SPORTS SHORTS

 5 of the Most Colorful Paint Schemes in NASCAR History By Brian H Cotnoir This year's Daytona 500 saw the debut of a brand-new team called "The Money Team", co-owned by pro-boxer Floyd Mayweather.  When the team and driver Kaz Grala showed up, it had one of the most colorful paint schemes seen in a long time.  I'll be honest with you: I think this is one of the most hideous paint schemes I've seen in a longtime, but I'll give it credit for a creative use of colors.  It got me thinking of other creative uses of colors in NASCAR and here are 5 such of those paint schemes (listed in no particular order) Kaz Grala's 2022 Daytona 500 car 1.)  Mars Company (M&M's and Skittles)- Multiple Teams The Mars Company is one of the biggest candy companies in the U.S., and they have been one of the longest lasting sponsors today in the Cup Series.  Since 1998 they have sponsored multiple teams (MB2 Motorsports, Robert Yates Racing, and Joe Gibbs Racing) with thei

 5 Underrated NASCAR Family Members By Brian H Cotnoir From it's earliest days NASCAR has been a family sport.   There have been countless families and racing legacies in NASCAR History: The Petty's, The Earnhardt's, the Allison's, The Waltrip Brothers, The Labonte's, the Wallace's, The Busch Brothers, to just name a few.   However, there have been some racers who have not gained as much attention as some of their famous relatives, but still deserve respect and attention.  Here are five of those drivers. 1.)   Phil Parsons Before his career as NASCAR Commentator, Phil Parsons was a racer.  His older brother, Benny Parsons, was the 1973 NASCAR Cup Series Champion.  Phil Parsons began his own NASCAR career in 1982 running the Inaugural Season in the--then called--Busch Grand National Series.  Driving for owner Johnny Hayes, Phil Parsons won in his 3rd career start at Bristol Motor Speedway.  Five years later while driving for the Jackston Brothers, Parsons would s

5 Strangest objects kept inside of a NASCAR By Brian Cotnoir  NASCAR Cup Series cars aren't like typical road cars, they lack basic parts like and amenities such as "windshield wipers (except at road courses), working head lights, AC, radio, cup holders, glove boxes, etc.   It's not without reason of course, the more stuff you have in a car, the heavier it weighs, the slower it goes.  That being said there have been some strange objects kept inside of a NASCAR race car, everything from the stuff as mundane as a cellphone and lighter, to live animals and lethal weapons.  These are the 5 strangest objects kept inside of a NASCAR.  1.)  A Live Monkey We're going to start off with the most famous and well-known of these strange objects.  NASCAR Hall of Famer, Tim Flock raced with a Rhesus monkey named "Jocko Flocko" for 8 races during the 1953 season.  The little monkey was actually in the car when Tim Flock won at Hickory Motor Speedway.  Jocko Flocko would be f