1. 10 Most Thrilling Finishes in NASCAR History

    NASCAR is a sport that builds for the finish. The finish is all that really counts in a NASCAR race. You can lead every lap but the last one, and that makes you a loser...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 4 days ago 1,541 reads 18 comments

  2. Identifying and Debunking the Five Biggest Myths About NASCAR

    What are the five biggest myths in NASCAR ? That's hard to say in a sport with as many myths as NASCAR has. It has mythical figures all throughout its rich history...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 12 days ago 1,196 reads 6 comments

  3. 5 Factors That Help Make Jimmie Johnson the Best in NASCAR

    Jimmie Johnson is the best driver in NASCAR today. There really is no debate. He has won five Sprint Cup Championships, two Daytona 500s (including this year), four Brickyard 400s and 62 races since he started in 2002...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 22 days ago 675 reads 3 comments

  4. Louisville Cardinals vs Kentucky Wildcats Will Be a Game Changer

    The last two national champions in college basketball both hail from the state of Kentucky. That is where the similarities end. These two programs could not be any more different than...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 24 days ago 1,527 reads 6 comments

  5. Danica Patrick: Will She Ever Be a Sprint Cup Championship Contender?

    Will Danica Patrick ever be a championship contender in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series? That is a good question. First, we have have to ask ourselves exactly what a championship contender is...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 29 days ago 1,355 reads 19 comments

  6. Florida Gators Baseball: Is 2013 the Beginning of Something Great?

    The beauty of college sports is that the players on the teams are only there for a short while. At most they get four years and then they are gone. So new players are coming in all the time and rarely does a team look the same for two years in a row...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 1 month ago 463 reads 2 comments

  7. Tony Stewart Is NASCAR Sprint Cup's Biggest Whiner

    As much as I would love to pull for Tony Stewart , I just cannot do it. He seems like a really cool guy at times. He's a great driver; nobody can deny that. He's even been very successful as an owner/driver, which not many have been able to pull off...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 2 months ago 5,193 reads 85 comments

  8. Sprint Cup Star Jeff Gordon's Career Is Just About Done

    It happens to the best of them: Father time catches up. That is the one opponent that every great athlete loses to. Father time is undefeated. Right now he is opening up a can on one-time Superstar Jeff Gordon ...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 2 months ago 4,437 reads 94 comments

  9. Florida Gators Baseball: How Will They React to a Dismal Season?

    The Florida Gators are awful. There is just no way to deny it. They are 3-6 and have lost five game in a row, all at home, to Georgia Southern, Florida Gulf Coast (three straight) and North Florida...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 3 months ago 837 reads 7 comments

  10. Tony Stewart Is Officially the New Dale Earnhardt at the Daytona 500

    Another Speedweeks is over. Another Nationwide Race trophy is going home with Tony Stewart . But yet again, the Daytona 500 is somebody else's. Does this sound like someone else we remember? Up until now, Stewart could probably shrug this off...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 3 months ago 462 reads 2 comments

  11. Florida Gators Baseball: Rebuild off to a Good Start

    The Florida Gators have been to three consecutive College World Series. Guys like Preston Tucker, Mike Zunino , Daniel Piggott , Hudson Randall, Austin Maddox and Brian Johnson were leading them there...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 3 months ago 445 reads 2 comments

  12. NASCAR Sprint Unlimited at Daytona: Can We Pick a Format and Stick to It Please?

    In 1979 when the first "Busch Clash" was run at the Daytona International Speedway, it was really simple. The race was a 20-lap shootout between drivers who won a pole the year before...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 3 months ago 2,414 reads 14 comments

  13. NASCAR's Greatest Drivers for Each Car Number 76-99

    While you don't see a lot of drivers on the track with numbers over 75, sometimes you will see one or two near the front of the field. Just a couple seasons ago, we saw No. 99 tie for the Sprint Cup Championship on points before losing on a tiebreaker...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 4 months ago 1,227 reads 8 comments

  14. Florida Gators Basketball Most Talented Team: 2007 or 2013?

    This season, the Florida Gators have been mentioned as a possible Final Four team and some even like them to win the NCAA Tournament. They have not disappointed for the most part...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 4 months ago 2,529 reads 4 comments

  15. Dale Earnhardt Jr: 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion

    OK, saying that a guy with one win in the last three years will win a championship this year is a bold prediction...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 4 months ago 1,221 reads 0 comments

  16. NASCAR's Greatest Drivers for Each Car Number 51-75

    Like in most sports, NASCAR seems to be a sport where the lower the number, the better you are. Of course, this is not to say that high numbers are always bad. Sometimes you can find a few good one in the upper numbers...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 4 months ago 1,030 reads 0 comments

  17. NASCAR's Greatest Drivers for Each Car Number 26-50

    Merry Christmas NASCAR fans! Do you know what Christmas means, besides the birth of the Lord Jesus and Peace on Earth and Santa Claus, I mean. It means that pretty soon I'll be hearing the sound of race cars coming from the big track...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 5 months ago 18,452 reads 22 comments

  18. NASCAR's Greatest Drivers for Each Car Number 00-25

    Here is an interesting list. A list of car numbers and the most memorable driver to occupy a car with that number. This will surely cause some debate as many of these numbers have had several great drivers...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 6 months ago 2,136 reads 21 comments

  19. Reasons Why Non-NASCAR Fans Should Give NASCAR a Shot

    I hear this all the time from the so-called "stick and ball" sports fans about NASCAR (or fans of no sports at all for that matter): "It's just guys driving around in circles...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 6 months ago 219 reads 0 comments

  20. Did Brad Keselowski Win the Sprint Cup, or Did Jimmie Johnson Lose It?

    Congratulations to the new Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 team, owned by Roger Penske , who now adds a Sprint Cup title to all of his other championships...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 6 months ago 404 reads 11 comments

  21. Miami Marlins Fire Sale: Do the Marlins Deserve the Criticism?

    Today, baseballs fans and pundits are ripping the Miami Marlins for duping the Florida taxpayers into building them a new stadium at the site of the old Orange Bowl, signing a bunch ...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 6 months ago 1,021 reads 14 comments

  22. Phoenix Fireweorks: A Crazy Day in the Chase for the Sprint Cup

    WOW! So many things to talk about after the Phoenix Chase for the Sprint Cup race, it's hard to know where to start. Though, I suppose we should start with the Chase results...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 6 months ago 409 reads 0 comments

  23. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Are There Any More Changes That Could Improve It?

    It seems like there are little tweaks to it every year. The Chase for the Sprint Cup started out as the top 10 drivers in points after Race 26. Then it went to the top 12, supposedly because Dale Earnhardt Jr...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 7 months ago 279 reads 4 comments

  24. NASCAR's Iconic Numbers: 48 and Jimmie Johnson Join the Group

    Drivers in NASCAR jump form job to job these days, like they do in many other sports. There was a time when drivers drove for the same car owners for their whole career...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 7 months ago 575 reads 7 comments

  25. Jimmie Johnson or Jeff Gordon: Who Has Been Better over His Career?

    If both were to never step into a race car again starting today, who would be able to say he had a better career, Jimmie Johnson , driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet , or Jeff ...

    Jim Folsom Written by Jim Folsom about 7 months ago 1,462 reads 39 comments