Malcolm Smith Obit

A True Hall of Famer named Smith

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I met Malcolm Smith way back in 1975 when he won an event I helped organize, the Mojave 24 Hour Rally out of Big Bear Lake, California. He was in a loud, weirdly fast Mazda rotary pickup. We stayed in contact until one…

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Some Thoughts to Improve Things…

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some thoughts this week. Like in NASCAR at the Cup level. Why not let Goodyear bring more than one set of tires for racing? That would introduce strategy into the mix. We’re told there was a soft tire at Martinsville Sunday. What if…

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The New Soup to Nuts NASCAR

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. You might have missed this headline this week. The Campbell’s Soup people have signed a marketing agreement with Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment. That includes Joe Gibbs Racing in NASCAR. Last June Gibbs sold a minority piece of his NASCAR team to Josh…

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