Tag Archives: petty

The Season Is Off to a Typically Absurd Start

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Monte

Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, March 23, 2015, 10:44 a.m. Five races into the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, it seems worse than it is. For instance, it seems like the same driver wins every week, when, in fact, four different drivers … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR | Tagged Brad Keselowski, chase, cup, dale, danica, dutton, earnhardt, fontana, humor, johnson, junior, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, monte, petty, racing, sprint, stewart, tony | 4 Comments

Back in My Day …

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Monte

Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, March 2, 2015, 9:58 a.m. People don’t pay attention. Sometimes I think about how they’ve changed since I was a kid. No, I think about it all the time. To borrow outrageously from the late John Hartford, … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR | Tagged 1970s, atlanta, Atlanta Braves, baseball, boring, changes, darlington, doubleheaders, fans, petty, racing, TV | 1 Comment

A Contradiction in Terms

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Monte

Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, September 18, 2014, 11:08 a.m. There’s no crying in baseball. I’ll concede that point and raise you one. There’s no press in the press box. I got that message this morning from a high school athletic … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged dutton, football, humor, media, monte, natural, petty, press box, TV/radio | 1 Comment

Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Monte

Clinton, S.C., Sunday, July 6, 2014, 12:03 p.m. I’m a little late because I’ve been sketching again. Fortunately – wait, that’s not the right word, oh, maybe, opportunistically – it started sprinkling in Daytona Beach shortly after the Coke Zero … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR | Tagged Aric Almirola, chase, cup, dale, daytona, dutton, earnhardt, junior, monte, nascar, petty, racing, rain, sprint, wrecks | 1 Comment

Fond Hopes and Fun Numbers

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Monte

Clinton, S.C., Friday, March 7, 2014, 1:54 p.m. What I wish for the NASCAR weekend: At Las Vegas Motor Speedway, I want to see as many lead changes as sugar cookies offered by Tony Stewart to Jensen Button. A driver … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR | Tagged cup, dutton, earnhardt, las, memory, Michael, monte, nascar, numbers, petty, racing, stewart, vegas, waltrip | 4 Comments

The Jokes Are Biting This Rainy Morning

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Monte

Clinton, S.C., Friday, February 21, 2014, 10:12 a.m. Down the stretch! During the 20 years I spent Februarys in Daytona Beach, it was always a gathering storm even though it seldom rained. For several years, I was down there … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR | Tagged cup, danica, daytona, dutton, humor, larry, McReynolds, media, monte, nascar, patrick, petty, rumble, speedweeks, sprint, stewart, tony, TV | 5 Comments

A Trip Back in NASCAR

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Monte

Clinton, S.C., Saturday, December 7, 2013, 11:29 a.m. Bill McGuire and I used to cover some NASCAR races together, and I’m a fan of his “Mac’s Motor City Garage” website. Today he posted a video of 1963 Daytona 500 coverage … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR | Tagged baseball, bill, chris, cup, daytona, dutton, economaki, flemming, freddie, goldsmith, history, lorenzen, lund, mcguire, monte, nascar, paul, petty, tiny, video | 4 Comments

Great Is Established; Greatest Is Premature

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Monte

[cb_profit_poster Travel1]Clinton, S.C., Monday, November 18, 2013, 1:38 p.m. One day, NASCAR fans will stop quibbling about Jimmie Johnson. They won’t be able to withstand the sheer weight of Sprint Cup championships. It’s already subsiding, though the detractors remain. He … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR | Tagged bear, bill, bryant, chad, chase, chevrolet, cup, dale, dutton, earnhardt, gaither, gordon, hendrick, Herb, hornet, hudson, Jake, jeff, jimmie, johnson, knaus, monte, nascar, objective, parcells, petty, racing, Richard, rick, sprint, stewart, subjective, Thomas, tony | 7 Comments

Getting a Few Things Off My Chest

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Monte

[cb_profit_poster Travel1]Clinton, S.C., Thursday, November 14, 2013, 10:40 a.m. Here’s an idea. On Sunday, let’s just watch the race. Jimmie Johnson almost has the Sprint Cup championship wrapped up. Big deal. Maybe there’s not much of a Chase, but there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR, Sports | Tagged alabama, boise, Boston, che, cleveland, college, cup, dale, dutton, earnhardt, football, guevara, Homestead, humor, indians, jimmie, johnson, kenseth, matt, monte, nascar, nick, petty, racing, red, saban, Sox, sprint, state, tribe, Twitter | 12 Comments

Love in the Time of Jimmie

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Monte

[cb_profit_poster Lottery1]Clinton, S.C., Monday, November 11, 2013, 11:09 a.m. Jimmie Johnson’s sixth Sprint Cup Series championship, now all but a fait accompli, will be analyzed and celebrated in all the same ways it was ballyhooed five times before. What might … Continue reading →

Posted in NASCAR | Tagged busch, cale, cup, dale, dutton, earnhardt, Harvick, Homestead, jimmie, johnson, junior, kenseth, Kevin, king, kyle, matt, miami, monte, nascar, petty, Phoenix, racing, Richard, stewart, tony, yarborough | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: petty

Archives

Meta