DPD Wants Parents to Help Fight Street Racing
After two fatal wrecks the past two months involving teenage drivers racing on the street, Dallas police turn to parents to battle the problem.
Daytona 500 History – Best of the 1980s: A Fan’s View
In the 1980s, speeds at Daytona International Speedway began to climb - and fast. By the late 1980s, the cars were so fast at Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway, and the wrecks so incredible, that what we now know as "restrictor-plate racing" brought a new dimension to...
Happy Hour: Should NASCAR distance itself from wrestling?
W elcome to the latest Happy Hour mailbag! You know how these work: You write us w ith your best rant/ joke/one-liner at happyhournascar@yahoogroups.com (note new address) or on Twitter at @jaybusbee , we respond to your messages, everyone goes away with a smile on their face. Dig this! It's our last non-racing week until Thanksgiving! So let's get rolling with some discussion of non-racing ...
Fan Question: What’s Wrong with Tandem Drafting?
NASCAR is trying to listen to fans. Fox Sports reports preseason testing at the Daytona International Speedway involved trying to figure out what works to speed up pack racing and what doesn't. The easiest way to get faster speeds at tracks like Daytona is to have tandem racing...
NASCAR and Tandem Racing in 2012: Fan View
As drivers prepare for the Daytona 500 in February, NASCAR seems to have stopped its battle with tandem racing. Although NASCAR created several new rules to stop the two-car drafting that fans hate, drivers were still able to use it during testing.
Daytona NASCAR Testing: It's About to Get Wild with the Sprint Cup Drivers
The first day of NASCAR testing for Cup cars at Daytona is more shakedown than anything, but one thing for sure is that tandem racing is alive and well despite the rule changes, and the cars are definitely faster. Cars ran single file during the morning session, and by afternoon several teams were running 202 mph-plus, together in tandem. Kyle Busch and Joey Logano set the hot pace racing nose ...
Teen Racer Tells Peers: Don’t Text and Drive
Sixteen-year-old Tristan Nunez has had his driver’s license for a few months; he has had his competition license for a few years.
RACIN' AROUND: Rick Eckert honored at Eastern banquet
Media personnel are the ones who attend many types of sporting events and later are instrumental in getting the news, results, action photos and any other information distributed to the public. This is by many different means with newspapers, Internet websites and magazines being just a few.
First Images From Disney's Wreck-It Ralph
Thanks to CineHeroes , here's a first look at images from Walt Disney Pictures' Wreck-It Ralph , which is scheduled to hit theaters on November 2nd.