By Bob Ellis
I was crawling the Internet looking for some NASCAR related media when I stumbled upon this article written by Ben White (Senior Editor NASCAR Illustrated) entitled “One Great Man, One Simple Question”.
What Ben did was ask many people in the NASCAR Garage area ranging from drivers to owners and from former crew members [...]
By Bob Ellis
I was watching the Philadelphia Flyers - Washington Capitals play-off game the other night and something hit me, something I should have seen long ago but didn’t - Kyle Busch is NASCAR’s version of the NHL’s Alexander Ovechkin.
That’s right, he is.
Putting aside the obvious fact that they are not in the same sport, [...]
By Bob Ellis
There has been a bit of a buzz going around the various NASCAR blogs these past few years, especially since the NEXTEL Cup Series became the Sprint Cup Series and the Busch Series became the Nationwide Series. The basic buzz is that now that each series has new sponsors they also get exclusive [...]
By Bob Ellis
The other day I was fortunate to be able to conduct and interview with Andrew Ranger, the inaugural NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Champion. After a brief conversation with Andrew we dove directly into the interview, so read on …
So how has your off-season been so far?
I’ve been training with an ice racing bike [...]
By Bob Ellis
Here is an interesting press release I got today;
It’s an age-old question. What do you get mom for Mother’s Day? For most, a card or some flowers will do. But for some, it becomes more of a challenge to figure out the perfect gift—to find one that she’ll truly appreciate.
But here’s something to [...]
By Bob Ellis
Piedmont Distillers, Madison , NC , the only legal Distiller in North Carolina , and NASCAR driving legend Junior Johnson have joined forces and introduced the company’s second moonshine product, Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon. Johnson is now part owner of Piedmont Distillers.
“I am really proud to own part of this company,” says Johnson. [...]
By Bob Ellis
1. Toyota’s emergence as a force to reckin’ with. With the addition of Joe Gibbs Racing in the Toyota racing family look for this car manufacturer to do well this year.
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr racing for Rick Hendrick. This old news from last year will remain current throughout this year, especially if Dale [...]
Latest Test Buzz
O.K. time to state the obvious:
1. Dale Jr is fast - like we didn’t think he would be.
2. The Toyota’s are fast too - like we didn’t think they wouldn’t be.
3. Tony Stewart showed up for testing this year - like we didn’t think he would be anywhere else since he is driving [...]
Homestead will mark the last race for Chevrolet’s Monte Carlo SS. “With 396 wins since its introduction in 1971, the Monte Carlo brand has set a benchmark in the series. Drivers such as Dale Earnhardt, Benny Parsons, Cale Yarborough and Terry Labonte piloted their Monte Carlos to wins and championships. These icons in the sport [...]