RaceBud

My father spent most of my childhood trying to be sure that I (and my siblings) would do the right thing. “Two wrongs don’t make a right,” was one of his more familiar quotes. The saying has been around for a long time and has stood the test of time in teaching ethical behavior.

NASCAR fans are currently wrangling over two “wrongs” – in this case, two rules that simply should no longer be on the books. That a team should use both these wrong rules together sure enough doesn’t make a “right.” Continue Reading »

Five minutes left us with a lifelong memory. Here’s how:

The Turn 3 Race Team had descended on Ponder, Texas for the annual Pre-Race Steak Night outing. Ranchman’s Steakhouse is the nearest sit-down dining to the Texas Motor Speedway, and enjoys a fairly heavy crowd of speedway diners during race weekends. It’s a place you have to call ahead if you want a baked potato. A day earlier than the normal race crowd, we were the only group in the place wearing typical race attire.

Our salads had just been served when Richard Childress walked in with two loud, obviously-Texan guests and sat at the table next to ours. Here was one of NASCAR’s biggest names sitting right beside us. As fairly normal race fans, we were awestruck. But, with good upbringing and all, we remained polite enough to leave the man alone to enjoy his dinner and his company.
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