tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923894950948443186.post1773988802668976520..comments2023-10-28T05:13:45.385-07:00Comments on Nascar: Beyond the Track: Brickyard long on history, short on excitementMatt Myftiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551705368328923984noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923894950948443186.post-58317630684015801982008-07-27T22:44:00.000-07:002008-07-27T22:44:00.000-07:00I see your point about focusing on the negative, E...I see your point about focusing on the negative, Ed. I try not to do that too often,but I do recognize that it does happen to many journalists -- whether they're talking about NASCAR or politics or business.<BR/><BR/>And anyone who's worked with James Hylton is OK with me ... I was rooting hard for him to make into Daytona last year. My all-time favorite driver is Dave Marcis, and Hylton seems inMatt Myftiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551705368328923984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923894950948443186.post-33762195188506679172008-07-27T10:48:00.000-07:002008-07-27T10:48:00.000-07:00My point Matt, and you can post this or not, much ...My point Matt, and you can post this or not, much of the media is hand winglers, always complaining about this race being boring that race being boring and on and on. I have sold cokes at short tracks at age 12; served on James Hylton's crew in 1974, Yates racing in 81, Ron Bouchard's in 84; wrote about Cup racing; sat with rookie Kurt Busch around LMS for 3 laps in 2001; stayed up 36 hours to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923894950948443186.post-23226138870265855382008-07-26T18:08:00.000-07:002008-07-26T18:08:00.000-07:00I hope Sunday's race proves you right and me wrong...I hope Sunday's race proves you right and me wrong, Ed.<BR/><BR/>I recognize that the race is pretty much always exciting for the drivers, and I could never do what they do for a living, but as a viewer I am usually left disappointed after a Brickyard 400.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping tomorrow isn't one of those times.<BR/><BR/>And for the record, I would never call Bristol boring.<BR/><BR/>--MATTMatt Myftiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551705368328923984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923894950948443186.post-47934484033969453922008-07-26T12:43:00.000-07:002008-07-26T12:43:00.000-07:00Matt, man I gotta disagree with you again. I think...Matt, man I gotta disagree with you again. I think fans see a helluva race each time they go to Indy for Cup. I was at the inaugural as a fan in 94 and that was a super race with Ernie Irvan gonna take that one until he blew a tire. <BR/><BR/>I just don't get the news media; always banging on their laptops that this race is boring and that race boring. Some media idiot had the gall to talk about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com