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Atop the Spotters Stand: My Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Yes, we are smiling. We have a recently repaved track and they really race here. In addition, the spotters stand is nice too. Chris Lambert spotter for the #11 FedEx Toyota driven by Denny Hamlin joins us again, as does Earl Barban spotter for the #48 Lowes Chevy driven by Jimmie Johnson. You might also [...]
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Articles by Heather, Atop the Spotter's Stand
Atop the Spotter’s Stand: The Longest Race of the Year
Yes it’s that Sunday where you get up to the Monaco Grand Prix, followed by the Indianapolis 500 to the Cocoa Cola 600, making it my favorite race weekend of the year. You might also enjoy…Atop the Spotter’s Stand: HomesteadAtop the Spotter’s Stand: KansasAtop the Spotter’s Stand: The Fan ClubAtop the Spotter’s Stand: DoverAtop the [...]
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Atop the Spotters’ Stand – The Lady in Black
I’m not sure why the children’s hand game “Miss Mary Max” pops into my head when I hear the Lady in Black. Maybe it’s because I know my hands will be sore and odds are I’ll mess up. Just like this week’s track you need patience to survive this track and not get your black [...]
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Atop the Spotters Stand – Party at ‘dega
This week we head to the superspeedway of Talladega and the second restrictor plate race of the year. We are joined this week by Chris Lambert spotter for the #11 FedEx Toyota. So after the races at Daytona what do we expect at Dega? I’m not sure what to expect at Dega really. I personally don’t think [...]
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Pit Stops for Poverty
Last weekend on Twitter I saw a new Twitter handle promoted @stops4poverty. It really caught my attention and I started digging for more information about it. You might also enjoy…Atop the Spotters Stand – Party at ‘degaTrack Trash: Kansas “The Land of Oz”Looking in the Rearview Mirror: DarlingtonLooking in the Rearview Mirror: Charlotte and VegasLooking [...]
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Atop the Spotter’s Stand: The Fan Club
This article has been rattling around in my brain for a few weeks. It started with a comment on twitter during a race, Jeff Gluck tweeted asking does anyone make sure they are on the 48 scanner when Jimmie Johnson takes the lead to hear Earl Barban the spotter say “New Leader the 48”. Well [...]
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Atop the Spotter’s Stand: The Tricky Paper Clip
We are joined again this week by Chris Lambert spotter for the #11 FedEx car and Earl Barban spotter for the #48 Lowes car. NASCAR recently had a meeting with spotters and there was a rule that came out of that meeting. Basically its spotters are not to use their cell phones or computers unless [...]
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Atop the Spotter’s Stand: California Dreaming
It’s the 5th race of the season and the 5th different track. Auto Club Speedway is 2 mile D shaped oval. To help us this week we have Big Earl Barban, spotter for the 48 Lowes Chevy SS driven by Jimmie Johnson and Chris Lambert, spotter for the 11 FedEx Toyota driven by Denny Hamlin. [...]
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Atop The Spotter’s Stand – Bristol Stomp
This week we travel to Bristol, TN and short track racing. This week, we are joined by Chris Lambert, the spotter for the #11 FedEx Toyota driven by Denny Hamlin. You might also enjoy…Atop the Spotters Stand – Party at ‘degaAtop the Spotter’s Stand: PhoenixAtop the Spotter’s Stand: Clayton talks about BristolAtop the Spotter’s Stand: [...]
