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Rivals unite?

June 12, 2007

It looks like Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be joining forces with Jeff Gordon at Hendrick Motorsports.
This is like Pepsi and Coke merging. Expect things to fizz over.
My first thought that this is not a good thing for Nextel Cup. Rivalries are good for sports, although the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is choking most of the oxygen [...]

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TNT/NASCAR

June 10, 2007

TNT started its six race broadcast run for NASCAR on Sunday, and despite the rain, the broadcast shined.
Turner Sports had plenty of features set up for the more than 3 hours of rain delay, including one with Kyle Petty interviewing the great David Pearson. It was fun and well done by the novice announcer in [...]

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Rain game for No. 24

June 10, 2007

Steve Latarte took over as Jeff Gordon's crew chief in somewhat of a surprise after Robbie Loomis left Hendrick Motorsports a couple of seasons ago.
How could Rick Hendrick put such an inexperienced crew member in charge of Gordon's car?
Well, Letarte is proving his worth this season.
Gordon, who is in the points lead for the Nextel [...]

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Racing re-run

May 29, 2007

Casey Mears wins his first race at Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday with J.J. Yeley and Kyle Petty following. Anyone who bet that trifecta probably can retire. It was fun to watch a great race with some different drivers leading the way.
Although since Mears runs with Hendrick, that race shop continues to dominate.
Ginn Racing is in [...]

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Things I think

May 25, 2007

LeBron James was fouled, but the Cavs can't wait to take the last shot. Go for the throat! … Danica Patrick will win an IndyCar Series race but not this weekend's Indy 500. … The Indians, Tigers, Angels and Red Sox will be the playoff teams in the American League. … Charlie Frye will be [...]

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COT today's choice

May 23, 2007

NASCAR did the right thing in moving up the timeline for the Car of Tomorrow.
It is silly to have different cars at different tracks, and the COT has provided good races all five times that it has been run, despite Hendrick drivers winning all of the races.
The original plan called for around 10 races this [...]

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Racing weekend

May 21, 2007

Took my boys on a family trip to Charlotte for the NASCAR All-Star race.
What a great time, go-kart tracks, good time with family and 180,000 gear heads.
The race was outstanding with the no-holds barred format. Kevin Harvick was victorious but Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon showed that they can dominate at Lowe's Motor [...]

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Senior punishment

May 15, 2007

NASCAR plays no favorites when it hands down penalties.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was docked 100 points in the standings and his crew chief, Tony Eury Jr., was fined $100,000 and suspended for six races for an illegal wing part in the race last weekend at Darlington.
The other sports could learn a thing or two about sticking [...]

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Junior/NASCAR

May 10, 2007

Dale Earnhardt Jr. being a free agent goes beyond sports.
Junior brings along a huge fan base, and two major sponsors in Chevy and Budweiser.
His market ability is on par with Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan if not greater.
He is going to make a lot of money for himself and for whichever owner is lucky enough [...]

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Weekend rewind

May 7, 2007

The Cavs have a plan, and they followed it perfectly in Game 1. It is amazing when you have a plan and stick to it how far it can take you. Now to win a title, I think the offense might need to get a little better. But there is nothing saying that that can't [...]

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