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Kinky Pickup

Racin' to the Big Stage with Dale and Eddie

And, It Has a Three-Car Garage

NASCAR = Nincompoops And Scoundrels Carousing Amidst Racism?

Buzz

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. ... More >>

Letters

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. ... More >>

A tale of two venues

The difference between the Stones' two area appearances was more setting than set list

Hash Over

The difference between the Stones' two area appearances was more setting than set list

Pickin' Cotton

While Dallas fools around with the Olympics, the Cotton Bowl crumbles

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 o ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 S ... More >>

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 o ... More >>

Trucks, Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

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 o ... More >>

Loose Is Fast

NASCAR invades North Texas

Killer Cars and Trucks

The Craftsman Truck Series hits the Speedway

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

The Craftsman Truck Series hits the Speedway

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

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

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

Contain Yourself

Grow a good time

Royal Run

Elvis dons blue suede trainers

Flag Team

No contact doesn't mean no fun

Greasing the Wheels

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

Road Warrior

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

Medieval Empire

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

Round and Round

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

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 ... More >>

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" ... More >>

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 st ... More >>

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. B ... More >>

Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

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. B ... More >>

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... w ... More >>

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 m ... More >>

"Cyber Dissidents" at Dubya Institute, Wrong-Way Tickets and a $100,000 Dare

Terry Dorsey ... for now​A few news and notes with which to end your red-flag Tuesday:The Bush Institute on the SMU campus today announced its very first "human freedom" event, scheduled for April 19 at the James M. Collins Executive Education Center: The Conference on Cyber Dissidents: Global Suc ... More >>

Whitt's End: 4.16.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Not only should Dirk Nowitzki be on the first-team All-NBA squad and a legit MVP candidate, he'll be unstoppable against the Spurs. San Antonio has its nucleus back - Tim Duncan, Manu Ginob ... More >>

Governor Rick Perry Has a Pistol And, Far as You Know, He Knows How to Use It

Rachel Parker​You're probably well aware that the Texas Motor Speedway's open for business this weekend, culminating with the running of the NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 at 2 p.m. Sunday. And if you're not, well, no matter -- this photo of Governor Rick Perry, snapped by our Rachel Parker yesterday du ... More >>

One of the Saddest Stories You'll Ever Read

​Your bucket list should never include kicking the bucket. An 87-year-old World War II Navy vet was being honored for his generous blood donations out at Texas Motor Speedway over the weekend when an accident on the track resulted in his death. Don Krusemark was a passenger in a corvette -- p ... More >>

Whitt's End: 6.4.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Thing that jumped out at me about Thursday night's Game 1 of the NBA Finals was how physical it was. The scrapping for loose balls. The intensity of picks. Just running through the lane witho ... More >>

Like The Cannonball Run. Only It's High School Students in Handmade Solar-Powered Cars.

W.T. White Longhorn Solar CorpsQuetzalcoatl, both the sun god and the car three W.T. White students hope gets them 866 miles to Colorado​Beginning at 9 Sunday morning, three students from W.T. White High School will drive to Colorado in that very ride you see above: a $30,000, corporate-sponsor pa ... More >>

Gearing Up For The Tour De Cure

W.T. White Longhorn Solar CorpsQuetzalcoatl, both the sun god and the car three W.T. White students hope gets them 866 miles to Colorado​Beginning at 9 Sunday morning, three students from W.T. White High School will drive to Colorado in that very ride you see above: a $30,000, corporate-sponsor pa ... More >>

Puppy-Dog Grins, Chest-High Water and a New Perspective at This Weekend's Jailbreak Race

Photos by Man O'The HourHordes this size and larger took off to run the Jailbreak every half hour for two long days this weekend.​The thing that people like me -- people who hate running -- say about running is that they don't do it unless they're being chased. But I'm not even sure that being cha ... More >>

Eat for a Cause -- Other Than Being Hungry,
We Mean

​Put your money where your mouth is. Various Dallas eateries are supplying food and drink for a cause. Read on for details of this week's charitable happenings. The place: Texas Motor Speedway/Asphalt Chef The cause: Speedway Children's Charities and Mario Batali Foundation Pork, gulf shrim ... More >>

Whitt's End: 11.5.10

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Roy Williams can hyperbolize(?) about winning nine consecutive games all he wants, but the only drama left in the Dallas Cowboys' failed season is not if - but when - head coach Wade Phillips ... More >>

After Further Review, NASCAR Has Everything

Wild weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. I saw girls in checkered-flag bikinis, monkeys selling programs, a rare pit-crew substitution and even a NASCAR fight. Delicious.

Making a List: Who's Been Naughty
Or Nice on the Web?

Gosh, and we wonder why meat-eaters so often make fun of vegans.​As any web editor will tell you, the best way to up the "viewage" is a daily list. People love lists. Five Ways to Hack a McRib and Six Things to Do with Disturbing Halloween Candy proved this theory. My pitch for Top Five Sauces ... More >>

Whitt's End: 4.8.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So Nuggets coach George Karl wants some of the Mavs, huh? "If we had to pick and choose, we would probably say 55 percent Dallas and 45 percent Oklahoma City," he says of his preferred ... More >>

Get Your Motor Running

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So Nuggets coach George Karl wants some of the Mavs, huh? "If we had to pick and choose, we would probably say 55 percent Dallas and 45 percent Oklahoma City," he says of his preferred ... More >>

Calling All Sweethearts: Texas Motor Speedway Wants You

​We've got the Mavericks dancers, the Cowboys cheerleaders and now -- starting today -- tryouts to be one of Texas Motor Speedway's Great American Sweethearts. Like drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TMS is on the chase this summer, searching for the newest member of the Great American ... More >>

Good Guys, Hot Rides

​We've got the Mavericks dancers, the Cowboys cheerleaders and now -- starting today -- tryouts to be one of Texas Motor Speedway's Great American Sweethearts. Like drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TMS is on the chase this summer, searching for the newest member of the Great American ... More >>