By Cathy Elliott on
Friday, December 18, 2009
Because today we're talking about someone else's dream, an early Christmas wish come true for NASCAR. On December 8, all the speculation that's been going on for months, even years, finally reached its conclusion when Danica Patrick, the face of the IndyCar Series, formally announced a two-year NASCAR Nationwide Series deal with JR Motorsports.
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By Cathy Elliott on
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
OK, it’s the end of the year, and you know what that means: lists.
Some of them are forward-looking. There are lists of what we plan to gain -- and in the case of those of us with hips, to lose -- in 2010. There are lists of which credit card bills we can get away with making the minimum payments on, and lists of numbers to block from our cell phones.
But this is also traditionally a time to look back on another nearly completed year, and specifically in this case, to look back on the year in NASCAR.
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By Cathy Elliott on
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya is already talking when he walks through the door of Alsace 1, AKA the teleprompter room, at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning of Champion’s Week.
“I don’t want to read this stuff,” he says as he strides to the front of the room. “Can’t I just talk?”
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By Cathy Elliott on
Thursday, October 22, 2009
 There’s an old Chinese proverb which says, “May you live in interesting times.”
OK, that’s not entirely truthful. It isn’t a proverb; it’s a curse.
“Interesting times,” you see, aren’t always good times. It just depends on which side of the fence you find yourself standing.
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By Cathy Elliott on
Thursday, October 15, 2009
In a highly-anticipated announcement that has been generating a lot of discussion -- and even better, hours upon hours of spirited debate -- the members of the new NASCAR Hall of Fame’s inaugural class have been announced.
The announcement took place in the ballroom of the Charlotte Convention Center on October 14, an ideal location for such an event.
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