered flag when NASCAR determined that the race could not be re-started due to the rain.
Congratulations to Kenseth and his Roush-Fenway team – [...]
NASCAR Looks To Get Around The Economy
By Bob Ellis
NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
When I went to the Canadian Motorsports Expo on the weekend I had an interesting conversation with a die-hard Dale Jr fan, he was worried about the economic state of NASCAR.
He asked me about my thoughts on the subject which I coincidentally had already shared with a friend of [...]
