We’ve all been told eating while driving can be distracting and ultimately hazardous to your health.
Not when you’re a NASCAR driver. In fact, it’s mandatory for some.
Mental preparation is a popular topic of discussion heading into Sunday’s grueling 600-mile Sprint Cup Series race, although physical preparation is equally as important to the drivers who need to maintain hydration and energy levels inside the car during the sport’s longest race of the season.
So how is that possible? How do you fit in balanced nutrition over the course of a potentially five-hour race at high rates of speed?
These athletes use creativity and quick-handed crew members. They reach for coolers of cold beverages, fruit and energy bars to hand off to their drivers during pit stops, giving an entirely new meaning to fast food…Â Details
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The United States and Formula One are words rarely spoken in the same breath. But one place where they have long tended to come together is at the Monaco Grand Prix, the crown jewel of the season, which will be run Sunday in this principality on the Mediterranean.
Perhaps because of Grace Kelly, the American actress who married Prince Rainier III to form one of the 20th century’s most glamorous couples, or because of John Frankenheimer’s 1966 film, “Grand Prix,†which opened in Monte Carlo, or because of the movie stars who drop in from the nearby Cannes Film Festival, there has always been an American link to the race… Details
 The attorney for Jeremy Mayfield hinted Thursday he’ll take legal action to have Mayfield’s NASCAR suspension lifted.
Mayfield and attorney Bill Diehl met for more than an hour with NASCAR officials. Although Diehl said the meeting was cordial, it did not get them any closer to resolving the issue. Mayfield was suspended May 9 for failing a random drug test.
“Jeremy doesn’t believe that he’s done anything that supports his suspension for the use of drugs,” Diehl said.
NASCAR has not revealed what banned substance Mayfield used, and …Â Details
Jeff Gordon found himself thinking about his back instead of his car. After hours of agony behind the wheel at Bristol Motor Speedway in March, Gordon wondered how much longer he could fight the pain.
“If my back was the way it was at Bristol this year, it’s definitely going to shorten my career,†Gordon said Thursday. “I can’t race like that.â€
The Sprint Cup points leader began a series of tests, which revealed minor arthritis and other issues. That led to a procedure on Monday that called for an injection of lidocaine or anti-inflammatory medication…Â Details
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