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Posted by Jeff Wolf
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 at 8:21 AM
After four daughters and a granddaughter, John and Laurie Force have a boy in the family. Ashley Force Hood and her husband Danny Hood, received a boy on Thursday. Force the grandpa has announced plans to add a fourth Funny Car for the 2029 drag...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 at 5:08 PM
Jimmie Johnson’s popularity will reach an all-time high this weekend. The driver is maligned by Sprint Cup fans for winning too much including the last five Cup championships and catches grief for being a laid-back dude from Southern...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Monday, Aug. 01, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Vacation ended Friday and it’s time to get behind the keyboard and “boogity, boogity, boogity” until the end of the year. Those last three words are a tribute to a Nashville pastor and not Darrell Waltrip who coined the...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Friday, Jul. 15, 2011 at 1:27 PM
Southern Nevada government entities drew kudos from Bruton Smith on Friday during a highly spirited news conference at Loudon, N.H., to address last Saturday’s traffic and parking nightmares at his Kentucky Speedway. Smith, founder and...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Monday, Jul. 11, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Attendees of races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway never should complain about traffic delays during the annual NASCAR weekend. And certainly not after the Sprint Cup Series debuted Saturday at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta that would be better called...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Saturday, Jul. 02, 2011 at 5:06 PM
Don’t forget this week’s edition of the NASCAR All-American Series at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring will not be Saturday night. The annual Night of Fire is Sunday, the eve of the Fourth of July. Racing features a 76-lap Super...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Friday, Jun. 24, 2011 at 2:55 PM
Swarms of about 90,000 will take over Las Vegas Motor Speedway beginning Friday night and for the following two nights/mornings for the Electric Daisy Carnival, a rave of sorts in the infield of the 1.5-mile oval. Seems more appropriate to call the...
Posted by Janet Murphy
Monday, Jun. 06, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Richard Childress’ assault on Kyle Busch after a NASCAR Truck race Saturday will cost Childress $150,000. But the powerful team owner was not suspended and only has been put on probation until the end of the season. "We feel this action...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Sunday, Jun. 05, 2011 at 5:18 PM
Richard Childress did not fight Kyle Busch. Richard Childress assaulted Kyle Busch. That’s what you call it when one person attacks another. It’s nothing new for Childress: He’s an avid big-game hunter and is used to one-way...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Friday, May. 27, 2011 at 2:45 PM
With the Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600, Formula 1 in Monaco and two racing events at Las Vegas Motor Speedway it is easy to fall prey to thinking this holiday weekend is devoted to racing. It’s not. This is Memorial Day Weekend and a time to think...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Tuesday, May. 24, 2011 at 2:57 PM
It’s a busy week for NASCAR drivers around Charlotte, N.C. The Sprint All-Star race was Saturday, Hall of Fame inductions were held Monday night and most teams and drivers have a full schedule of appearances until Saturday night’s...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Monday, May. 23, 2011 at 6:39 PM
Late last week an IndyCar Series publicist asked if I’d like to interview potential Indy 500 qualifier Townsend Bell on Monday. 1. Nice visit with Townsend Bell 2. Schmidt needles Tony Stewart 3. Danica to fans: a silent ‘no...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Friday, May. 20, 2011 at 3:23 PM
1. Busy, complicated weekend at Indy, Charlotte 2. Simona possibly out for the IndyCar weekend 3. Kyle helps F1 champ in trucks 1. Busy, complicated weekend at Indy, Charlotte You need one of those “Dummies” books to understand formats...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Friday, May. 13, 2011 at 4:44 PM
My column on Friday did not put any blame on Kyle Busch for the post-race bump and run with Kevin Harvick at Darlington, S.C. My claim is Harvick tried to start a fight and NASCAR failed to have enough officials nearby to prevent one from breaking...
Posted by Jeff Wolf
Saturday, May. 07, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Monster Energy Cup could pay $1 million The second weekend of October will be a motor sports Olympics in Southern Nevada. The newest event added is the Monster Energy Cup, an invitational Supercross race on Oct. 15 that will be held on a unique...
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