This Week it’s Firecracker Fast Laps
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 30, 2008 10:59 pm CDT 5 CommentsIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
I wonder if those fortunate rains that fell on, and brought the win to, Kurt Busch at New Hampshire International Speedway yesterday will be the start of KB 1’s resurgence?
In case you forgot, Busch the Elder finished second - right on the rear bumper of Ryan Newman - the last time NASCAR saw Daytona. Just because Kurt won in unconventional fashion, by playing the rain game, doesn’t mean this won’t start a streak. Kasey Kahne got rolling after being VOTED into a race. Kurt’s competitors may regret the awakening of the ex-champ.
There were other stories out of Loudon. We’ll get to some of them. But it’s Fourth of July week. That used to mean it was Firecracker 400 week. I loved that name. That one and the Rebel 400. Classic. But those are gone. Instead, you get the Firecracker Fast Lap. Four, high banked, fast and hopefully, controversial corners for you to tackle. Remember, 100 words or less on the answers themselves. Unlimited words for taunting and smack-talk.
1. What would it mean to teams if NASCAR went to unlimited testing?
2. Would an official announcement about 2009 allow the #20 team to get on with 2008?
3. Who should Jack Roush keep around when he has to eliminate one of his teams after 2009 - Jamie McMurray or David Ragan?
4. Who’s your bet to join Tony Stewart as the number two driver at the proposed Tony Stewart Racing?
We have a plan to incorporate the best comments - and commentary - into a new feature ON PIT ROW or OnPitRow.com. I haven’t, totally, figured it out as yet. But an announcement of some kind is coming. In the mean time, have fun with the Fast Lap. We do.
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Some would say the best Fast Laps ever - the 50th 500
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.
February 18, 2008 2:17 pm CST 6 Comments 
After listening to the various announcers in the immediate after-race of the 50th Daytona 500 I’m not sure if they were more excited by Ryan Newman’s very popular victory or the stunningly competitive performance of the New Car. The Great American Race lived up to it’s name in one of - if not THE - best of all time. And the CoT has arrived.
Newman’s triumph was Roger Penske’s first ever Daytona 500 win too and that was another feel good thing about the race. The Penske one-two finish, with Kurt Busch an adventurous second place headed a surprising seven Dodges in the top ten.
The Hendrick Motorsports power house and Roush-Fenway’s Ford factory team struggled. The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas looked to be the strongmen most of the day but in the end, could not hold off Flyin’ Ryan and the Dodge Boys.
Those might well have been the best Fast Laps ever - we’ll talk about that. Next up is a trip to the Republic of California and these four un-restricted Fast Laps.
1. Were the Daytona 500 results a preview of the rest of 2008 or just the usual plate-track one offs?
2. Where do you rank this 500 in relation to past Daytona 500 ’s
3. Have we seen the end of the “Big One” with the arrival of the New Car?
4. Did anyone expect the over/under on Jacques Villeneuve’s NASCAR career to be the under at one race?
The Fast Lap has no restrictor plates but you’re answers are limited to 100 words. Give us your best and don’t forget to come back and defend your position throughout the week. We’ll use the best stuff for a future ON PIT ROW.
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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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