I don’t quite understand all the uproar about the fuel saving we saw at Talladega.  Was it really that big a deal; or that distracting?

Treacherous and sketchy.  Besides being a great name for a band, they were also the two words we heard most to describe Texas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR history is filled with the kind of well-timed feel-good stories like we saw at Martinsville.  I’m not suggesting anything nefarious; just coincidence.

Hard as we may all try, there are still human elements involved in policing sporting events.  And, where there are human elements, the chance for human mistakes is there.  Frankly, until the games are played perfectly by robots, I’m fine with that.

Finding balance is tough.  The last couple of years, NASCAR has tried multiple new ways to enhance the road-racing product.  Whether they’re getting closer to success or not, is open to debate.

This week’s trip to Circuit of the Americas is a shining example of what NASCAR has been aiming to do the last half-dozen years or so.

My favorite moment in the Netflix NASCAR series was when the producer was talking to Christopher Bell in, I believe, the third episode, explaining why he hadn’t been included in the show to that point.  The producer had to tell Bell that he was given a list of probable finalists.

Why do we have the same discussions year after year when a superspeedway race ends under yellow?  It’s been a long time since the rules changed.

Well, he’s back.  Denny Hamlin apparently enjoyed being a heel so much last season that he’s doubling down to start the new year.

The times they are a-changing.