Hamlin versus Keselowski: Let 'em race
David Newton...between Keselowski and Hamlin is good for the sport. If they get into each other on the track, penalize them, slap them on the wrist and say they are bad boys. But let them be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009Thank you, Carl, for the ride of my life
David Newton...security guard, who informed us such maneuvers are considered a no-no in this wasteland around the track. He asked to see Edwards' identification. Unlike Kasey Kahne, who in 2007 was sued for assaulting a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009Here's your chance to sponsor a Cup car
David Newton...It's an interesting concept, one that quite possibly could keep a car and driver on the track that might have to be parked thanks to lack of sponsorship. And it's nice to see...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009Gordon no longer the top dog at HMS
David Newton...losing streak. He had what he believed was the fastest car. But at Martinsville, a one-groove track, speed doesn't get you past the car in front if the driver doesn't give you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009Random thoughts from a recliner at Duke Hospital
David Newton...could be the most dramatic, plot-thick race of the Chase. The half-mile, paper-clip-shaped track, in the humble opinion of this reporter, puts on the best show of any short track on...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Danica double would be a boon for Marcus Smith
David Newton...to see if there was interest, knowing all eyes in the motorsports world would be on his track that weekend if he pulled it off. No, Smith hasn't reached the level of the man...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009Pushing the envelope is what good crew chiefs do
David Newton...1997 All-Star race that the governing body told him not to bring it back to the track. According to HMS officials, there has been no such mandate to the teams of Johnson and Martin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009Wild crash 'scared the heck' out of Logano
David Newton...Welcome to Talladega Superspeedway. Oops! Make that Dover International Speedway. Forget calling Talladega the only wild-card track in the Chase. Wild crashes can happen anywhere, at any time, as we saw on Lap 31...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2009Dover is already crazy, and the race is yet to come
David NewtonDOVER, Del. -- Let's straighten out a few issues from Dover International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is ranked 21st in points and has had trou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009Herbert's already proven he's a winner
David Newton...act together, we can beat anybody out there." Herbert was a winner before he arrived at the track, not far from his Lincolnton, N.C., home. His fundraiser brought in enough to help expand even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009What the NHRA has that NASCAR doesn't
David Newton...to have a modified car. If anybody drives a midget car around a paved oval or dirt track, you've got to have $45,000 for an engine. "Now you tell me what middle-class...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009Herbert's already proven he's a winner
David Newton...act together, we can beat anybody out there." Herbert was a winner before he arrived at the track, not far from his Lincolnton, N.C., home. His fundraiser brought in enough to help expand even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2009Martin's extension sets off flurry of weird scenarios
David Newton...the No. 3 at RCR. Oh, did I mention the No. 3 would be back on the track again? I have no evidence to suggest any of this will occur. As a friend in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009Stewart can't be happy with things as Chase starts
David Newton...of all the Sprint Cup drivers, knew how Denny Hamlin felt to finally win on his home track Saturday night. The emotions that Hamlin (a native of Chesterfield, Va.) had following his victory at Richmond...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009Evernhams live happily ever after
David Newton...Canadiens owner George Gillett. He's now an analyst for ESPN, the owner of a small dirt track near Charlotte, N.C., a part-time karaoke singer (more on that later) and the proprietor of...
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