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The best pit crew in NASCAR? Well, this Charlotte Challenge determines something, though not sure just what....

By Mike Mulhern mikemulhern.net CHARLOTTE, N.C. Call us purists, or just old school NASCAR, but it certainly seems strange to have a stock car racing pit crew challenge inside a coliseum, with no engines running, and few if any real drivers at the wheel. If a team can put the driver s wife or daughter at the... Read More

When the going gets rough on pit road, well, a jackman can always hurl the jack through somebody's windshield to get 'em to buzz off

By Mike Mulhern mikemulhern.net CHARLOTTE, N.C. Intimidation is part of the NASCAR game, on pit road as well as on the track. And whenever a driver buzzed a pit crew once too often, back in the day, one of the weapons of deterrence was the threat of putting a jack through his windshield. These days the tricks are a... Read More

Danica Patrick, and the Lady in Black?

By Mike Mulhern mikemulhern.net DARLINGTON, S.C. Danica Patrick, welcome to the meanest track in stock car racing. The Heartthrob of Daytona, centerpiece of a massive marketing campaign, is racing here for the first time in her career. And from what she s shown so far, well, the over-under looks like a highly active bet. ... Read More