By MONTE DUTTON Many things in life are predictable. When a major golf tournament is on TV, and coverage shifts to a player who is out of contention, the shot is going in. They don’t have to mention all the “possible side effects” of prescription drugs. It’s obvious from the commercials that almost all of …
Tag: NASCAR
The best account of the best
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The hereafter is where old race fans debate the merits of Curtis Turner, Junior Johnson and Fireball Roberts. Some young NASCAR fans weren’t born when Dale Earnhardt met his maker. Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace have their adherents, not to mention those of my age who also recognize …
Another loss in the ranks
By MONTE DUTTON Al Pearce Click here. When I first started writing regularly about NASCAR as a way to make a living, I quickly gained acceptance in the media centers and press boxes because of two friends, Mike Hembree and Al Pearce. Back in 1993, the NASCAR media corps was hard to penetrate. Veterans – …
NASCAR used to be fun
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 …
Winding down the damage
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s Oct. 7, and I don’t know where my sports are. Even on the Fourth of July, I don’t think I knew less about what was happening and where. The games are almost listed as “day to day,” which as Vin Scully used to say, is just like everything else. …
Darlington seldom disappoints
By MONTE DUTTON (AI generated) Click here. It occurred to me that two of my favorite things are the Clinton-Laurens football game and the Southern 500 stock car race. One was Friday night and the other was Sunday night. Not that the week was perfection. Furman and Presbyterian lost by 76 and 53 points, respectively. …
County Signs: Three rivalries to open prep season
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I’m so excited. I just can’t hide it. It’s only Monday. Woodruff and Clinton played opening night for about a half century. Hillcrest and Laurens have played on opening night for as long as I’ve been back from the NASCAR wars. For years, Clinton was always Class …
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County Signs: Raiders, Red Devils from a week’s distance
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Laurens football would be a question mark wrapped in an enigma, anyway. New coach with big name. Lots of new players, tough schedule. It’s not hard to figure out the Raiders are going to be better. It is to anticipate how much. Laurens has only faced another …
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County Signs: Schauffele rides with Captain Kirk
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) Click here. I’m out of big thoughts, so I’ll string together some little ones. The Open is a Russian novel. By the time one gets the names straight, there’s a whole new cast. “The secret is how he looks at the putting line with his eyes.” As opposed to his …
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County Signs: When it rains in Scotland …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The Open is on when America is awakening. It’s cool once a year to get out of bed, fix some breakfast and watch the world’s greatest golfers put their flaws on display. The British royalty is on display. Everything seems to be Royal. Royal Troon, Royal & …
Nightrider's Lament 