Spade Racing Shopping Network--Citizenship in Nascar Nation

An offseason journey through the best buys, premiere products, and special specials for Nascar fans.

The world is a pretty scary place.  Wars, terrorism, strife at home and abroad.  These days it can’t hurt to be too careful.  After all, you have an extra jacket in your car, right?  You have an emergency supply of food in case it snows too, huh?

So why not have a backup citizenship as well?

"We kid because we care!"

Today if your first opportunity to become a dual citizen by becoming a member of Nascar Nation.  That’s right—a chance to proudly align yourself with a sport in addition to your native homeland.  Just think of the possibilities:

Angry with the results of the 2020 US elections?  Pledge YOUR allegiance to a racing organization led by the reclusive and evasive Jim France!

Tired of foreigners thinking you’re South African when you’re REALLY Australian?  Well, nobody will confuse you with being a member of any other nationality when you show them your Nascar Nation passport—and accents are always optional!

Embarrassed to meet the new in-laws because you’re from North Macedonia when they’re from Greece?  Well, localized international rivalries are no more when you proudly fly your Nascar Playoffs flag from your front lawn!

Get it all today—passport, flag, the whole nine yards.  And the best part is, taxes can be paid by attending races!

NEXT TIME ON SRSN: Vintage Waste Management Picking Up The Places giant novelty check

David Pearson: Nascar Hall of Famer Retirements—Who Hung On Too Long?

Unlike other sports, Nascar can see drivers compete well into their 50’s.  While this allows for some pretty cool stories and added fan memories, it also can lend itself to some drivers staying active well past their prime.

With Jimmie Johnson being just the latest driver to announce his retirement from Nascar (effective the end of the 2020 season), I wanted to take a look at drivers who voluntarily retired from the sport to see if they hung on too long or left at just the right time (or maybe even a little too soon).  By “voluntary retirement” that means I’m not including anyone who was killed or seriously injured while driving.

Instead of looking at EVERY driver (even though interest in an analysis of Lake Speed’s latter years could be quite high) I’m limiting it to Hall of Fame inductees—for now.

(Drivers listed in order of their Hall of Fame induction)

NOTE: Those inducted primarily or exclusively for achievements outside of driving (team ownership, crew chiefing, etc.) will not be considered.  Cup performance is all that’s considered for this piece.  Also, the more modern term “Cup Series” will be used instead of Grand National, Winston Cup, etc.

David Pearson

DRIVING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: “The Silver Fox”.  Three-time Nascar Cup Series champion.  105 Cup wins.  1976 Daytona 500 champion.  Three-time Southern 500 champion.  Led Nascar Cup in wins in two years (1973 & 1975) in which he didn’t run the full-schedule.  Six-time leader in season-long poles.

LAST HURRAH: After leaving the Wood Brothers race team midway through the 1979 season, Pearson would win twice more—later that year for Rod Osterlund and in 1980 for Hoss Ellington.  When judging Pearson’s performance its worth noting that he rarely ran the full schedule.

FINAL YEAR(S): Running a very limited schedule through 1986, Pearson’s results would drop off, although he was still capable of recapturing the old magic, as evidenced by his final race result of 10th.  An abortive reunion in 1989 with the Wood Brothers never came to be and he retired to private life.

DID HE HANG ON TOO LONG?: Yes.  As stated above, its hard to judge Pearson since he rarely ran the full-schedule, but if you go solely by wins, he likely should’ve left after the ’81 or ’82 season.

Spade Racing Shopping Network--Digger’s Skeleton

An offseason journey through the best buys, premiere products, and special specials for Nascar fans.

Collectables.  They’ve been around as far back as when Dale Earnhardt Sr. partnered with a former mechanical rodeo salesman to market his image.  But anyone can get a diecast car, a piece of sheetmetal, or an autograph.  The discerning collector wants something more.

And here we have it—the preserved remains of beloved—well, tolerated—Nascar on Fox mascot Digger.  That’s right—the living model of the ingratiating—well, irritating—cartoon character, an almost mint-condition skeleton of the groundhog.

Rescued from the wilds of North Carolina, Digger (real name Diggington Foxworth) spent countless hours in mo-cap suits, allowing Fox Sports to render him to appeal to the slowest of its fanbase.  And now, after his recent death due to particle board poisoning, you can own the Digger skeleton for your very own with this exclusive offer.

Please note that SRSN is not responsible for any communicable diseases transmitted from Digger’s bones and/or carcass.  Display case and pedestal not included.

NEXT TIME ON SRSN: An evening with Kenny Wallace