Tomorrow is finally here in NASCAR, which begins the most radical on-track experiment in the sport’s history this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The Car of Tomorrow, a NASCAR-developed vehicle that spent seven years in development, will make its long-awaited debut at one of the most rough-and-tumble tracks in NASCAR.
Some like it, others loathe it. Either way, it’s not going away any time soon.
Robbie Loomis, a former championship crew chief for Jeff Gordon and now executive vice president of Petty Enterprises, is one NASCAR veteran who isn’t letting this week’s introduction of the Car of Tomorrow make him crazy.
“Ten or 15 years ago, I was one of those guys that when (NASCAR) made a change, whatever it was, if it was one shock instead of two shocks, I was jumping up and down and thought the world was coming to an end,” Loomis said. “It would take me two weeks to get over it.
The TV ratings for the Kobalt Tools 500 were a dismal 4.7 share. This is the overnight rating that targets audiences in the top 35 television markets. Fox Sports will release the national rating at noon on Thursday.
Overnight ratings for the 2006 Atlanta race cannot be compared due to the …
Inspection starts Thursday, a day earlier than usual, at Bristol, and Larry McReynolds says it should help the go-or-go-home drivers get maximum track time on Friday. But a tweak to qualifying could help them even more.
Mark Martin is staying true to his word and stepping out of his car rather than racing at Bristol. But with the start he’s had, Lee Spencer couldn’t deny him this week’s top spot in her Power Rankings.
Rachel Lyndsee Otto, granddaughter of NASCAR co-founder Edgar Otto, was arrested and charged with impersonating a sheriff’s deputy, according to a report in the Palm Beach Post.
Fox Sports publicist Tim Buckman told the Herald today that he will provide TV ratings for NASCAR’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway tomorrow at noon.
In a response to a Herald email, Buckman said Fox Sports releases the TV ratings each Thursday.
Sit tight till noon tomorrow, I guess.
Give Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates (and of course Juan Pablo Montoya) some credit. Darrell Waltrip says the organization as a whole is turned around thanks to the dedication of these three guys.
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