Subject: Texas Motor Speedway

• Kinky Pickup

  November 6, 2006

• Famous People Love Dallas

  July 19, 2006

• Here's Mindy

  June 12, 2006

• It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien

  April 10, 2006

• Some Things For Reading and Knowing

  June 8, 2007

• Racin' to the Big Stage with Dale and Eddie

  September 20, 2007

• And, It Has a Three-Car Garage

  June 5, 2008

• Your Weekend Planner: Mystery, History and Get-Well Wishes

  June 6, 2008

• NASCAR = Nincompoops And Scoundrels Carousing Amidst Racism?

  June 16, 2008

• Buzz

  January 11, 1996

• The 10 Worst Sports Mascots of All-Time

  It was the worst of times. It was the best of times. In that order. There is a God. One who, of course, loves sports. And one who, when peering through the hole in the roof, hates what the Dallas Cowboys' ridiculous mascot does to his favorite team. In other words, Rowdy has been banned. According to this USA Today story – with props to Tim McMahon of Dallas’ Only Daily – Rowdy’s role will continue to be diminished when the Cowboys host the 49ers Sunday at Texas Stadium. Seems

  November 20, 2008

• Buzz

  July 18, 1996

• Buzz

  April 17, 1997

• Letters

  July 17, 1997

• Events for the week

  July 31, 1997

• A tale of two venues

  November 6, 1997

• Hash Over

  October 8, 1998

• Pickin' Cotton

  March 4, 1999

• Fools

  April 3, 2003

• 10 Questions: Mike Davis

  Davis is kinda like Richard Petty or the New York Yankees, at least in the world of competitive barbecue.Since he began working the pit in 1994, this Marietta, Oklahoma, native has claimed 66 grand champion titles, including last year's World BBQ Cook Off in Munich. He's even featured on the cover of BBQ World magazine this month.Hopefully there's no Sports Illustrated-style curse associated with such publicity, for the BBQ king arrives in the Dallas area this week to take part in the Prilosec O

  March 30, 2009

• 10 Questions: Jeff Burton

  It wouldn't be a stretch to say he's a fan of Texas Motor Speedway. After, all, Burton's first career win in NASCAR's top series came here in 1997. A decade later, he became the track's first repeat winner.The South Boston, Virginia, native has taken the checkered flag 21 times in 16 years of rubbing fenders with stock car's best. But victory is nothing new to Burton. He started racing at the age of 7, capturing two state go-kart championships along the way.So the driver of the number 31 Caterpi

  April 3, 2009

• A Systematic, Somewhat Sane Ranking of the World's Most Athletic Sports

  Holding up my arm during this photo? 'Bout as athletic as Dale Earnhardt's driving.In this week's column in the dead tree version of Sportatorium I maintain that NASCAR drivers aren't athletes. Conversely, Texas Motor Speedway grand poobah Eddie Gossage counterpoints that not only are drivers supremely athletic, but more fit than even soccer players. Got me to thinking: Which sport truly has the world's best athletes? We could peruse this Superstars list or, better yet, come up

  April 2, 2009

• Sloppy Seconds: Double, Double Your Refreshment

  Well, refreshment, maybe not. Double your fun, though, sure. Toil and trouble all you want. It's been a big week of twos here on City of Ate. A double dose of Veggie Girl, for instance. Two posts recapping the year's first quarter. We even had a couple items for the big race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.The Week in Review(s):Your own Dallas Observer: Dave finds good things at Five-Sixty, Wolfgang Puck's new spot atop Reunion Tower.Dallas Morning News: Leslie Brenner pulls double duty this wee

  April 3, 2009

• Into the Heart of the Texas Motor Speedway Tailgates... I Lived It.

  Kelly Knickerbocker Not exactly the type of skin we're used to on this blog, but intern Kelly was brave enough to meander through Texas Motor Speedway over the weekend. Her report from the mayhem and mullets ...  I wearily ventured into the world of NASCAR last Friday, knowing I'd stick out like a sore thumb. Or worse, a Democrat. This was a slice of society I had never before encountered in such epic proportions, an eye-opening, somewhat intimidating experience that was also a smidge

  April 6, 2009

• Going for Broke

  NASCAR team owner Jeff Milburn might never win a race, but there's more to life than a checkered flag

  May 24, 2007

• Trucks, Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

  August 23, 2007

• Loose Is Fast

  November 2, 2006

• Killer Cars and Trucks

  June 7, 2007

• This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

  November 3, 2005

• Chevy Speed Stampede, with Willie Nelson, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, more

  Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, at Main Street and Griffin Street

  November 3, 2005

• Buckle Up

  July 28, 2005

• This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

  October 14, 2004

• Wingin' It

  Watch the birds' annual incredible journey

  May 13, 2004

• This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

  April 1, 2004

• Contain Yourself

  Grow a good time

  July 3, 2003

• Royal Run

  Elvis dons blue suede trainers

  May 1, 2003

• Flag Team

  No contact doesn't mean no fun

  March 27, 2003

• Greasing the Wheels

  How Texas Motor Speedway got Denton County to pay for a freeway exit to nowhere—except, that is, to the speedway

  March 20, 2003

• Take a Gamble for Charity

  Big Brothers Big Sisters shows its poker face

  August 22, 2002

• Road Warrior

  Texas Motor Speedway needed property to build a road. Someone forgot to tell the landowner.

  November 15, 2001

• Medieval Empire

  At Hawkwood, participants can escape the daily grind -- but not NASCAR

  August 30, 2001

• Round and Round

  Why do NASCAR drivers go fast in circles? Cuz they're all insane.

  April 5, 2001

• Whitt's End: 4.17.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *If I were I am a betting man, and I am plunking down $1 that 105.3 The Fan and the Dallas Cowboys officially announce their flagship radio station partnership next week. Trust me when I say the deal is done. It's just the dotting of i's, crossing of t's and massaging of Texas Motor Speedway's hurt feelings that's taking time. Formal press conference or not, The Fan will host the Cowboys' off

  April 17, 2009

• BREAKING NEWS: 105.3 The Fan to Remain Official Home of NASCAR/Texas Motor Speedway

  Today in the 5 o'clock hour 105.3 The Fan will announce a new five-year contract extending its exclusive partnership as the official radio home of NASCAR and Texas Motor Speedway through 2013. As part of the new agreement, The Fan will broadcast live all seven major racing events held annually at TMS. I'm not admitting NASCAR drivers are athletes, mind you, but theirs is indeed a sport. A very popular sport. The Fan will also broadcast NASCAR races throughout its Sprint Cup Series. Whi

  April 20, 2009

• 10 Questions: Helio Castroneves

  Not only is he on the poll for this year's Indy 500, Castroneves has won the "greatest spectacle in racing" twice before. He's also been a winner at Texas Motor Speedway and--just to show he has moves off the track--Dancing with the Stars, as well.The Sao Paulo native earned the nickname "Spiderman" for his habit of climbing the fence separating fans from the race track after victories, something he's done 14 times in his IndyCar career.He was in Dallas yesterday, taking a break from Indianapoli

  May 12, 2009

• Whitt's End: 5.15.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Of the Texas Rangers' hot start - they are 20-14 compared to 14-20 last year - the most amazing feat is pitcher Matt Harrison's back-to-back complete games. If you're looking for Nolan Ryan's stamp on this team, there it is. The Rangers had only five complete games last year and none in '07. Ryan, who had six complete games for the Rangers as a 42-year-old and once threw 239 pitches in a gam

  May 15, 2009

• Your Weekend Planner: Vacation Edition 6.5.09

  Hey, if Dale Hansen thinks it's a good time to skeedaddle, who am I to quarrel? Let's see, last summer I went to a river and a waterfall. This year ... Seattle. Yeah, that sounds about right. Temperatures in the 70s. Fish to eat. Coffee to smell (but not drink). A mountain to climb hike. Blogs to ignore. Should be a relatively slow sportsy week ...

  June 5, 2009

• Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

  July 16, 2009

• Foreigner Loves Texas Motor Speedway, Apparently

  Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that, go figure, it looks like Foreigner has kinda, sorta, maybe named its upcoming three-disc release, Can't Slow Down, as a nod to Texas Motor Speedway, where the band played its first NASCAR gig.Either that or the band's just playing... wait for it... head games with us all. Thank you. Thank you. Don't forget to tip your bartenders; they're working hard for you.

  July 23, 2009

• Whitt's End: 11.6.09

  ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Haven't received a return call all week from Greg Williams, which is weird if not troubling. Something's up. Maybe he's merely at his vacation condo in Colorado and temporarily out of pocket. Or maybe there's something to the whispers about Hammer I'm hearing from mutual friends that include a possible recent arrest and/or two broken ankles. Developing ... *Since Arbitron has turned

  November 6, 2009