Rob’s Ramblings — Ace’s New Management Team Off to a Good Start

Commentary by: Rob Staley Danville, VA(March 12, 2012) -- With the first running of the "Farewell to Frost 230" Saturday March 10 at Ace Speedway, a new era was ushered...

Drive for Diversity Represents Progress in NASCAR

HAMPTON, VA :: NASCAR has seen a lot of progress in the last ten years thanks in part to their Drive for Diversity program with Rev Racing.  Minority drivers...

Stricklin: Don’t Sacrifice Anything When it Comes to Safety

MOUNT ULLA, NC :: I read Andy Marquis' article and it really hit home with me. Being an avid Twitter user, I retweeted the article, and of course, there was...

Austin: Passing Points Creates More Controversy and Confusion

COPPER HILL, VA :: Before the beginning of the 2014 season, the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series announced bonus “passing” points for drivers starting in double digit positions and winning...

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: CARS Tour Opener Edition

The Do the Dew 150 at Tri-County Motor Speedway was, for the most part, a huge success for the CARS Tour. But with every event, there are good things,...

Notebook: Matt McCall Happy, David Gilliland Proud

Matt McCall is in his sixth race as a crew chief for former Daytona 500 champion Jamie McMurray and he is enjoying it. While McCall would love to get in...

Opinion :: By the Book or Common Sense?

It seems every week we hear of some call not being made correctly at some track. I mean it's a pretty normal thing for racers and fans to complain...

Excitement on the Eve of Short Track Racing’s Perfect Storm

Saturday’s X-1R Performance Products 300 will be the true dawn of the CARS Tour era and, with it, an atmosphere that seemingly combines Martinsville with Winchester.  Something special is...

Marquis: My Short Track Draft

Around this time every year, our friends at Speed51.com do a “Short Track Draft” and they ask a panel of “industry experts” to participate.  After filing mine out, I...

Analyze This — October 20

Commentary by: Langley Austin ~ [email protected] Salisbury, NC(October 20, 2010) -- After about four weeks since I've laid out my opinions and with major races with great story lines like...