Fast Laps at Devil’s Lake
by Charlie Turner
I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.
June 11, 2008 12:18 pm CDT 5 CommentsIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Wasn’t it just a week ago that much of the NASCAR world was ready to concede the 2008 version of the Sprint Cup pre-season championship to Kyle Busch? Kyle finished dead last in Sunday’s Pocono 500. Busch the Younger’s points lead now is only 21 over steady Jeff Burton.
Here’s a question for you. Most of the descriptions of the Shrub have been along the lines of spectacular, dominating or fabulous. But I just called his closest challenger, steady Jeff. Does that mean that spectacular is over-rated? Tortoise and the hare re-visited?
Ponder that and while at it, give us your take on four high banked, Michigan-made Fast Lap questions. We’ll keep an eye on the weather maps heading into the first race weekend at MIS this year.
1. Was Kyle Busch’ “doing the triple” taking on too much considering the results?
2. Will we see airconditioning in Cup cars any time soon?
3. Granted it’s his sponsor; but is it bad form for Kasey Kahne to be drinking a Bud during his post race interview?
4. McMurray and Bowyer say they are staying with their respective teams. Will there be less movement than originally thought?
It’s supposed to be hotter than Kasey Kahne this weekend in the Irish Hills. The ON PIT ROW Pit Crew will be busy with the ARCA RE/MAX Series race on Friday and NASCAR the rest of the time. Throw your wittiest answers in the comment section here and I might just bring you something nice from the track**.
** Another bald-faced lie.
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More short track Fast Laps on the old Virginia Paper Clip
by Charlie Turner
I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.
March 24, 2008 10:39 am CDT 3 Comments
With Richard Childress Racing taking the top three spots at 2008’s first short tracker at Bristol, do you expect Chevy domination at legendary Martinsville Speedway this week?
Maybe a better question is, can Jeff Burton actually string together multiple wins - something missing from his career so far - and put some kind of RCR stamp on the early Race to the Chase for the first Sprint Cup Championship?
Last year, the first Martinsville finish was a scene that turned ominous for non-Chevy, non-Hendrick competitors as Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Gordon went one-two in a Car of Tomorrow tour du’force. Can they do it again - at Martinsville or anywhere - in 2008?
While we wait for the answer, bang fenders with your fellow internetters through the following flat, drag-strip connected Fast Laps and we might just put your opinions on a future edition of ON PIT ROW.
1. Which Hendrick Motorsport driver will kick their “slump” quicker - Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Gordon or Casey Mears?
2. Should Aric Almirola get more DEI seat time after his eighth place finish in the Food City 500?
3. Kyle Busch was the biggest positive surprise of the first five races. Who will shine over the next six, leading to Charlotte?
4. Whose fortunes will turn downward before Memorial Day?
Go fast - you only have a hundred words to use - turn left and slap fenders with your playmates. The Fast Lap blog is blogging’s version of short track racing. Play rough.
Fast Laps at an Easter egg hunt
by Charlie Turner
I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.
March 17, 2008 3:00 pm CDT 5 Comments
Chevrolet is on the Sprint Cup board thanks to a last lap, Fast Lap by Jeff Burton at Bristol Motor Speedway. Burton has been lurking in the Cup shadows. Jeff never seems to dominate a Cup race, though he often stomps the Nationwide Series competition. He won this one though and led a Childress phalanx of himself, Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer to Chevy’s first win of 2008.
The early laps were a Toyota story with Tony Stewart leading the most and Denny Hamlin taking the sloppy seconds. Those two couldn’t close the deal though - which is getting repetitive for all but Kyle Busch in the Toyota camp - as Stewart got bumped by Harvick and Hamlin had fuel pick-up problems at the end.
The Cupsters will take a break for Easter this week and we’ll have to find our Fast Laps elsewhere. Nashvillle Super Speedway seems an OK place as the Nationwide Series camps out in the land of the Grand Ol’ Opry. ‘Course if you are afflicted with insomnia, you could opt for the Formula One race in Malaysia. Tune in at 2:30 am edt Sunday morning.
I have a Fast Lap option to help tide you over to the weekend. Take these four fast ones flat out and maybe we’ll put you ON PIT ROW!
1. The tire test at Darlington saw speeds over 200 mph. What should NASCAR do about that?
2. Was Harvick getting into Stewart a “racing thing” or retaliation for a similar incident at Indy in 2007?
3. Is Sam Hornish at his best with his back against the wall?
4. Has Richard Childress Racing taken over as the number one Chevy team?
Four fast little gems to ponder and pontificate over. This is the Fast Lap - NASCAR debate in the digital world. Wade on in and be prepared to defend your position and counter-attack as you see fit. Just remember, only 100 words or less, per comment. ON PIT ROW speed limit strictly enforced. Or not.
About the Fast Lap blog
Fast Laps! Welcome to the On Pit Row Fast Lap blog. Every week On Pit Row we pose four Fast Lap questions. Four corners - four questions. On the radio show, Steve and I have 30 seconds each, to give our response to each of the four. If you are a listener, you already know that we rarely agree on any answer. The Fast Lap is NASCAR debate. Hannity and Colmes. Lincoln and Douglas. Wronkowicz and Turner. OK, maybe not Lincoln and Douglas. We have more fun than Lincoln and Douglas. Here's the challenge. We will post our Fast Lap questions some time each Monday. Four questions on topical NASCAR related subjects. Your mission is to comment with your answers and each answer is limited to 100 words. The questions, answers and comments will form the basis of this blog for that week. Comment on the Fast Lap questions. Comment on the comments. Insult the commenters. Witty ridicule is rated at least as highly as cogent commentary. Just remember that you have limited words and penalties are severe. Or not. Steve and I will select worthy blog entries to be featured on an edition of On Pit Row. That's the plan. I'm sure we will have some other things to post about each week but the intention is to pose most posts as questions. I want to argue with you! Bring it on.
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