Top Ten Left Coast Racing Stories from 2007

by Dave Grayson

So it’s that time of the year again. The final few days of 2007 has me pondering the stories for my annual top ten list. Other than the aspect of tradition I honestly don’t know why I put myself through this process every year.

The decision of picking ten stores from 12 months of possibilities is often angst ridden and probably not that good for my overall state of health. At this point of the writing process I’m already on my third pot of writing juice, aka coffee.

So for what it’s worth here’s my top ten list of left coast racing stories that raised my excitment level or somehow gave me a warm feeling in my heart. Read more

Cup series changes not so hectic in 2008?

CDA Press’ Jerry Hitchcock on NASCAR’s problems with quotes from Stateline Speedway’s Joe Doellefled. Read the whole thing here http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2007/12/04/sports/sports02.txt

it should be simpler …Now NASCAR’s top series (Sprint Cup — get used to the name) can concentrate on just one type of car to run in 2008, instead of this past season’s circus of the ‘normal’ Cup car one week and the COT (Car Of Tomorrow, now the Car Of Today) the next.

Lately, I have heard (and read in online blogs) about what is wrong with NASCAR: races too long, season too long, too many (and also not enough) drivers in the Chase for the Championship, etc. You can bet that NASCAR is aware of their fans’ concerns and complaints.