In other sports, home games happen just as often as away games. But racing is different. We spend almost the entire season at away games. The sport as a whole only gets two home weekends a year; the 600 weekend in May and the October night race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Both offer a welcome respite from the usual grind of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Humpy Wheeler’
It’s Always Good To Come Home
October 18th, 2009 
T.C. 
Posted in NASCAR at the Track, Over The Wall, Racing Observations 
Tags: Bruton Smith, charlotte, coke 600, Concord, Home, Humpy Wheeler, Lowes Motor Speedway, May, Memorial Day, October 
2 Comments »Meet NASCAR’s Appellate Court
January 14th, 2009 Journo So you’ve spent the entire off-season getting ready for Daytona. When you get there you make it through pre-race inspections, qualify and race. After you win the Great American Race, NASCAR pulls you into the garage for the obligatory post-race inspection. Uh-Oh. NASCAR finds that there were improper weights added to the car and they take away the [...]
Posted in NASCAR History, The Business of NASCAR Tags: cheating, Daytona, Harry Gant, Humpy Wheeler, NASCAR, NSCRC, penalties, Stock Car Racing Commission 5 Comments »It’s Worth a Shot
December 2nd, 2008 Journo Humpy Wheeler along with the North Carolina Motorsports Association have created what they are calling the “Motorsports Employment Task Force” to help keep some of the presently displaced NASCAR workforce in North Carolina. The committee met for the first time last week with representatives from a wide range of academic, governmental, and trade groups. They discussed different ways they could [...]
The Best Characters in NASCAR
May 12th, 2008 Journo 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 [...]
Posted in NASCAR History Tags: Bruton Smith, Humpy Wheeler, Lowes Motor Speedway, NASCAR, Speedway Motorsports No Comments »