http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:51:30 -0700 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:05:20 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Outside-the-NASCAR-Chase-its-finish-strong?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Kyle Busch positions a helmetDwight Drum @ Racetake.comWhile fan and media attention is on the Chase shake-out, the few teams rising to the top, those with a shot at the Sprint Cup – outsiders still run. Some run close to the last spot in ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:05:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Outside-the-NASCAR-Chase-its-finish-strong?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d13-NASCAR-Chase-quotes-time-is-short?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Jeff GordonDwight Drum @ Racetake.comJust two races remain in the Chase to the Sprint Cup and many wonder if Jimmie Johnson’s 73 point lead will be enough to carry him to an unprecedented fourth straight NASCAR championship. Mathematically... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:09:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d13-NASCAR-Chase-quotes-time-is-short?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d9-NASCAR-Chase-quotes-race-tightens?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Kurt BuschDwight Drum @ Racetake.comJust when it seemed the inevitable was about to happen, the unexpected happened, Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 crashed early with three races to go to the Sprint Cup. The wreck didn’t reverse his point advant... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:19:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d9-NASCAR-Chase-quotes-race-tightens?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d6-NASCAR-Chase-quotes-Texas-style?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Jimmie JohnsonDwight Drum @ Racetake.comAs the season winds down drivers are not at a loss for words, but the meaning and the tone seems to change when only three races remain and one team, the No.48 with Jimmie Johnson, has a commanding lead. D... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:29:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d6-NASCAR-Chase-quotes-Texas-style?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d4-NASCAR-TV-talkers-Words-of-speed-Part-4?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Bob Dilner, Speed TVDwight Drum @ Racetake.comEvery TV commentator has keen communication skills and not just verbal ability, it requires writing skills as well. It helps also to be photogenic with an attractive physical presence. Bob Gilner, FO... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d4-NASCAR-TV-talkers-Words-of-speed-Part-4?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d2-NASCAR-Chase-math-3-races-4-contenders-really?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Tony StewartDwight Drum @ Racetake.comIt’s not time yet for Jimmie Johnson to dust off the tuxedo for the NASCAR Awards Banquet, but with a 184 point buffer his No. 48 team can play it safe. The three or four teams closest to the No. 48 in poin... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:14:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m11d2-NASCAR-Chase-math-3-races-4-contenders-really?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d30-NASCAR-Clips-Trucks-Dodge-and-Allmendinger?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner A.J. AllmendingerDwight Drum @ Racetake.comNASCAR Clips are select, brief and fresh reports compiled by Dwight Drum @ Racetake.com focusing on the stock car world.Report 1: NASCAR announces 2010 rules adjustments for Camping World Truck Series Courte... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:57:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d30-NASCAR-Clips-Trucks-Dodge-and-Allmendinger?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d30-NASCAR-Clips-Memphis-McGrew-and-Petty?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Richard PettyDwight Drum @ Racetake.comNASCAR Clips are select, brief and fresh reports compiled by Dwight Drum @ Racetake.com focusing on the stock car world.Report 1: Dover Motorsports closes Memphis Motorsports Park, moves racing dates Courte... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:05:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d30-NASCAR-Clips-Memphis-McGrew-and-Petty?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Tony-Stewart-and-the-Dragon--Dojo-Martial-Arts-that-is?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Tony StewartDwight Drum @ Racetake.comAnyone who has ever raced Tony Stewart or even asked him a question in a press conference knows the word feisty might well describe his personality. Stewart can be publically brash at times, but he makes no ... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:11:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Tony-Stewart-and-the-Dragon--Dojo-Martial-Arts-that-is?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d25-NASCAR-Chase-math-4-races-12-chaser-comments?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Denny HamlinDwight Drum @ Racetake.comAfter 32 of 36 races, four Chase races are remaining in the long NASCAR Sprint Cup season.The championship could still be a race for the top three, four and maybe five, if the No. 48 team and Jimmie Johnson ever ... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:38:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d25-NASCAR-Chase-math-4-races-12-chaser-comments?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d24-NASCAR-Chase-math-12-contenders-12-comments?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Mark MartinDwight Drum @ Racetake.comThe Chase for the Sprint Cup: After 31 of 36 races with five Chase races remaining in season.After Martinsville, depending on how the No. 48 team fares, the Sprint Cup could be a race by the top three or five.&nbs... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:27:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d24-NASCAR-Chase-math-12-contenders-12-comments?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d23-NASCAR-101-cars-and-crew-how-many-parts-Part-3?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Pit boxes behind the wall on pit roadDwight Drum @ Racetake.comOn short tracks or superspeedways, regardless of the driver, race cars comprised of precision parts need to perform and stay intact for a win. Martinsville is a fast short track with tigh... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d23-NASCAR-101-cars-and-crew-how-many-parts-Part-3?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Tampa-Racing-Homestead-Daytona--more?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Tampa Bay residents have no major racetrack in the tri-county area that is home to about 3 million people, but for avid motorsports fans interstate connections exist to all major Florida racing venues. NASCAR starts its long season in February... Florida racetracks Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:21:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Tampa-Racing-Homestead-Daytona--more?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d11-NASCAR-Chase-Vickers-and-team-have-a-deep-point-hole?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner For Brian Vickers and No. 83 team, a hole of 351 points is likely too deep to reverse. So does a Chase team look forward to next year or look back at a great regular season?   After the California race at Auto Club Speedway S... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:19:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d11-NASCAR-Chase-Vickers-and-team-have-a-deep-point-hole?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d8-NASCAR-Chase-Vickers-seeks-momentum-shift-now?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Brian Vickers and the No. 83 car finished strong in races leading up to the Chase and that boosted their team into the playoffs. During the first three races of the chase, however results dropped off while a blown engine in Kansas City sunk Vick... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:06:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d8-NASCAR-Chase-Vickers-seeks-momentum-shift-now?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d7-NASCAR-TV-talkers-Words-of-speed-Part-2?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner It’s no surprise that TV organizations choose drivers and crew chiefs as commentators. Football players and coaches are selected for their experience with four quarters of battle on a tight 100 yards. One common trait is the ability to com... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:43:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d7-NASCAR-TV-talkers-Words-of-speed-Part-2?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Brain-Vickers-Engine-breaks-points-plunge?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Brian Vickers and the No. 83 team were underdogs from the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup but now with lagging finishes only three races into 10-race playoffs, they might soon be seen as lonely dogs. Falling 250 points behind leader Mark M... Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:58:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Brain-Vickers-Engine-breaks-points-plunge?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Brian-Vickers-steaks-crowds-and-cookie-cutter-tracks?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Three big reasons Vickers likes his chances this weekend -- steaks, crowds and mile and a half tracks.“Great steaks. Kansas City has great steaks,” Vickers Said. ”But Kansas also has great race fans. That place is full every time we... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:39:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Brian-Vickers-steaks-crowds-and-cookie-cutter-tracks?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m9d29-NASCAR-TV-talkers-Words-of-speed-Part-1?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner Sports on TV would be somewhat bland even with all the action if it weren’t for commentators describing, enhancing and explaining what a viewer’s eyes are absorbing. Motorsports can be noisy chaos at times and it often takes expert a... NASCAR TV commentators Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:06:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m9d29-NASCAR-TV-talkers-Words-of-speed-Part-1?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m9d27-NASCAR-Vickers-survives-the-monster?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner The Chase contenders attacked the concrete at the “Monster Mile” during the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway in the second playoff race. The high banks of the mile track have often claimed hopeful efforts. The fall race proved espe... Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:53:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14357-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner~y2009m9d27-NASCAR-Vickers-survives-the-monster?cid=exrss-Tampa-Motorsports-Examiner