Dateline Pit Road:  A presidential edict has landed at the Redwings of pit road workers throughout NASCAR’s top circuit banning the word “retread” in favor of the more politically-correct and sensitive word, “tread challenged.”
The subpar tires are a perennial problem at NASCAR race sites.

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If you’re like me (and isn’t pretty much everyone?) then your elbows are getting sore from poking all those heirs and heiresses out of your way at church.  As the Dow goes down, my place of worship fills up.  And boy are those pews full.  Now I know why they called […]

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Sorry folks.  We took a little snooze while driving, but we’re back with new articles.

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As Chrystal Butterbee took to the stage to give the starting command at Martinsville on Sunday, veteran driver Bill Elliott sat behind the wheel of his number 21 car with his arms crossed defiantly across his chest.  “The day I let a woman tell me what to do is the day you’ll see a pig […]

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The folks from Black Flagged Online were exclusively on RaceTalkRadio.com’s “Doin Donuts” show March 31st.
Click the link below to listen. You will need a set of speakers and Microsoft Windows Media Player, or any alternate media player that is WMA compatible.  The BFO crew comes on at 47 minute mark.
http://www.racetalkradio.com/

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Through the gap between the fingers covering his eyes, Evan Grote watched the laps wind down at Martinsville on Sunday. As the white flag waved, Grote reached for the remote control of his HD digital cable and did the unthinkable. He paused the race, preventing a Denny Hamlin victory and stopping the final […]

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The military fly over has become a staple of NASCAR races and a favorite of all the fans in attendance.  Displaying our nation’s military might at it’s best, the flyover brings out the patriot in everyone in attendance at the track and elicits cheers, whistles and high fives throughout the stands.  In a crowd where […]

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A routine trip to the Port A Potty turned into the longest 12 hours of Mortimer O’Toole’s life outside Martinsville Speedway on Thursday as rescuers successful rescued an unopened can of Busch Light from the bottom of the mobile restroom. Half drunk and anxious to return to the game of washers he left unfinished, […]

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On a rainy weekend in Martinsville VA, the Craftsman Truck Series took the stage in a rare Saturday afternoon race for the series. Sharing the race weekend with the Sprint Cup, the Craftsman Series was given the opportunity to shine on a national stage and also race for the first time in the presence […]

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Jeff Gordon is unquestionably the leader among the stable of superstar drivers at Hendrick Motorsports. While all the drivers are successful in their own right, Gordon is the eldest and most experienced member of the team and Rick Hendrick depends on him for his leadership in times of need. A role Gordon handles […]

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Is your fantasy NASCAR team in distress?  Are you struggling near the bottom of your league with no hope of rising to the top?  Did that Dark Horse pick of Mike Skinner in the Food City 500 come back to bite you?  Never fear.  Black Flagged Online has got your back.  The gentlemen here have […]

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Dear Bobby Labonte –
I’m terribly sorry I am contacting you through a letter, this is not the easiest thing I have had to do. To get right to it, I am flat out mad that you haven’t called or visited me since 2002!!!
Did I do something wrong?
Was it something […]

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A recalcitrant Darryl Waltrip started searching for primates in need of an adoptive uncle today following remarks he made recently on Fox to the effect that if Patrick Carpentier’s pit crew could complete a full pit stop in 16 seconds, “I‘ll be a monkey’s uncle.”
Carpentier took exception to the comments and plans to hold the […]

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Don’t believe everything you see on television. That’s the lesson Festus Covington will take away from his recent afternoon of sheer terror at the Atlanta Zoo. Covington, 53, had taken his wife and two young sons to the zoo to meet their favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt was signing autographs in […]

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Shoo whee! What a NASCAR season! We finally have parity in NASCAR. Come to think of it, thanks to the geniuses at Black Flagged Online we also have “parody” in NASCAR. Well, you know what? I ain’t sure either one of them is a good thing. In fact, I […]

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