Remembering Jason Leffler

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Photo – Getty Images

I woke up on the morning of June 13, 2013 to learn about the devastating news of Jason Leffler. Leffler did what he loved to do, and that was race.

It was bittersweet because I talked with one of my friends the week before about how great it was seeing him back in a Cup car at Pocono Raceway. It was a start-and-park deal in the No. 19 car for Humphrey-Smith Racing, and was Leffler’s first Cup start since Phoenix in November 2012.                Continue reading

Throwback Thursday – Gordon and Rudd Duel at Michigan

Photo - AP

Photo – AP

Ricky Rudd was in his second full season with Robert Yates Racing (RYR) and looked for his first win since 1998.

The Virginia driver finished runner-up twice up until Michigan in June 2001 since his last win at Martinsville Speedway in September 1998, where he was given oxygen after the race. Continue reading