Sept.24, 2010

I recently attended the Auburn/Clemson football game at Jordan-Hare stadium and I got to say it was a really fun time. You have to love the SEC for its passion and intensity.

I have a close connection to Auburn. Though I went to school in North Carolina, both of my daughters went to school at Auburn. Ashley, my oldest, graduated last year and Sara Katherine is still attending.

Here’s a few photos from the game I thought you’d enjoy.











Last but not least, here I am trying out my best "sorority girl" pose.

September 2, 2010

The other day I was thinking about how great the racing action is at Talladega Superspeedway. Quite simply, it’s the most competitive racing on the planet. But I wanted to know just how much better the racing is compared to other famous races on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit.

So I took the night race at Bristol, the spring race at Atlanta and the big 600-miler at Charlotte and compared the 5-year averages to Talladega’s 5-year spring race averages. I looked at what makes a great race…Lead Changes, Leaders and Green Flag Passes. What’s amazing is that while Talladega’s numbers absolutely blow all the other tracks out of the water, Talladega has significantly fewer laps (or chances) for there to be lead changes and leaders. Those are only recorded when the cars cross the start-finish line. I’ll let the numbers below speak for themselves.

5-year Averages

Bristol
Laps: 500
Green Flag Passes: 1,720
Lead Changes: 12
Leaders: 6

Charlotte
Laps: 365
Green Flag Passes: 2,646
Lead Changes: 30
Leaders: 15

Atlanta
Laps: 329
Green Flag Passes: 2,341
Lead Changes: 26
Leaders: 11

Talladega
Laps: 191
Green Flag Passes: 11,826
Lead Changes: 59
Leaders: 23


Notice that Talladega doubles nearly every single stat at these other tracks. When it comes to green flag passes in the pack, Talladega Superspeedway features nearly 5-times as much passing than any of these other tracks. As I have said before, This Is More Than A Race, THIS IS TALLADEGA!


This fall should feature more of the exciting race action we expect at Talladega Superspeedway. Make sure you are a part of it Oct. 29-31. Call 1-877-Go2-DEGA or visit us online at http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/.