By MONTE DUTTON (Photo by Harold Hinson/HHP for Chevy Racing) Click here. On Thursday night, I was watching the Daytona qualifying races on TV and thought about how they had changed since the early 1990s, when I started writing about them.They were in the daytime back then, and the stands were almost full. The stands …
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The More the Change, the More It Remains the Same
Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, February 10, 2019, 11:47 a.m. The season is here. In just a few minutes, Fox will inexplicably place Daytona 500 pole qualifying on network TV while relegating the Something Something Something Clash, an actual race, to Fox Sports cable/satellite/etc. Okay, officially it’s the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona, descended from …
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Ain’t No Need to Sit and Wonder Why
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, February 22, 2018, 8:01 a.m. This morning I awakened from a dream that concerned pickup basketball, Daytona International Speedway, a friend from high school, and trying to get back into the track without benefit of either shoes or my hard card. I haven't been to Daytona Beach in more than five …
Nightrider's Lament 