2009 Budweiser Shootout Shooting Blanks

2009 Budweiser Shootout Shooting Blanks (0)

August 27, 2008 • Category: Headline Story, Opinions

The latest trend in education these days is to do away with grading systems in order to build on students’ self-esteem. The problem with this idea is that individuals are no longer recognized for excellence as everybody is rewarded just by trying to do the job.

2009 Budweiser Shootout Shooting Blanks

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Newman Makes it Official (0)

Newman Makes it Official

Ryan Newman finally makes it official. He is doing what I have thought from day one to be the right decision. Newman will join fellow Indianian Tony Stewart at Stewart-Haas Racing. This is an exciting time and I feel that this will very quickly become a team to reckon with…

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Busch Wins… Again… (0)

Busch Wins… Again…

Believe it or not, Kyle Busch won yet another race, yes his 8th win in the cup series. Not only is he dominating the competition, but he is making a mockery of some of the most revered teams in history. Hendrick Motorsports, Childress Racing, Rousch Racing are all looking in awe at what his acomplishments have been this year. Way to go Kyle and way to go Gibbs Racing.

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Stewart After Pocono in Media Center (0)

Stewart After Pocono in Media Center

After the race at the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at the Pocono Raceway, Tony Stewart remarked to the media that he had almost forgotten how to do the post-race interviews in the media center. Indicating his absence from placing in the top five in quite a while. Then asked by a reported that since he was a “streak” type of driver, did he [Stewart] think that he could carry that into the next race at Watkins Glen.

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The View From the Superstretch (0)

The View From the Superstretch

On July 5, 2008, DJ and I, and 150,000 of our closest friends, were witness to the pageantry of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. Could the name be any longer? As a relatively new fan, I don’t remember when the race was simply known as The Firecracker 400 in honor of Independence Day. Somehow it seems like a much better name than the one that has morphed over the years into an entire sentence that barely fits on a t-shirt. Don’t get me started on the rolling commercial NASCAR has become. That’s a rant for a different day…

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2009 Budweiser Shootout Shooting Blanks (0)

2009 Budweiser Shootout Shooting Blanks

The latest trend in education these days is to do away with grading systems in order to build on students’ self-esteem. The problem with this idea is that individuals are no longer recognized for excellence as everybody is rewarded just by trying to do the job.