Category: friday feature

News, overlooked, sad, and funny is on tap this week.

https://apnews.com/article/camaro-muscle-car-end-production-2d7af8f322cc4404b3a0edf72a87ed65
https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/chevy-camaro-production-end-2024
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/22/general-motors-ending-camaro-production/
https://twitter.com/bobpockrass/status/1638625458995748864
https://www.chevrolet.com/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/04/05/sugarlands-and-nascar-collaborate-on-release-of-75th-anniversary-limited-edition-moonshine/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine
https://www.sugarlands.com/products/bristol-motor-speedway-60th-anniversary-corn-whiskey/
https://www.sugarlands.com/products/daytona-international-speedway-limited-edition/
https://www.sugarlands.com/products/talladega-50th-anniversary-corn-whiskey/
https://apnews.com/article/bandimere-nhra-closing-colorado-357c91ae64c488d62a41d84b575c2476
https://beyondtheflag.com/2023/04/17/indycar-driver-record-death-threats-long-beach/
https://twitter.com/By_NathanBrown/status/1647697260715851776
https://talkofthesound.com/2023/04/17/bronx-woman-charged-by-feds-for-threatening-massacre-at-buffalo-wild-wings-in-new-rochelle/

News and a racing take on Goofus and Gallant this week.

https://www.jayski.com/2023/04/10/cody-ware-arrested-in-north-carolina-suspended-indefinitely-by-nascar/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/24/powerball-debuts-new-nascar-playoff-promotion/
https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2023/04/05/cup-team-owners-boycott-quarterly-meeting-with-nascar/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/04/05/team-owners-boycott-meeting-with-nascar/
https://www.sportscasting.com/nascar-broadcaster-sounds-alarm-bells-decline-2023-television-ratings/
https://twitter.com/AustinKonenski/status/1643262318250164232
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlights_(magazine)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goofus_and_Gallant
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-nascar-race-today-cup-series/13109723/
https://www.ktnv.com/news/heavy-traffic-delays-on-las-vegas-strip-as-repaving-for-formula-1-race-continues

Local Forecast – Slower by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3988-local-forecast—slower
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

F1 News and a personal rant this week.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/motorsport/nelson-piquet-lewis-hamilton-intl-spt
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/motorsport/lewis-hamilton-nelson-piquet-racial-slur-intl-spt/index.html
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/massa-to-look-into-legal-options-over-2008-f1-title-outcome-/10453165

Back from burnout, Dave discusses some racing, and non-racing stores!

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/03/26/nascar-tv-schedule-march27-april-2/
https://racingnews.co/2023/03/21/nascar-driver-suspended-for-parking-on-track-to-protest-call/
https://twitter.com/Josh6williams/status/1638289741467512834/photo/1
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/21/road-course-racing-continues-to-flourish-in-nascar/
https://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/124114/road-course-ringers-that-have-driven-for-hendrick-motorsports
https://www.wrestlecrap.com/gooker-awards/
https://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/ric-flairs-last-match/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Flair%27s_Last_Match

Throwaway episode this week due to burnout.

Angry Rant Alert! This week has some very angry rants!

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/64965903
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/04/chase-elliott-to-miss-las-vegas-race/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/07/nascar-official-cites-precedent-on-whether-or-not-chase-elliott-will-receive-medical-waiver/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/07/martinsville-speedway-leaving-ross-chastains-stripe-on-the-wall-until-race-weekend/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/11/jenson-button-would-consider-oval-races-in-the-future/

Chicago and golf are on the menu this week.

https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/07/chicago-street-course-names-announced/
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-city-council-grant-park-nascar-lollapalooza/12926366/
https://abc7chicago.com/taste-of-chicago-2023-moved-nascar/12949692/
https://golf.com/news/why-economist-greg-norman-liv-survive/
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/greg-norman-takes-on-the-pga-tour/

Going a bit more controversial with the news and notes this week.

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/02/28/nascar-set-to-debut-new-rules-package-for-short-tracks-road-courses/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/02/28/nascar-announces-new-rules-package-for-ovals-and-road-courses/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/01/nascar-sells-acreage-currently-a-part-of-auto-club-speedway/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/01/lego-becomes-new-nascar-licensee-releases-nascar-next-gen-camaro/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/forget-quiet-quitting-some-workers-are-now-embracing-bare-minimum-monday-883db12b
https://abc7chicago.com/bare-minimum-monday-quiet-quitting-great-resignation-mondays/12894348/
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/jerseys-of-athletes-charged-with-crimes-are-removed-from-wwhs-hall-of-fame-wall/

Lots of news and notes this week.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2023/01/30/Portfolio/nascar-media.aspx
https://www.jayski.com/2023/02/01/trackhouse-racing-to-preserve-ross-chastains-martinsville-car/
https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-electric-future-chevrolet-ford-toyota/10433568/
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2023/02/13/Upfront/nascar-75th.aspx
https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2023/02/18/nascar-richard-petty-jimmie-johnsons-bothered-downsizing-team-role-legacy-motor-club-the-king/
https://www.jayski.com/2023/02/19/manufacturers-nascar-still-looking-at-electrification-options/
https://www.indycar.com/news/2023/02/02-22-advance-flag
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-11685555/F1-chief-Mohammed-Ben-Sulayem-said-does-not-like-women-think-smarter-men.html
https://www.planetf1.com/news/fred-vasseur-f1-smoother-ben-sulayem/
https://the-race.com/formula-1/pirelli-has-replacement-for-safety-car-only-wet-f1-tyre/

The Daytona 500, The Chicago Auto Show, and Women of Color are on tap.

https://www.femalesinmotorsport.com/post/honouring-black-women-in-motorsport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tia_Norfleet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Linn_Glass
https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Cheryl_Glass/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Llewellyn
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nhra/2007-10-25-Llewellyn-Countdown_N.htm
https://www.recordonline.com/story/lifestyle/2007/09/24/nhra-o-reilly-fall-nationals/52787931007/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_NHRA_Powerade_Drag_Racing_Series_season