Posts Tagged ‘Kansas Speedway’
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Feelin' fine.
Writer’s block is a…thing.
Man, who knew that taking two weeks off from writing would throw my rhythm off so badly? Writing about writer’s block is seemingly the height of pretentious writer tricks (Finding Forrester, Wonder Boys, Adaptation, ad nauseum), but when you’re struggling even to recall the word to use to explain your particular conundrum (the word I couldn’t articulate was “articulate”), it seems like the place to go as a writer.
The traveling NASCAR circus heads to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, which is in Joliet, Illinois. Trust me, you’ll thank me later for avoiding the “easy out” Blues Brothers references. That draft was terrible.
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Tags: Al Unser Jr., Casey Mears, Chicagoland Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Firestone Indy Lights, Helio Castroneves, IndyCar Series, International Speedway Corporation, Jimmie Johnson, Kansas Speedway, Martin Truex Jr., Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Dixon, Tony Stewart
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Raindrops keep falling on my truck.
Rain, lightning and even the potential for a tornado has delayed the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250
Truck Series race at
Kansas Speedway on Lap 53 of 167.
Mike Skinner was leading at the time of the rain delay.
Brian Ickler, subbing for
Kyle Busch in the 51 truck while he races at
Talladega, was running 2nd.
The race will resume where they left off on Monday morning at 10:00 EST. They can’t run tomorrow because it conflicts with both the Cup race for broadcast and the IndyCar Series race which is paired with the Trucks at Kansas this weekend.
Tags: Brian Ickler, Camping World Truck Series, Kansas Speedway, Kyle Busch, Mike Skinner, mini, Talladega Superspeedway
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
J.J. Yeley and his wisp of facial hair are back in NASCAR.
is back in NASCAR. This is good news for NASCAR fans of the soul patch, who have had to avoid tapping out our nation’s “Strategic
Paul Menard Reserve” for the last year during our the soul patch drought we’ve had without Yeley. In any event, J.J. Yeley will be driving the 73 truck for Tagsby Racing, an upstart
Truck Series effort out of Ardmore, Oklahoma, centrally located about 100 miles from Restrictor Plated World Headquarters. They purchased the truck from Gaughan Racing and the engines are from Kevin Troyer Racing Engines. Good luck to J.J. on Saturday at
Kansas.
J.J. Yeley: Kansas City Truck Race
Tags: J.J. Yeley, Kansas Speedway, mini, Paul Menard, Truck Series
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
NASCAR hasn't happened in Colorado since 2005 and may not come back.
It seems that asking the government to pick up part of the check for building a new racetrack is an even harder sell than usual these days. The Denver Business Journal (in usual, “we don’t usually write about racing, so let’s trot out unfamiliar and awkward racing metaphors” fashion) is reporting that a bill in the Colorado legislature that would ultimately provide tax breaks to ISC to build a track in (likely) Aurora may be in trouble. If it does ultimately fail, this would put ISC’s record of getting governments on board with building new tracks at an abysmal 1 for 5. They had previously failed to get Marysville and Bremerton, Washington on board and the less said about the Staten Island disaster, the better. (Kansas Speedway was the success, if you were curious.)
Denver Business Journal: Bill to Help Lure NASCAR Racetrack to Colorado May Be Spinning Out
Tags: International Speedway Corporation, Kansas Speedway, mini
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
NASCAR fans have been embracing Twitter very rapidly. NASCAR has always been a fan-friendly sport and Twitter is helping fans online connect to not just other fans, but also tracks, sponsors, teams and even some drivers.
But for someone unfamiliar with what Twitter has to offer, it can be very overwhelming. So, I present to you a primer to Twitter, specifically geared towards NASCAR fans.
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Tags: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Bristol Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards, Chicagoland Speedway, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darlington Raceway, David Gilliland, David Ragan, David Reutimann, Daytona International Speedway, Denny Hamlin, Dover International Speedway, Elliott Sadler, Gateway International Raceway, Greg Biffle, Homestead Miami Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Iowa Speedway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kansas Speedway, Kasey Kahne, Kelly Bires, Kentucky Speedway, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Kyle Petty, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Marcos Ambrose, Martin Truex Jr., Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Max Papis, Memphis Motorsports Park, Michael McDowell, Michael Waltrip, Michigan International Raceway, Milwaukee Mile, NASCAR, Nashville Superspeedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, O'Reilly Raceway Park, Phoenix International Raceway, Pocono Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Ricky Carmichael, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart, Twitter, Watkins Glen International
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