Greg Biffle is the Fast Lap King
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.
September 23, 2008 12:43 pm CDT 3 CommentsIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
I think I may be convinced. In 2007 Clint Bowyer parlayed a win in the first race of the Chase to the Sprint Cup playoffs -his first ever win as a matter of fact - into contention with Jeff Gordon and eventual champ, Jimmy Johnson. Clint hung in without another win.
Greg Biffle has two. In a row. And he’s going back to Kansas, where he is the most recent winner as well. And the once - and probably future - favorite driver to sweep the Cup up - Kyle Busch is limping with an average finish of a tic worse than 38th place in the first to Chase races. Yikes! Looks like Biffle may be for real and Rowdy is outta here.
And where did Matt Kenseth come from? I mean lately you expect the Biff and Carl Edwards to be tough, but that no. 17 team has been as resilient as the Detroit Lions. Good to see though.
Take a look at our little mid-week distraction we call the Fast Lap and tell us, in your own concise way, what you think of the four topics that Steve-O has tossed up today.
1: NASCAR’s new drug policy adds random testing, but why isn’t there a banned substance list?
2: This weeks Robby Gordon rumor has he and DEI joining forces. Will Robby ever get it right?
3: How can the new car provide such great racing on a one miler and not even come close when you add another half mile?
4: Is The Chase down to a three car battle?
This is a debate so bring your arguing shoes. We’ll use the best, or maybe the worst, comments on a future episode of ON PIT ROW.
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Fast Laps on Steroids
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.
September 8, 2008 3:06 pm CDT 4 Comments
Well at least we know who won’t win the Sprint Cup. Michael Waltrip is officially elliminated, costing Buffy Waltrip uncalculated bucks. So too are Robby Gordon, Kasey Kahne and David Ragan. Ragan and Kahne were close to getting into the Brian France Invitational. Robby, sadly was not. So he’ll sue somebody. Like we need another law suit.
The most disappointing, and to me surprising failure was that of the Penske Racing teams. After Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch finished one-two at the season opening Daytona 500, they bombed. Oh, Kurt won a race on a roll of the dice, but other than that, nada.
Is the Chase a battle between NASCAR’s dynamic dozen or is it really just the big three and other nine? Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards are getting heat from two time defending Cup champ Jimmy Johnson. Who else really has a shot? Tune in Sunday to the track known widely as Martinsville on Steroids, for your first taste of the the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup. But first, try your wit at the ON PIT ROW Invitational - the Fast Lap.
1: Has Jimmy Johnson surfaced as the “man to beat” for the championship?
2: How will Dodge’s announcement to pull factory support from the Craftsman Truck teams affect the rest of their programs?
3: Is Tony Stewart trying to get released from Joe Gibbs Racing early by being a PITA and A-hole?
4: Robby Gordon or Gillett Evernham Motorsports?
That’s it. So what do you think? The Fast Lap is a comment blog and lately, we’ve been a little weak in the comment department. Give a brother a break. Tell me what you think. I promise not to treat you any worse than the Falcons treated my Lions yesterday. I think I’m gonna be sick.
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Finally Fast Laps that really count - sort of
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 4, 2008 11:26 am CST 4 Comments
Now that the Daytona 500 of football - the NFL’s Super Bowl - is over the nation is free to focus on what’s really important - racing. And this coming week it ain’t sporty car racin’. No sir, it’s time for fender bangin’, side draftin’, ear pullin’ (sorry Kurt, couldn’t resist) stock car racin’.
Mixed in with the practicing at Daytona International Speedway for NASCAR’s three divisions and the ARCA RE/Max Series will be an all-star race. The Bud Shootout will be the first chance to see at least a partial field of CoTs running in anger at Daytona.
The Shootout is a sprint race and a money race - there’s no saving the equipment for the long hall. Between the ARCA race in the afternoon and the Shootout Saturday night, there’s going to be a big pile of bent sheet metal.
Those won’t be the only Fast Laps this week. Try these four high banked, left-handers but remember the speed limit - one hundred words or less.
1) Who will benefit most from the new alliance; Robby Gordon or GEM?
2) With The Wood Brothers being the only full-time independant Ford team left, is Ford interested in anyone other than Roush carrying the Blue Oval banner?
3) Everyone is well aware of the lack of a rivalry between Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Gordon. Is there anything currently close to the Petty/Allison or Waltrip/Yarbrough rivalries of the past?
4) Twin 150s or the 500?
So, which all-star clash will be the better competition - the Shootout or the No Fun League’s Pro Bowl? Get real - right? Give the Fast Laps your best, but be prepared to defend your position. And don’t plan on getting any tips on how to do that from the Pro Bowl.
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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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