Edwards’ Crew: “We always knew this was a danger, we just didn’t get a tarp on her in time.”
Behind-the-wall crew member Ruff Dunderman has only one responsibility on the crew of Carl Edwards 99 Ford team.
“I know, I know…. don’t let her get wet.”

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Mother Nature has been a little “under the weather” lately, and God recently put her on a number of prescriptions to help nurse her back to health.
“I’ve got really bad allergies this time of year, some flu-like symptoms and a big-time sinus infection, so God put me on a whole bunch of prescription drugs […]

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We here at Black Flagged Online owe you an apology.  We have ruined the world of NASCAR blogging.  Until now we only had a suspicion but its official, now you can get more relevant NASCAR news on Black Flagged Online than you can over at ESPN.  It’s a sad day.  When I came across this […]

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NASCAR president Mike Helton is nothing if not an innovator.  The man who brought green-and-white-checker finishes, the car of tomorrow and the low-cal turkey leg to racing’s most venerable circuit is now contemplating yet another change to the sport: a soapbox derby event.
Sitting at a desk littered with empty Zest boxes and miniature wheels, Helton’s […]

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1. Knows he won’t have to do his hair in the morning.
2. Toyota sends Japanese guards to provide trailer security.
3. Sleeping on piles of money is really, really comfy.
4. Joe Gibbs taught him some cool bedtime prayers.
5. Firesuit doubles as footie pajamas.

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It’s time for Black Flagged Online to take the power to the people!
BFO needs your help. It has come to our attention that former NASCAR great and current television broadcaster Wally Dallenbach Jr. has not been inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Let that sink in. The star of Wally’s […]

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As this weekend’s Sprint Cup race was coming to a conclusion at Infineon, the driver of the #26 Ford, Jamie McMurray went into Turn 4 on lap 105 too fast allowing Tony Stewart to pass him in a heated battle for the second spot. Just as that happened, Kevin Harvick came barreling into […]

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Your old buddy Harley is back after a week hiatus.  While NASCAR drivers and the so-called ringers raced in curlicues like giddy little schoolgirls last weekend, I took my family on vacation. 
Hell, yes, I take the missus and the young ‘uns on vacation every summer.  We lock up the house, pitch a tent in […]

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Have you happened to take a look at the Tallahassee Commuters Cup Rankings lately? Admittedly it’s somewhere near the bottom as far as racing circuits are concerned but nonetheless, the name Otis Featherbean graces the top of those rankings. I don’t have sponsors and I have to do my own pit crew work […]

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Peter Havacamp’s Sunday was ruined when he sat down to take in a midafternoon family comedy, only to find out the “Cheaper By the Dozen” had been preempted for the NASCAR race at Infineon.
Havacamp had already popped his lite microwave popcorn and tuned his laptop to IMDB for the showing of the Steve Martin film, […]

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From his driveway on a hill in Walnut Acres, Mike Smelton can see the winding concrete streets of his new subdivision. Smelton built his dream home in the brand-new Cleveland suburb in 2006, and is now the only member of his neighborhood who has not abandoned his property to foreclosure.
What’s his secret?

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The list of reasons that old Fat Sandy Dirtburger would go to a race is much longer but here are just a few reasons that people aren’t going to the track anymore and it doesn’t have a darn thing to do with the cost of tickets and gas.

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The world awoke on Monday morning to find all the major problems plaguing our nation to be miraculously cured.  The average price for a gallon of gasoline dropped dramatically, the stock market enjoyed an early morning rally and the subprime mortgage crisis started to work itself out.  While politicians were quick to claim responsibility for […]

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Sturgis Burgess is more than Kyle Petty’s number one fan, he’s also an aspiring NASCAR team owner — and his dreams were crushed this week when Petty Enterprises was sold to a private equity firm, Boston Ventures.
“Mah phone didn’t ring once all dat day!” Burgess complained.  “Ah certainly would have made Richard Petty an offer […]

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The increasing level of competition between sponsors for television time has led companies to think outside the box and seek creative ways to get their products prominently displayed in front of NASCAR fans.  While the ever present logos and products are front and center during a NASCAR race, sometimes that simply isn’t enough for some […]

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