High Limit: Raising the Stakes in Sprint Car Racing
It’s a cage of cold medal with hot rubber at the corners. Just not your typical car on the street. No fenders, no starter and just a forward gear. The most unique part? A wing with sideboards that appear weird for first-timers, but help with aerodynamics and safety. Sprint car racing is one of the…
NASCAR Cup Series News and Notes: Las Vegas
Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 15: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 15, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) NASCAR Cup Series…
NASCAR News and Notes: Daytona 500
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel #1 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) NASCAR…
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum The Place: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The…
Filling the shoes of a legend: Joe Clarke looks at early stages as head coach
Photo credit: Myles Goddard BROCKPORT, NY – Imagine walking onto the campus of SUNY Brockport as a player representing the Men’s Basketball program. As a senior in 2008-09, Joe Clarke’s most important goal when he stepped onto Brockport was to get an education. Little did he know he would become head coach of one of…
CZEKALA: NASCAR’s new TV rights has wins, but also a loss
Credit: NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 29: A graphic showing NASCAR’s new media rights agreements partners with FOX, NBC, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery is seen at the Music City Center on November 29, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) 2001 was the first time NASCAR had a unified television contract. Something unheard…
The sins for writing columns
Mike Vaccaro in the JMC601 Virtual Masterclass at St. Bonaventure University talking with students. (CREDIT: Brian Moritz) Mike Vaccaro has written columns for over 30 years and won over 50 writing awards. Whether he’s providing his opinion on St. Bonaventure basketball for the Olean Times Herald or Zach Wilson’s passing record for The New York…
David Ragan returns to race Daytona 500
Ragan during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kena Krutsinger/NASCAR via Getty Images David Ragan will return to race in the Daytona 500 with RFK Racing, the team announced Wednesday. The part-time driver will race the No. 60 BuildSubmarines.com…
Toyota reveals Camry XSE for 2024 Cup season
2024 NASCAR Toyota Camry XSE that will be raced in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series. (Credit: Scott LePage/LAT Images) Toyota unveiled Monday a newly-designed Camry XSE that will makes its debut for NASCAR Cup competition in 2024. The Camry XSE Next Gen follows the Camry TRD Next Gen, which recorded 18 wins during the last…
Verstappen caps career year with Abu Dhabi GP win, Mercedes beats Ferrari for second in constructors battle
Embed from Getty Images ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – For the third straight year, the 2023 season for Max Verstappen ended a Formula One season with the cherry on top. The three-time world champion scored his 19th win of the season in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, extending the Formula 1 record for most…
