Picture This: Weekend Views From The Local Tracks

July 4, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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It was that maven of deep philosophical wonder Meatloaf that once sang "Two out of three ain't bad." And that was the feeling we walked away with heading to the dark parking lot late in the evening Saturday at the Waterford Speedbowl. With the weather of late, as in rain pretty much every day, getting two race shows in on weekend seemed a pretty amazing task when it was all said and done. And just think, the shows at Stafford Motor Speedway on Friday and at the Waterford Speedbowl

Raising Kahne in wine country

June 23, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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NASCAR brought its travelling series to a road course this weekend, in sunny Sonoma Ca. After weeks of weather playing havoc with the series, it was almost a lock that this would go off uninterrupted. The weekend started off with what had to be a surprise, Marcus Ambrose taking the pole. Don't get me wrong, I understand there are specialists out there. For as many specialists, I give you failures from them. 24 hours after securing the pole, the very same Ambrose blew an engine and had to go to

Autoblog at 24h Le Mans 2009

June 13, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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Filed under: Motorsports Just over an hour ago, we arrived at the Circuit de la Sarthe for the 77th running of the 24 Hours of LeMans, and judging by the competitors, the track and the weather, the 2009 event has all the potential - if not more - than last year’s race. Gallery: 24 hours Le Mans 2009 Continue reading Autoblog at 24h Le Mans 2009 Autoblog at 24h Le Mans 2009 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:40:00 EST via: Autoblog Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 6.

Can NASCAR Weather the Bad Economy?

February 14, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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Just a few years ago, fans packed the stands and sponsors were scrambling to get money into the sport. But times have changed for stock car racing.

Playing Through Pain (And Other Things We Won’t Mention): Welcome To Chilly Daytona

February 4, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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Bring on some Joey. Bring on some ice fishing on Lake Lloyd. Yes, we've arrived in Daytona for a week plus of covering Middletown native Joe Logano as he prepares for and then competes in his first Daytona 500. Yeah, we're here for the season opener for NASCAR, and yes, it's going to be a lot of Logano on this end. So how's the weather in Connecticut? That's the big story down here as we hunker down in the condo, making sure the heat's working of course. All over the news down here i