Kyle Busch has emerged in the 2008 season as a powerhouse, so far winning seven out of 19 races. His season is shaping up to be one for the record books; however, his is not the first dominant season. From Jimmie Johnson to Richard Petty many drivers throughout history have had seasons where they could [...]

If you have the watched the TNT broadcasts this season no doubt you have seen the Pride of NASCAR Series. I spoke a little about this in my earlier post NASCAR History. Learn It., but I want to take a moment and commend TNT on their commitment to providing the fans of today with features [...]

What started out as an “Ask the Insiders” question from reader Rob, took a strange turn while I was doing some research for the post.  Rob emailed us and wanted to know if we could offer some insight as to what happened to Ward Burton’s career and why he couldn’t secure a decent ride.  I immediately [...]

For almost 60 years Wood Brothers Racing was one of the premier organizations in the sport. They are the oldest team still in operation in the top series’ today, and have one of the most colorful histories. However, the team that for so many years dominated the sport with names like Pearson, Yarborough and Turner, [...]

No I’m not talking about a driver or drivers, but Ollen “Bruton” Smith and Howard “Humpy” Wheeler. These two men embody what is left of old NASCAR and bridge the gap to all that is new. They do it with authority and class and very often give us a lot to talk about. I thought [...]

Is anyone else as excited as I am to have a major series racing at Rockingham Speedway again?  This Sunday, at noon est., the ARCA RE/MAX Series will take to the one mile oval for 312 laps in what could be the craziest race Rockingham has ever seen.  Andy Hillenburg, who bought the track last [...]

Nothing irritates me more when I meet someone within the sport than when they don’t know anything about the history. Generally these are the people who fell ass-end into it (believe it or not it does happen). It boggles my mind how you can come into something like this and not know anything about where the sport [...]