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What is Wrong with the American Auto-Racing Scene?

5/10/09 in NASCAR | badsam1956 | 0 respect

What is wrong with the American racing scene? As I watch NASCAR, I get to the point that I enjoy it less and less, as the season goes on. I only wa...

GM to cut sponsorship of NASCAR

8/28/08 in NASCAR | badsam1956 | 0 respect

On August 19, 2008, General Motors announced that it was going to drop its relationship with NASCAR and other racing venues as a cost cutting measu...

Texico Leaving NASCAR, Who's NEXT

8/26/08 in NASCAR | badsam1956 | 0 respect

One of the big news announcements this past week was Texaco leaving the 42 Chip Ganassi Dodge driven by Juan Pablo Montoya at the end of this seaso...

Before you VOTE this November, Please Read This!!!

7/12/08 in Locker Room | badsam1956 | 0 respect

Back in 2000, I took an upper level Economics course from Mississippi State University and was required to read a book from a black economist named...

Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta, RIP

6/21/08 in | badsam1956 | 0 respect

Funny car driver Scott Kalitta from Snead Island, Fla. died during qualifying at English Town, NJ June 21, 2008. Fans and his fellow competitors al...

Brand Loyalty and the Fan

5/30/08 in NASCAR | badsam1956 | 0 respect

With the introduction of the Toyota into the Sprint Cup mix last year, I wondered if brand loyalty means anything today in NASCAR. I grew up in a M...

Shouldn't the name be NAMCAR instead of NASCAR?

5/21/08 in NASCAR | badsam1956 | 0 respect

Where has the “STOCK” gone in NASCAR racing? I’ve looked hard at the body and the odd shapes between all the makes. Nope, I can&r...

Reggie Bush, great player or a bust?

5/17/08 in NFL | badsam1956 | 0 respect

Why are the New Orleans Saints fans down on Reggie Bush? Why is Reggie Bush such a bust as the franchise running back? What possessed the Saints to...

How would you make NASCAR more profitable?

5/11/08 in NASCAR | badsam1956 | 0 respect

How would you make NASCAR more profitable if you ran it? Well I have an idea that sounds good at least to me. If two drivers have issues on the tra...