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Pocono Raceway founder Mattioli dies
Posted 01/27/2012
WHEN I HEARD yesterday that Dr. Joseph Mattioli had died at age 86, I started thinking about our relationship. I began covering races at Pocono Raceway in the early 1970s. Back then Indy cars were the big show at Pocono, with Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt and the Unser brothers attracting crowds of almost 100,000.
Tony Stewart celebrates after winning Sunday´s race and, with it, the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
Stewart's race to championship is one for the ages
Posted 11/23/2011
FOR THOSE who think NASCAR's greatest times were all before 1990, please tip the ol' restrictor plate to Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart.
Bill Fleischman
Top two Chasers set for NASCAR finale - 11/17/2011
by Bill Fleischman, fleiscb@phillynews.com
TWO RACERS, separated by only three points, going all out in the season finale for the NASCAR Chase championship. It's Game 7 with the two best teams facing off.
NASCAR Chase tightens for Edwards, Stewart - 11/10/2011
AS THE LATE, great Roy Shudt used to announce during close harness-racing finishes at Delaware's Brandywine Raceway: "Down the stretch they come!"
Mario Andretti's reminder: All races are risky - 10/20/2011
by Bill Fleischman, fleiscb@phillynews.com
DURING HIS legendary racing career Mario Andretti saw drivers killed in crashes. And yet, Andretti and his contemporaries kept climbing back in their race cars.
Keep Dan Wheldon in your hearts - 10/18/2011
AS TELEVISION coverage of Dan Wheldon's death in the IndyCar Series race at Las Vegas neared the finish line Sunday evening, Marty Reid said people often ask him why he signs off ABC/ESPN auto-racing telecasts with "Till we meet again." Reid said he does it because "goodbye is so final." Then Reid said, "Goodbye, Dan Wheldon."
Bill Fleischman
Crew chiefs play a crucial role in NASCAR - 10/13/2011
by Bill Fleischman, fleiscb@phillynews.com
Bill Fleischman: During the chase, we hear a lot about stress and pressure on drivers. It's also a demanding stretch for crew chiefs. These guys prepare the Chase teams, then make decisions during the races that often determine who wins.
Chase altering NASCAR racers' strategy - 10/06/2011
by Bill Fleischman, fleiscb@phillynews.com
SEVEN RACES remain in NASCAR's Chase for the Championship, with the top eight Chasers separated by only 15 points. Jeff Gordon, in ninth place, is only 19 points out of first. This race is tighter than the lids on grandma's canned peaches.
Stewart races to top of the Chase - 09/29/2011
by Bill Fleischman, o email
TONY STEWART'S nickname is "Smoke." Maybe we should add "Sandbag" to his nickname file. Winless in the season's first 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, Stewart has opened the Chase with consecutive victories. He leads Kevin Harvick by seven points entering Sunday's AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway in Delaware.
Newman in positive NASCAR state - 09/22/2011
BY BILL FLEISCHMAN, For the Daily News
Ah, New Hampshire in late September: pleasant weather, good fishin' and . . . racin'! Ryan Newman is eager to visit New England this weekend. Newman won the July Sprint Cup race after setting the track qualifying record. Newman has three wins at New Hampshire, including his first Cup W in 2002. An eighth-place finish in the Chase opener at Chicagoland Speedway Monday has Newman tied for sixth place.
And NASCAR'S Chase begins - 09/15/2011
by Bill Fleischman, fleiscb@phillynews.com
Another NASCAR Chase for the Championship begins, the cast stays pretty much the same. Familiar names such as Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart and the Busch brothers, Kyle and Kurt, are in.
Chase for Championship drama building - 09/08/2011
By Bill Fleischman, fleiscb@phillynews.com
Here we are again. One race to go before the 12-driver lineup is set for the Chase for the Championship.
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