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Bump Linkin’ Thursday

by Charlie Turner

I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.

May 8, 2008 3:02 pm CDT 3 Comments

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The next time you are at the gas pump, wringing out your wallet for a few measly gallons of the cheap stuff ($3.79 a gallon today in our little town) remember the little people of NASCAR, who are struggling right along with you. Right.

I’m one of those people who buy their gas ten bucks at a time. That used to last me awhile - now, not so much. But I’m bored. Stopping every day at the Speedway helps me pass the time. And that brings me to my Rant for the day. Sorry Bob, I have to steal your handle for a post.

Today as my 2.64 gallons of low-test was rushing into the tank and the “dollars spent” countdown flew by - $10-$9-$8….$4-$3-$2-$1…..$.99……$.98…..$.97…….$.96…..$.95 - are YOU getting pissed yet? Just exactly how little - what, fraction of a quarter of a gallon of gas, is that pump spitting into my tank that takes over 1 second to meter out? Strictly as a PR move the Petroleum Retailers Association should re-set those pumps to slow down when they get to the last 2.5% of a gallon - or 10 seconds, from the end. I hate that.

Thank you, I’m better now. Thanks to a tweet from Team Ford Racing at Twitter is thispost by Earl Barban, crewman of the #28 Ford at Yates Racing. Travis Kvapil’s Fusion will be sponsored at Darlington by by Lafayette Ford and painted in 60’s retro Fred Lorenzen livery. How cool is that?

Joey Logano fans - or nervous followers of Tony Stewart - may be interested in the podcast of our interview with Joey from Tuesday’s ON PIT ROW. You can download it here.

Mike Maruska has a nice interview with John Newsome. Its pretty funny, but not as funny as this ditty at One Lugnut Short. There’s plenty to write about this week so I’m sure we’ll be back. There’s still a chance to win a 5o Years of the Great American Race DVD too.

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Filed under: Bench Racing Contests, Daytona 500, Inside ARCA, Joey Logano, NASCAR Bidness, Richard Childress Racing, Robert Yates Racing, Sprint Cup Series, the Rock

Tagged with: blog, Fred Lorenzen, Joey Logano, motorsports, NASCAR, NASCAR contests, NASCAR podcasts, Tony Stewart, Travis Kvapil, Yates Racing

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Soliciting Solutions for Boring Racing - a Contest

by Charlie Turner

I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.

May 3, 2008 6:34 am CDT 6 Comments

To paraphrase one of my favorite lines all-time from a racing movie…

“Pete, do you ever get tired of (substitute “bored with”) the racing? Lately, sometimes I get very tired.” (ditto)

Ferrari driver Jean Pierre Sarti to Yamura pilot Pete Aaron in “Grand Prix”.

As popular as NASCAR is, people are never satisfied. That’s probably good. Mike Mulhern has a proposition to make things more exciting…

A simple proposition – give one bonus point for each lap a driver leads. If a man leads 150 laps at Daytona, he gets 150 bonus points, for example.
Or perhaps, considering tracks are different lengths, give one bonus point for each mile a driver leads.

Mike contends, and I agree, that putting all of that value on leading laps would make for much more competitive racing for the lead. More lead passes - more exciting races.

That’s what he thinks. What about you? How would you spice up Cup racing?

Put your suggestion in the comment section and I’ll pick a favorite or two and send those people a copy of “Daytona 500: 50 Years of the Great American Race” from A&E Home Video.

Our last contest was won by the Reverend Jim. Don’t let him win again.

Filed under: Bench Racing Contests, Bruton Smith, Chase for the Cup, It's Only Cheating if You Get Caught, NASCAR & the Media, NASCAR Bidness, Sprint Cup Series, Top 35 Rule

Tagged with: blog, Daytona 500, Grand Prix, Great American Race, motorsports, NASCAR, NASCAR contest, ON PIT ROW, Sprint Cup Series

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Bench Racing Contest - Win the 50th Daytona 500, sort of

by Charlie Turner

I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.

April 18, 2008 4:18 pm CDT 5 Comments

The Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog wants you to have your very own copy of the new A&E Home Video production of “Daytona 500: 50 Years of the Great American Race”. All you have to do is be one of the winners of our little caption contest right here.

That’s Bruton Smith with Las Vegas Motor Speedway president Chris Powell. I’m thinking…

“It’s a quarter to three, there’s no one in the place, except you and me…. so set ‘em up Joe….”

But that’s just me.

We have a few copies of the new DVD, so for every 15 answers, we’ll give away one copy of this great prize. The winners will be determined by The Pit Crew. The contest ends Monday April 21, 2008 at noon PDT. Post your captions in the comment section of this post. You can answer as often as you want but please, only one answer per comment. We reserve the right to end the contest early if we detect abuse. Have some fun. Win a great prize.

Update: The first comment made had three answers. I don’t care if you give ten answers - just make ten separate comments. Please.

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Filed under: Bench Racing Contests, Bruton Smith, Daytona 500, NASCAR & the Media, On Pit Row The Fastest Two Hours on Radio

Tagged with: A&E Home Video, blog, Bruton Smith, Chris Powell, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, motorsports, NASCAR, UAW 400

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