The #87 FrontRowJoe.Com Toyota was, as they say in the NASCAR garage, bad fast.  Joe Nemechek’s face peeled back from the amount of speed and g force pushing back on his face.  It was like his cheeks were reaching for his ears just to have something to hold on to.  His car […]

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Two great men proved two things yesterday that are nothing more than a testament to their greatness.  One proved that a fifth straight Sprint Cup Championship is forthcoming and another, in a much more impressive feat, wrested control of the Black Flagged Online Fantasy NASCAR League much earlier than anyone expected […]

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With a baby on the way any moment, Carl Edwards has put Erik Darnell on notice that he may have to fill in as driver of the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday should Edwards have to head home.  The decision, well received by most drivers and […]

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By Harley “Splash and Go” Coe
After the weekend that NASCAR calls the “Super Bowl of Racing” one thing is for sure, Bobby Labonte is better than four time defending champion Jimmie Johnson and perennial race for the chase participant Tony Stewart.  Look folks, don’t get mad at Ol’ Harley, I’m just […]

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Law enforcement agents nationwide are still recovering from a spike in auto accidents following a boring race at California featuring little contact.  Across the nation, NASCAR fans took out their own mailboxes and traded paint on their morning commutes just to see a little excitement.
April Post proudly showed us the […]

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Kevin Harvick’s consecutive races completed without a DNF ended last night when he failed to finish the Auto Club 500.  Harvick’s night ended early when his car slammed against the first turn wall with 43 laps to go marking the first time in 82 races that Harvick failed to finish a […]

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The most extravagant event of Hollywood’s award season, the Academy Awards, occurred last night but an unfortunate scheduling conflict put the event head to head against NASCAR causing the two events to compete for the coveted prime time television viewing audience.  NASCAR and the Oscars both compete for the exact […]

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NASCAR nation was turned on its head Wednesday when long exiled older brother of Mike Helton and the rightful heir to the NASCAR presidency, Doodad Helton returned from hiding to reclaim his spot as President.  Doodad, who was banished from NASCAR by his brother Mike after the younger Helton’s controversial rise […]

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TIME MACHINE WANTED: If anyone has a time machine I would like to borrow it for a few hours.  I want to try and travel back in time to February 15, 2009 around 6:00pm EST to give myself a message to either A- Get in front of Dale Jr. or B- Slowly […]

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Travis Kvapil started day two of the Auto Parts 500 Monday under protest.  Apparently, the young unsponsored driver attempted to stay in bed this morning with fresh memories of his second place finish in the race the night before.
However, Kvapil’s friends reluctantly explained to him that even though he got to go home when rain made racing […]

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Casey Mears has been penalized a record one billion Rick Points for his wreck that collected superstar and teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Auto Club 500. Rick Points are an internal Rick Hendrick Motorsports rewards system which enables drivers and employees to redeem their points for prizes.

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A misjudgment of biblical proportions brought torrential rains to Southern California resulting in multiple weather delays for the running of Sunday’s Auto Club 500. The race weekend was hampered by inclement weather and other incidents which caused delays and cancellation of the practice and qualifying sessions, ultimately forcing the conclusion to the race to be […]

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Boogity. While not defined by Webster’s dictionary, the word is slang for describing how fast something is moving. First made famous by legendary musical satirist Ray Stevens in his hit song “The Streak,” the word has found its way into our popular lexicon once again.
Legendary NASCAR driver and current television broadcaster Darrell Waltrip has revived […]

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Hendrick Motorsports guru Rick Hendrick knows a winning Dale Earnhardt, Junior is a happy Dale Earnhardt, Junior — and he’s running his race team accordingly. Hendrick has assigned each of Little E’s teammates to be a “special helper” in every race of the 2008 season, starting with the Budweiser Shootout, in which Jimmie Johnson drew […]

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At the 11th hour, Fox producers have elected to go with a California Dreamin’ montage for the beginning of Sunday’s Auto Club 500.
As one technical assistant told Blackflaggedonline, “This was a tough call.  Generally we use local music to inform the opening sequence for the race coverage, but Southern California is home to a lot […]

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