Short track motor racing track owner Jeff Vaughn is from the Shenandoah, VA area. He owns the Shenandoah Speedway. Some of the topics discussed were: You can download the podcast by right-clicking and selecting "Save As..." or Click HERE to Listen Why Bristol Motor Speedway is concrete instead of asphalt like most tracks. Jeff built the track himself and told us how that came about and why he wanted to build an asphalt track there. We talked about the types of racing vehicles on short track and how they compare to NASCAR and open-wheeled race cars. We talked about some drivers who have raced on his track and why owners are interested in younger drivers. Jeff explained more about his track including the seating, VIP, corporate ev...

At driver introductions before every NASCAR race some drivers get booed more than others. Some don’t get booed at all. Some get cheered loudly and some don’t. Some get a good dose of both. That’s the NASCAR crowd. Jeff Gordon understands the boo bird phenomenon as he gets plenty of cheers and boos every time he is introduced at races at least 36 times a year. Gordon recently discussed rivalries and Jimmie Johnson dominance. “Even in football, people love to hate the dominating team out there,” Gordon said. “But in the NFL you don't see a whole lot of domination. "I just think it depends on the rivalries and the stories. If you're dominating but you're battling a Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Tony Stewart and you ...

Jot down March 9th, 2010 in the annals of NASCAR history. Years from now we will look back upon this date with vivid feeling, for March 9th, 2010 was the day NASCAR decided that you can wreck whoever you want, whenever you want, with disregard to the safety of drivers and fans without repercussion.

NASCAR had a chance to make a strong statement against the actions performed by
Carl Edwards this past Sunday. It is unlikely any major sport in this country or
the world would want to condone such a dangerous maneuver.

For reasons we may never understand, NASCAR decided that Edwards had punishment
enough from his parking at the end of the Kobalt Tools 500. They decided that purposefully wrecking someone, whose ...

At 12:30 Eastern time, NASCAR President Mike Helton took to the airwaves to deliver what racing fans around the country have been waiting to hear. The situation began unfolding on lap 40 of the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and came full circle when Edwards used the right front bumper of his car to send Brad Keselowski flying into the turn one catch fence. Helton made it clear in his short speech that NASCAR will not tolerate this kind of behavior at any level. While speculation and the the build up to this announcement has been monumental, the delivery of the penalty was short and to the point. “Carl will be put on probation for the next three NASCAR events, and we're sure he understands what that means.&rdquo...

During today's 12:30pm EST press conference, NASCAR president Mike Helton announced that Carl Edwards has been put on probation for three races, no suspension, no fines, and no point penalty. Helton added that Edwards "knows what that means." In pulling Edwards off the track and speaking with him in the trailer, Helton said that NASCAR "wanted to make it clear that this goes beyond what we said in February, and we think the driver of the No. 99 understands that." In his opinion, he thinks their "reaction of putting Carl in the garage for the rest of the event and our probation is enough." He went on to add that in talking with both Roger Penske (Brad Keselowski's owner) and Jack Roush (Edwards' owner), they came to this decision and plan to...

Associated Press has reported that Carl Edwards will not be suspended after intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski in Sunday's NASCAR Kobalt Tools 500. NASCAR President Mike Helton is set to address the media at 12:30 p.m. with further details on what's in store for Carl Edwards. On lap 39, Keselowski and Edwards made contact on the restart, sending Edwards and Joey Logano into the wall. On the initial replay, it looked as if Keselowski got into the back of Edwards. Though upon further review, Edwards actually came down in front of Keselowski, causing Keselowski to get into him. Either way, blame was placed on Keselowski for the incident. After spending numerous laps behind the wall, Edwards returned to the track, looking to make the points...

It's only three days until the first Formula One session of the year, and I'm getting just a little bit excited. There is plenty to look forward to during the 2010 season: new teams, returning champions, a brand new safety car (just me?), all sorts of things. For only the second time since 1996, Australia won't be hosting the first race. As in 2006, Bahrain gets that honour, which is a shame as Melbourne usually throws up a good race, and I do quite enjoy getting up at early o'clock for F1. It makes it feel special as a season opener. Anyway, Bahrain. It's been part of the calendar since 2004, and was the first race to be held in the Middle East. The facilities at the track weren't quite finished for the first race, but it went ahead anyway...

Defending Truck Series Champion Ron Hornaday has been hurt by a bad start to the season with multiple issues.   Starting even before the season started, Hornaday lost his crew chief Rick Ren to Kyle Busch Motorsports. Hornaday went into the first race at Daytona, finishing 27th after starting fifth after a wreck. However, something didn’t feel right and the new crew chief was gone as of Monday.   A new crew chief was hired and Hornaday headed to California. Qualifying went well as Hornaday won the pole, though after a tire rub resulted after contact with Kyle Busch and cut the tire, Hornaday finished 33rd.   With this bad start to the season, can Hornaday make up the ground and win the championship again?   In H...

Ron Hornady would've, should've, could've, but didn't and it's left the defending champion 28th in the points. Hornaday and his No. 33 Longhorn team came to Atlanta looking to rally back and hoping for a good day. Unfortunately, the team gambled on a tire rub, rolled the dice, it came up snake eyes and ended there day early finishing 34th. The chemistry looked good between Horn and his new crew chief Doug George and the 33 team. They looked good in both practices running 30 laps between the two, making multiple changes to his truck. Horn was the fourth fastest in the first, and ran 15th fastest in the final one. Then he went out and won the pole for the race. One thing about Horn, he's one of  several drivers in the series. T...

The damage is done, and now the ultimate act of justice lies in the hands of whatever NASCAR decides would be the best form of punishment, if indeed any further action will be taken. After reading post after post about what should and should not be done, it's time to take a deeper look at just how serious and dangerous the act that NASCAR driver Carl Edwards actually committed. This is not a case of Edwards just seeking pay back, as the term is loosely used around the drivers themselves, but instead it goes beyond the normal way of thinking especially when you look at who was put in harm's way, and how lucky this man was that no one was seriously hurt. What Edwards committed on Sunday was a cold-blooded act of revenge by using of all things...