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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Fast Laps in the Green Hills of Pennsylvania
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 3, 2008 9:46 am CDT 7 Comments
The contrast between Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway couldn’t be much greater. The tight concrete confines of the Monster Mile are nothing like the wide, flat turns and long, engine eating straights at the Green Giant.
It probably won’t matter to Kyle Busch though. The Shrub is putting his stamp on the early third of the Sprint Cup marathon. Make no mistake though, there is a long way to go.
Remember that this Sunday too when, after 400 miles or so, you are thinking that ‘ so-and-so has this thing sewn up. The Pocono races are 500 mile endurance tests, and there will be plenty of bitching about that this and next week. The complaints will come from the boredom that many will suffer. Just remember, it ain’t over ’til the fat lady says it’s over - or something like that.
And this ain’t over either. Try out the Fast Lap questions and win valuable prizes*.
1. Half way through the “regular season” can anyone catch Kyle Busch?
2. Is it time for NASCAR to stop giving points at the bottom of the grid, thus keeping broken race cars off the track?
3. Tony Stewart seemed to take the blame for the early race wreck - or was he just ragging on Elliott Sadler?
4. Who will win the 2009 Rookie of the Year; Joey Logano, Scott Speed, Brad Kesolowski or someone else?
That’s it. If we like what you have to say you may win a new car, or something**. Runners up might just get a shot to share the fame and fortune afforded the co-hosts of ON PIT ROW. The possibilities seem limitless, don’t you think?
* This is an exaggeration. ** This one is an out-and-out lie.
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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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