Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Returning Favors: There’s The Rub In Racing

March 14, 2010 by admin  
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Guest Column by Cathy Elliott
For fans of Penske Racing, the March 7 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was, in the words of Charles Dickens, the best of times, and the worst of times.
Kurt Busch was first across the start/finish line to win the race, mere moments after his teammate, Brad Keselowski, [...]

Harvick At Home In Hot-Lanta

March 5, 2010 by admin  
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Guest Column by Cathy Elliott
Leading into any given NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend, you always hear a lot of talk about hometown heroes.
In Las Vegas, it focused on Kurt and Kyle Busch. In Richmond, Va., Denny Hamlin and Jeff Burton find themselves even more popular than usual. At Auto Club Speedway, native Californians like [...]

Oval Of Life: Farewell To A Legend, Hello To Fatherhood

February 28, 2010 by admin  
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Guest Column by Cathy Elliott
It seems ironic that as NASCAR is preparing to race at perhaps its most modern, contemporary track of all — Las Vegas Motor Speedway — one of the most significant events that occurred in the sport during the week leading up to the race focused not on the NASCAR’s present, but [...]

McMurray Still Can’t Believe Daytona Win

February 19, 2010 by admin  
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Great American Dream: McMurray Still Can’t Believe Daytona Win

Guest Column by Cathy Elliott
Some dreams are so big, and seem so unattainable, that even the dreamer doesn’t believe they can ever come true.
Just ask 2010 Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray. After the race, McMurray talked about the experience of seeing the checkered flag in front of [...]

Drivers Focus On Winning Races, Not Other Sports

February 11, 2010 by admin  
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Drivers Focus On Winning Races, Not Other Sports
Guest column by Cathy Elliott

Like everyone else on the planet, I saw a lot of pre-game Super Bowl TV coverage on February 7, because there was no racing that day and I had nothing else to do.
Like everyone else in NASCAR Nation, I got all excited and fangirlish [...]

Danica Patrick not the only woman in the spotlight

February 5, 2010 by admin  
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Guest column by Cathy Elliott

The Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway may be commonly referred to as “Dani-palooza,” but there is a larger issue at stake. This race may actually be breaking new ground in the realm of coed sports.
Admittedly, using the word “realm” may be a bit of a [...]

Is the NFL copying NASCAR?

January 29, 2010 by admin  
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Guest Column By Cathy Elliott
While simultaneously reading Vanity Fair’s interview with Tiger Woods and watching Brett Favre’s Vikings fall to the New Orleans Saints on January 24, something caught my attention.
FOX broadcaster Joe Buck was talking about the finest athletes in sports gathering together for a high-profile contest the week before a big event. I [...]

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