Jimmie Johnson burns down the house in the Arizona Desert

After several weeks in the past few months on the road covering NASCAR it was great to have a weekend at home as NASCAR made their second stop of the year to the Phoenix International Raceway for the second to last race on the year. While PIR isn’t known for exciting races it is absolutely [...]
Nov 17, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, arizona, autograph, Bobby Labonte, bridge, burnout, Camping World, Carl Edwards, celebration, Chad Knaus, Champion, chase, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Braun, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, garage, grass, hat dance, helmet, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John McCain, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kate Downey, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, light pocket, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Mike Helton, NASCAR, P.I.R., pan blur, pit road, pit stop, practice, pregnant, qualifying, race, reflection, Ron Hornaday, senator, sky, slow shutter speed, smoke, spin, Sprint Cup, Stacy Compton, sun, sunset, Super Mario, Tony Raines, trophy, truck series, victory lane, wife, winner | 5 Comments »
NASCAR Kansas (where the only excitement is in post race press conference)

With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in their playoffs, also known as the Chase, it is now time for me to shoot less football and now focus on lots and lots of NASCAR. My first of seven playoff races I will be covering was at the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway. While it is not one [...]
Oct 07, 2009 | Categories: Kansas, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, Bill Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, chase, Chase for the Cup, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, damage, destoryed, doughnut, fans, first career start, garage, Greg Biffle, hat dance, Jack Roush, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Kansas, Kansas Speedway, Kevin Conway, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Matt Martin, NASCAR, Parker Kligerman, Patrick Sheltra, Paul Menard, pit crew, pit road, Playoffs, pole sitter, press conference, qualifying, Racing, Rick Hendrick, Rookie, salute, Scott Speed, smoke, soldier, spin, spotters, stock car, tech inspection, track, tunnel, turn two, US Army, victory lane, Wendy Venturini, winner | 8 Comments »


