Category: Motorsports

Last night, I finally got a chance to check out the big screen racing documentary “Dale” featuring the life of the late Dale Earnhardt. A real “sticky” treat, if you get my meaning. One of those gems in cinema where you find yourself reflecting upon it over the hours, days and perhaps weeks that follow….

People often wonder how I, a professed atheist, ardent purveyor of leftist wisdom, can also be a hard-core fan of NASCAR. I guess I fell in love with cars going fast long before I understood politics or religion. So, in the midst of redneck rabble-rousers and Jesus freaks with agendas Evangelical you’ll find me, your…

This piece was originally published in 2001 on several websites. It was written in response to a bunch of conspiracy theories making the rounds at the time… 7/09/01 In the shadow of Saturday night’s Pepsi 400, there are more than a few debates going on as to the legitimacy of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s storied victory. In…

This appeared in the Sporting News in a Dave Kindred coumn. This was written amidst the hubbub durrounding Earnhardt’s death and the HANS device… 3/16/01 I envision a device. This device would save lives. It would be the Food, Alcohol and Tobacco Suppression device, or FATS. There are risks in eating unhealthy foods, drinking too…