When I think of the funniest moments in sports, I think of things that we rarely witness happening. Seemingly spot on, near-perfect athletes having moments that make them seem like they don’t always sit on the pedestal we place them on. I think of the moments that demonstrate they are human, that they are one of us.
The date is Nov. 15, 1992. I am in the chilly grandstands of Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is a sentimental and memorable day. It is the final race of the NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) season. There is a tremendous championship battle taking place, with five drivers mathematically eligible to claim the title…. More info
The patience Tony Stewart displayed on a frigid January evening shooting an Old Spice commercial in a shopping mall garage is just a pinch of the perseverance he’ll need this season as a rookie NASCAR team owner.
But in smiling through numerous takes from varying angles, the two-time Sprint Cup Series champion proved he will …Â More info
We all could use a break right about now, so let’s go to the races. But you might not recognize racing in its 2009 version.
Motor racing of all types became a huge draw during the First Great Depression, from 1929 until the start of WWII.
Today, though, in this Second Great Depression, motor racing is being hit hard, not just in the US, but worldwide.
Every major racing series, from the quintessentially American series like NHRA drag racing, IndyCar and NASCAR to world events like Formula 1, the exciting and interesting new A1 Grand Prix series to World Rally, European Touring Cars and all the motorcycle sports, too, are trying…Â More info
Championship-winning crew chief Ray Evernham hosted a “fireside chat” on Wednesday that addressed a myriad of on- and off-track subjects. He’s a minority owner at Richard Petty Motorsports, the company created when Petty Enterprises and Gillett Evernham Motorsports merged last month. In reality, he doesn’t have a definitive role or any hands-on contact with the company that fields Dodges for Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler, A. J. Allmendinger and Reed Sorenson.
“They’re good people and I wish them well,” he said, “but there are some other things I want to do. And after the sale [of Evernham Motorsports to George Gillett], we weren’t always on the same page. We weren’t in agreement on how things should be done. After a while, the job [of team owner] became a grind. It was seven days a week with 12- to 16-hour days. I didn’t have anything left when I walked away [last June]. I didn’t have that killer instinct, so it was time to get out.”…Â More info