http://www.normantranscript.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:15:25 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_253011538 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_253011538 The Sprint Cup Series hasn't always been all about winning. It's also about consistency. A driver doesn't necessarily have to always run great, but he needs to avoid running bad and finishing way back in the pack. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:15:37 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_246011550 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_246011550 As a guy who grew up on a street called Darlington, I was always a little partial to the racetrack of the same name. And this time of year, it's sad to see the NASCAR world isn't there.For years, the series' annual Labor Day weekend event was the Southern 500, conducted at Darlington Raceway, otherwise known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_232032630.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_232032630.html In what’s been an extraordinary season for points leader Tony Stewart in his debut as a driver-owner, his teammate has been left to mostly fly under the radar. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:51:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_225005149.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_225005149.html A year ago, Kyle Busch was slicing through the Sprint Cup Series like a hot knife through butter. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:48:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_217234852.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_217234852.html As different as road course racing is to what NASCAR does for most of its long season, one thing seems to be constant:The best drivers are the best drivers, regardless of what the track looks like.Thus it shouldn’t be too big a surprise that former series champions Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, with four wins apiece at Watkins Glen, have dominated that circuit, site of this Sunday’s event. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_197001554.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_197001554.html NASCAR’s Nationwide Series has in recent years been less of a breeding ground for future stars than it has been for the established drivers to go out and win races on a Saturday before running in the Sprint Cup race on Sunday. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_190032726.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_190032726.html Even those of us who like racing on more than a casual basis like to watch the occasional wreck. Thu, 07 May 2009 05:20:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_127052222.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_127052222.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:47:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_120144806.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_120144806.html Victory Lane columnist Christian Potts has been hampered this week by illness, but he's fairly sure it isn't the swine flu. In place of his normal column this week is a piece by Randy Covitz of the Kansas City Star. Potts' column returns next week. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:47:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_113015030.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_113015030.html Few would question Tony Stewart’s record to this point in his career. But with this season’s jump to co-ownership of a team while still driving, there were more than a few folks wondering what 2009 might bring.It’s just been more of the same. Spurred on by three straight top-four finishes, Stewart is fourth in Sprint Cup points going into this weekend’s run at Talladega. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:06:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_100025813.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_100025813.html Early-season questions about the struggles of Hendrick Motorsports have melted away. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:37:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_091173600.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_091173600.html Forty-three drivers will start Sunday's Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Perhaps none will be hungrier than Dale Earnhardt Jr.A year after breaking through in a big way and running near the top of the points most of the season in his debut with Hendrick Motorsports, 2009 has been a different story for Earnhardt. Some have even questioned whether Junior's spot on the team was safe, a point Hendrick refuted before last week's race at Martinsville. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:02:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_078010249.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_078010249.html NASCAR’s schedule maker has had a sense of humor the last couple of seasons, or so it seems. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:59:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_071010009.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_071010009.html Take a dozen NASCAR legends, put them back behind the wheel for a night and you get something that ought to be a lot of fun and bring back a lot of good memories. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:47:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_065024924.html http://www.normantranscript.com/victorylane/local_story_065024924.html W ith the economy bringing worries, NASCAR changed rules in the offseason to limit testing sessions for its Sprint Cup teams.The result was less money spent but also much less time in the car, much less practice with tweaking things that could make the car just a little bit faster or handle just a little bit better.