Carson Hocevar is here at Carb Day and he just did an interview with Fox, which touched on Kyle Busch. Some selected comments: "Obviously we had our battles as competitors but you wouldn't have known that when he walked in the Spire shop. ... That said a lot about him.
"You don't have to say anything, you can just see the impact it's made from every discipline of racing, every news outlet. ... You can see the needle mover he was.
"He has a thousand trophies, but the memories are going to live well past those trophies. Some people lost their biggest hero or the one they loved to hate, and we need both of those in our sport."
every day is a privilege and today is a truly sad reminder of that.
this little boy in this picture hated you on sunday’s. but he loved to hate you, and you made it very difficult to hate and not become a fan when your passion for racing showed, when you would show up to his home town to race at his home tracks. he will be forever grateful for that.
from a fan, to a hater, to a competitor, to a teammate, and to even maybe a friend. i share that story because this little kid in the picture was not anywhere near the true number that you impacted for the better just through racing.
you will be deeply missed. both on the race track, but certainly off.
RIP. 🕊️
Asked Cleetus McFarland about being a part of the launch of NASCAR's new "Hell Yeah" campaign and its move back towards being authentic/true to itself in general. Mentions that his fans "loved it"
"I think that NASCAR is embracing a newer wave of culture, of that "hell yeah" mentality. I really think the promotions they've had the last few months have been in the right direction."
He also says the fireworks/flamethrowers were the production team's idea. "I didn't even have to suggest it ... They had flamethrowers ready for me when I got there. They're really doing it."
Travis Pastrana then followed up to speak to how much his blue collar, military, etc. sponsors have been excited to be a part of NASCAR and the resurgence of grassroots racing
75 Years Ago Today
December 24, 1950
The 1950 NFL Championship
One of the most dramatic title games ever played
Cleveland's Lou Groza kicks a 16-yard field goal with :28 left to lift the #Browns to a dramatic 30-28 win over the (formerly #Cleveland) Rams.
The victory caps the Browns' first NFL season with their first NFL title, after having won four straight AAFC titles from 1946-49.