Loose in Turn 3 (5/02/08)
May 2, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
Welcome once again to another exciting edition of “Loose in Turn Three” with myself, obviously, and two of your other favorite NASCAR bloggers, Charlie Turner from “On Pit Row / Bench Racing With Steve & Charlie” and Bruce Simmons from “Bruce’s Bits n Pieces.” This week we opted that rather than rehashing the same stuff you’ve been reading all week, we decided to tackle a variety of issues digging into the heart of NASCAR itself. We’re going to open it up here by discussing whether or not NASCAR should make it common practice to take wins away from drivers when …read more
NASCAR Taketh Away
April 24, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
Peyton Sellers won the season-opening Camping World East Series event this past weekend at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easley, SC for Andy Santerre Motorsports. Following the race, however, NASCAR officials found that the 16-year-old’s car was in possession of an illegal shock, and NASCAR in turn stripped him of his victory. This is the first time in recent memory that I believe NASCAR has stripped a driver in any series of a win for any rules infraction, but the team definitely feels like they’re being made an example of.
Santerre said to reporters, “Needless to say we are shocked and disappointed. We …read more




