Mirror Driving: Cutting The Cord On Fuel Mileage, Foreign Fan Suicide, And Reviewing Road Courses

June 17, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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One of the fans’ biggest complaints after Michigan was that, again, it was a fuel mileage race. Is there anything NASCAR can do to change the fact that many races come down to how much gas is in the tank? Kurt: Throw more cautions for debris? I understand not liking to see your guy run out of gas, but it’s part of it. Mike: No, they can’t. Michigan lends itself to long, green-flag runs, and that can lead to fuel mileage races. I’ve complained about them in the past, but this one was v

Former suspended NASCAR driver commits suicide

May 8, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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Filed under: Motorsports Kevin Grubb started racing in the NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series in 1996 when he was 18. The next year he debuted in the Nationwide Series, bringing home ten top-five finishes and 32 top-ten finishes in 174 starts. On May 6 he was found in the Alpine Hotel in Richmond, Virginia dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. In 2004 he was dinged for violating NASCAR's anti-drug policy, and consented to random testing from then on during and after his two-year