Author: Rusty Norman

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Things might be a little different at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the spring race this year. NASCAR made some rule changes to the cars and it remains to be seen how those changes will affect the competition. Of course, there are several things at Vegas that can affect it… Continue reading Vegas Is Next For The Cup Teams

From a NASCAR Fan’s View To be upfront, I’m not sure this title will actually line up with what is planned for the Auto Club Speedway at Fontana. That’s because there are mixed signals about what is in store for the speedway after this race. As it stands, I suppose I’ll have to agree with… Continue reading Who Will Win The Final At Fontana

Ok… The qualifying has been done. The Duels have been run. It’s two practices later and now it’s time for the 2023 Daytona 500. But wait a minute… you already knew that, didn’t you? Yeah, I guess you did. My next question is, what did you think of the Duels? Did they really whet your… Continue reading The 2023 Daytona 500
From a NASCAR Fan’s View

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Well… It’s that time again. Time for the start of the NASCAR season and it begins for the second year at the Coliseum in L.A. Am I excited? Well, reasonably but, I’m not ecstatic. This is a race that could be run and will likely turn into a bumper car… Continue reading The 2023 Clash At The Coliseum

From a NASCAR Fan’s View The Championship race is always a different kind of race compared to others in the NASCAR season. It is basically two races in one. Most of the time it turns out that the winner is usually the winner of the Championship and the final race of the season but, this… Continue reading The Final Four Race For The Championship At Phoenix

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Everyone knows Martinsville is special track and a challenge for everyone that takes it on. This weekend will be no different and it may be even more intense than usual if for no other reason than just one of the remaining eight drivers is a definite for the final four.… Continue reading Short Track Intensity For The Cutoff At Martinsville

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Hello from the Southwest coast of Florida. Gee, it’s good to be back in touch with you all again. Hurricane Ian forced me to take an extended break from posting anything NASCAR related and actually kept me from getting much of anything done. It was tough. We were without power… Continue reading Homestead Is Next In The Playoffs

From a NASCAR Fan’s View So… round one of the playoffs is in the books and, as unbelievable as it sounds, not one playoff driver won any of the three races in it. Yeah, I know you’ve heard that a lot in the last week or so but, it is worth repeating. I mentioned last… Continue reading Texas Starts The Playoffs Round Of Twelve

From a NASCAR Fan’s View It’s more than just another Saturday Night under the lights. It’s more than just a catch phrase of, “It’s Bristol, baby.” It’s even more than just another elimination race. This one is important in so many ways it’s even hard to put into words – although many have tried and… Continue reading Bristol And The First Round Elimination

From a NASCAR Fan’s View As the playoffs kick off at Darlington, there has never been a season, at least in my memory, quite like this NASCAR season of 2022. What with the Next Gen car, all of the unknowns and the unexpected happenings with tires, pit stops and wrecks of all kinds, it’s just… Continue reading Wondering Who Will Win As The Playoffs Begin

From a NASCAR Fan’s View All eyes are on the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona and it is expected to be a real barn burner. With the announcement of Kurt Bush withdrawing from the playoff picture opening up another available spot in the final sixteen, the intensity has quadrupled. Fourteen of the spots are… Continue reading Daytona Will Decide The Playoff 16