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NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson to Have Truck Nuts Removed

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Oh Nuts!  Looks like these puppies will get clipped next week.

Oh Nuts! Looks like these puppies will get clipped next week.

CHARLOTTE  (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) In a procedure Hendrick Racing pit crew member Kyle Jenkins claims is “tricky,” NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson will have the truck nuts removed from his Dodge Ram. (more…)


NASCAR Driver Rex Johnson Refuses to Drive on Jewish Holiday

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Where Rex Johnson will "pit" for the upcoming Sylvania 300.

Where Rex Johnson will "pit" for the duration of the upcoming Sylvania 300.

LOUDON, NH (The Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) — Rex Johnson stunned the NASCAR world when he announced that he will not be driving in the September 20th Sylvania 300 to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Having competed in 16 races this year and expected to drive the remaining events on the 2009 schedule, Johnson opted out of one of the year’s most anticipated races. (more…)


FROM THE VAULT: TSD Classic Story

Monday, April 27th, 2009

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A Delicate Surgical Procedure.  Jimmie Johnson says, “Oh Nuts!”


Georgia Man Still Living NASCAR Cliché; Loves Fried Foods, Schlitz, and the Banjo

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Hand-me-down: This 1958 can of chewing tobacco has made the trip from Talladega to Richmond to Watkins Glen to Charlotte providing plenty of permanent gum damage to three generations.

Hand-me-down: This 1958 can of chewing tobacco has made the trip from Talladega to Richmond to Watkins Glen to Charlotte providing plenty of permanent gum damage to three generations.

SAVANNAH, GA. (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) – Cletus Tompkins calls himself Georgia’s proudest NASCAR fan. The forty-nine year old truck driver has been following NASCAR since his dad Earl took him to his first Daytona 500 in 1968.

“I learned it real good from Daddy,” the Liberty Truck Line veteran said. “The NASCAR lifestyle means you gotta have the right kinda chewin’ tobacco, the right kinda music, the huge confederate flag flappin’ in the breeze out the back of your Dodge pickup, a case of warm Schlitz, biscuits and gravy, and a deep hatred for anyone whose name ends in a vowel.”

When told most NASCAR fans detest being thought of as racist, backwoods, trailer trash and are in fact affluent, educated and multi-cultural, Tompkins said he prefers to cling to tradition.

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