Sticking together for NASCAR track on Staten Island
The Staten Island NASCAR track has been controversial right from the start. Ever since International Speedway Corporation revealed their plans to build a NASCAR track on an unused site on Staten Island , the residents have been rattled. A forum ended up in a near-fight as police had to help calm down high-strung residents. There are those who oppose the track saying that having a NASCAR track on Staten Island would only serve one purpose – to make traffic woes even worse than it is now.
Staten Island still hopes for NASCAR dream to come alive
To some Staten Island locals, the issue of having a NASCAR track built on one of their least urbanized areas on Staten Island is too farfetched. It seems though there is no end to all this mess. Irregardless of what International Speedway Corporation (the company planning to build the NASCAR track on an old oil field that has been left unused for ages), they'll find loads of obstacles because of the political furor it has created. Most of the residents are against and strongly opposing the Staten Island NASCAR track because they do not...
Did Robby Gordon do it, did he not? That is the question
Wednesday was a turning point for NASCAR racer, Robby Gordon. He was penalized by NASCAR for causing a caution at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Robby Gordon got fined $15,000 for throwing debris onto the track and in so far as Gordon is concerned, he denied that he did. So, did he or did he not? By virtue of the fact that Robby Gordon threw the piece of roll bar padding onto the track, Jeff Burton is no longer...
NASCAR rains on Spain
With the introduction of Juan Pablo Montoya into the NASCAR scene, NASCAR is making major changes in the NASCAR scene. Spanish-speaking NASCAR or Montoya fans will now be able to understand and get updates NASCAR updates. This fabulous news was released on Monday. Spanish EPSN arm released that they will broadcast NASCAR in Spanish before and after the races, keeping Spanish NASCAR fans in the loop.
McSam betting on the Staten Island NASCAR track?
There are the hatefuls and the hopefuls where the Staten Island NASCAR track is concerned. Many oppose the Staten Island NASCAR track with every single energy they have in their bodies while many other lobby for the realization of NY having its Staten Island NASCAR track become a reality. Despite difficulty if getting approvals and cutting through the red tape surrounding the track's plans, International Speedway Corporation...
Loving Every Second of It
Montoya's made his move – he's now into the third week of getting behind a NASCAR car and throughout, he's shown great attitude and respect for NASCAR. Juan Pablo Montoya contends that he has made the right move by moving from Formula One to NASCAR. For the first three runs he's had at testing, he gone from wrecking the car to doing so good that it almost ends up on pole position. What one would...
Spoilt Soil
The worries have been endless for International Speedway Corporation (ISC) when it comes to the Staten Island NASCAR track plans. Not only are officials making it hard for the race Giant's NASCAR track plans, residents of Staten Island are none too happy with the potential traffic worries that the NASCAR track would bring to Staten Island.
Forging ahead despite strong opposition
The company that plans to build a NASCAR track on Staten Island, International Speedway Corporation (ISC) is adamant in building a NASCAR track on Staten Island despite strong opposition to their plans. Over the years, ISC have been receiving warm, cold, chilly, and hot reception to their plans. Their plans and various strategies....
Come back, Burton!
It's just amazing that someone of Ward Burton's caliber should be sitting at home wondering what to do with his NASCAR racing career. He's probably not begging to put food on his table but someone of his amazing racing talent should STILL be in NASCAR despite his advancing age. Age, after all, has nothing to do with racing...
Rookie Ragan Runs Wild
At Mark Martin's leaving, Jack Roush finally named David Ragan as the driver to take the No. 6 wheel. While Roush does not think it was a mistake to place a rookie behind the wheel in one of the most difficult tracks todate, Ragan is remorseful. 20-year-old Ragan is the son of Ken Ragan, a former regular NASCAR winner. David Ragan was...
Raceway plans might make way for cemetery
Instead of a NASCAR track, we might have a cemetery instead. The land in question is the $110 million piece of land currently owned by International Speedway Corporation for their NASCAR track plan. currently, the plan is under a lot of fire from the Sanitation and Environmental department of Staten Island . In view of the fact that...
Helbock's Bill
Robert Helbock's no longer in the race to replace the retiring Marchi but this doesn't mean that whatever he's proposed and raised during his run don't count. During Helbock's run for the position, he strongly stood behind his plans to conduct a major facelift on some Staten Island 's major roads. Maybe of his opponents used this as a weapon...
So, what's up with the soil?
It's been weeks since news of contaminated soil being used by International Speedway Corporation, the company planning to build a NASCAR track on Staten Island , came out. There has been a long enough time given to the company to give answers as to what was wrong with the soil that they were trying to cart into the Staten Island spot designated for the NASCAR track. After news about the contaminated soil...
Kahne Rules
Lowe race result is out, Kasey Kahne took to the top podium and he ran an extremely great race. He did everything required of him to win the race and he did. One thing was quite apparent from the race, though, Jeff Burton has been running phenomenally all year round and the only reason why he didn't win is because he had to contend with a pit-road miscue.
The heat is on for Johnson
If he doesn't get it this time, it's over for him this year. After the Talladega incident with his teammate, Brain Vickers, some crucial points were lost. If he had won the last time, his edge over the leader would have made a world of difference. But he didn't…and it was because of his...
Welcome NASCAR to Staten Island...here's why
The focus has been on how the traffic would increase is and when the Staten Island NASCAR track is built. Much focus is on how a NASCAR track would destroy the environment and quality of life of the Staten Island folks. And of course, people have also been talking about politicians have been swapping blows among each other because...
Drive, Ferry or Bus - will it sit well?
One of the biggest obstacles that International Speedway Corporation has to deal with regarding the Staten Island NASCAR track is traffic. With poor management of public transportation and horrific traffic jams in the island, the residents have raised traffic as one of the major points they are urging International Speedway Corporation to stop their plans.
NASCAR grows but so does opposition
It seems as though the path and journey to having a NASCAR track built on Staten Island is strewn in problems and obstacles large enough to turn any company off from trying to achieve the initial plan. International Speedway Corporation has been trying to build a NASCAR track on New York 's Staten Island for the longest time and the site...
Is it at all fair?
By now, we've heard so much about the Johnson-Vickers affair that we can literally recite the whole event out. It's a hot topic among NASCAR fans. Bickering among rivals is bad enough as it is…but Vickers and Johnson is taking a level higher…bickering among teammates. Both Jimmie Johnson and Brain Vickers belong to the Hendricks team although....
NASCAR is fast and furious again
The adrenalin rush when watching a NASCAR race is undeniable. The speed and the excitement of it all – the noise, the cheering, the celebration. When NASCAR first started out, each and every race was fast and furious. The friction on track crept off-track and into the pits – and this made the races even more exciting to watch. NASCAR fans began to anticipate the drama...
Bonded by NASCAR
NASCAR is about racing, about fun and sometimes, it's about celebrities too. Let's admit it, NASCAR wouldn't be any fun to watch at all if there weren't any temper tantrums thrown and no big names. Over the years, NASCAR racers have evolved into something of a sport celebrity…like Tiger Woods in golf and Michael Jordon in basketball.
Boo for winning
You're in a race. Now, you are in a position whereby you either take the crown for yourself or help your teammate win it? Which one would it be…for you. On Sunday, Brian Vickers stood on the podium to take his prize winning while many jeered him off it. Brian Vickers took the crown after nudging his teammate Jimmie Johnson into rival, Dale Earnhardt Jr and sent BOTH his teammate and rival into a two-car crash!
Infineon Raceway at Sonoma, California
The Infineon Raceway is a track known to many as a NASCAR track that is filled with lefts and rights. In this respect, only a handful of NASCAR racecar drivers are adept in manipulating the bends without compromising the speed. That is what makes the....
How rewards are calculated in NASCAR
They say NASCAR racing is lucrative business. Compared to other sports, NASCAR is said to bring in quite a bit of the dough for the sponsors, racers, technicians…etc. but how does it work and where does the money come from? As the winners takes to the podium, congratulate each other and whoops around, who's passing whom the cash?