Articles by: Will Rabb
 

  • No points and big payday make the All Star Race a can't miss event

    The Pace Lap: Sprint All-Star Race

    MotorSports May 17, 2013 at 3:17 pm 0 comments

    In most sports the All-Star game is not a highly anticipated event.  Take the Pro Bowl for example: The players don’t take the game seriously and their main goal is to avoid injury, thus outside of the local fans in Hawaii it’s a meaningless event. However, in NASCAR there are no [...]

     
  • The Cool Down Lap: Bojangles Southern 500

    The Cool Down Lap: Bojangles Southern 500

    Features, MotorSports May 12, 2013 at 7:39 am 0 comments

    In this week’s Pace Lap, we said it takes a skilled driver to tame the lady in black, we also said Darlington is a place where it takes a champion to win. Both statements were correct, the best pure talent in NASCAR dominated Darlington and a former champ took the [...]

     
  • Too Tough to Tame is more than just a marketing slogan.

    The Pace Lap: Bojangles’ Southern 500

    Features, MotorSports May 11, 2013 at 6:48 am 0 comments

    Any driver can win at Daytona or Talladega; restrictor plate racing is as much luck as anything else. However, it takes a true champion to win at Darlington.   The only luck the Lady in Black believes is tough luck. Like any woman it takes finesse, patience and skill to [...]

     
  • David Ragan celebrates after winning the Aaron's 499 Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.

    The Cool Down Lap: Aaron’s 499

    Features, MotorSports May 6, 2013 at 1:31 pm 0 comments

    It was a wet, long and wild day in Talladega, AL, especially in the last 10 laps, but at the end of the day, it was well worth the wait. Talladega Superspeedway once again gave us a race and finish that we’ll be talking about for years to come. What [...]

     
  • The Pace Lap: Aaron’s 499

    The Pace Lap: Aaron’s 499

    Features, MotorSports May 3, 2013 at 5:58 pm 0 comments

    Last week we proclaimed Richmond International Raceway to be NASCAR’s best track; however, this week the NASCAR Circus sets up shop at its most exciting track. This is more than a race; this is Talladega. The Set Up What:  Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Where:  Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, [...]

     
  • NASCAR is eliminating the gray area of it's rule books.

    Stricter NASCAR a Better NASCAR

    MotorSports April 30, 2013 at 4:33 pm 0 comments

    We can all agree that one of the most annoying things in any sport is when a judgment call affects the outcome of an event.  Because of our lack of trust of officials, most of us agree that when it comes to rules the less gray area the better.  For [...]

     
  • Kevin Harvick celebrates his win in Saturday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway

    The Cool Down Lap: Toyota Owners 400

    MotorSports April 28, 2013 at 3:48 pm 0 comments

    They say strange things happen under a full moon, add in 43 drivers on ¾ mile track all hungry for a win and you get the perfect recipe for exciting racing  and that’s exactly what happened Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. What happened in the Toyota Owners 400 Kevin [...]

     
  • The Racing and atmosphere at Richmond make it the best track on the schedule

    The Pace Lap: Toyota Owners 400

    MotorSports April 25, 2013 at 7:49 pm 0 comments

    NASCAR returns to its roots this week with a Saturday night short track showdown at the best track on the Sprint Cup circuit Richmond International Raceway. The Set Up What:  Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Where:  Richmond International Raceway, Henrico County, Virginia When: Saturday April 27th, 2013 [...]

     
  • Matt Kenseth celebrates his win in Sunday's STP 400 at Kansas

    The Cool Down Lap: STP 400

    MotorSports April 22, 2013 at 11:17 am 0 comments

    What happened in the STP 400? Matt Kenseth dominated the STP 400 leading 163 of 267 laps in route his 2nd win of the 2013 season. Despite his domination it took a fast stop on the final pit stop of the day to keep Kenseth out front. The 20 opted [...]

     
  • The Pace Lap: STP 400

    The Pace Lap: STP 400

    Features, MotorSports April 20, 2013 at 1:21 pm 0 comments

    Welcome to “The Pace Lap”; a preview of this Sunday’s STP 400. There has been no shortage of drama in the 2013 Sprint Cup season both on and off the track. As the Sprint Cup series heads to the heartland we should expect nothing different at Kansas. The Set Up What: [...]

     
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: NRA 500

    NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: NRA 500

    MotorSports April 15, 2013 at 9:38 pm 0 comments

    1) Kyle Busch- It was the Kyle Busch show this weekend at Texas, he set a new track record in winning the Pole for the NRA 500 and won both the Cup and Nationwide race in dominate fashion.  Two wins and two weekend sweeps this season make him the hottest driver in [...]

     
  • Kyle Busch Celebrates his sweep of the weekend at Texas Motor Speedway

    The Cool Down Lap: NRA 500

    Features, MotorSports April 14, 2013 at 12:35 pm 0 comments

    Texas Motor Speedway markets its self as a “Wild Asphalt Circus”, they even built a circus in the infield. However, the sideshow wasn’t needed, as there was plenty of drama before the NRA 500 even took the green flag. What happened in the NRA 500 Kyle Busch used an 11.7 pit [...]

     
  • The Pace Lap: NRA 500

    The Pace Lap: NRA 500

    Features, MotorSports April 12, 2013 at 8:28 pm 1 comment

    For the first time since the non-points, Sprint Unlimited at Daytona NASCAR runs under the lights.  Just as the  song says ” Saturday night’s alright for fighting” and a fight we will get when the Sprint Cup Stars battled under the lights at one of NASCAR’s fastest tracks deep in [...]

     
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: STP Gas Booster 500

    NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: STP Gas Booster 500

    MotorSports April 8, 2013 at 4:03 pm 0 comments

    It was a perfect Sunday for racing at Martinsville Speedway, and while we did indeed see great side-by-side racing throughout the field, the battle up front was nonexistent as Jimmie Johnson dominated the weekend to move back on top of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Power rankings. 1)     Jimmie Johnson – [...]

     
  • The Pace Lap: STP Gas Booster 500

    The Pace Lap: STP Gas Booster 500

    MotorSports April 5, 2013 at 4:58 pm 0 comments

    Off Weeks are rare on the NASCAR circuit, so they are usually welcomed with open arms; however, after the drama of the final laps at Fontana two weeks ago, the anticipation for the next race was as high as ever. The Set Up What:  STP Gas Booster 500 NASCAR Sprint [...]