Word: nascars
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...underdog card. What do the Patriots do all the time? Win. The Celtics? Likewise. The Red Sox are no different. After two World Series titles in the past four years, here’s a newsflash Boston fans: we don’t care. Even Fox chose to air NASCAR over the Red Sox-Yankees match-up last weekend...
...once been lovers. Heston called that preposterous, but homoeroticism was potent in many epics of the time (oh, those Greeks; oh, them Romans!). Anyway, both actors clearly show a bond teetering between eros and agape, before it explodes into a more traditional male rivalry: a chariot race, the NASCAR tour...
...hair in the movie, Ferrell said, “That was. That was six months focusing on hair growth. And I did it. A lot of people said it couldn’t be done.” After a barrage of sports films tackling the worlds of NASCAR racing, figure skating, and now basketball, Ferrell says this is the end of his athletic movie run. However, “Semi-Pro” does manage to give the familiar underdog plot a slight twist. As Moon, Ferrell plays the owner and team captain of the Tropics...
Critics describe NASCAR as watching cars go in circles. Has the growth of NASCAR's popularity surprised insiders like you? -C. W. Roberts, Pittsburgh, Pa.Absolutely. Growing up racing, seeing a thousand people was a big deal. It was like, 'wow, I got a great crowd tonight.' I went to the Indianapolis 500 as a kid; that, to me, was just mind-boggling. Then when you get on the NASCAR circuit, and every weekend is like that, you're absolutely blown away. I've been blown away for so many years. I love bringing people to the track who haven...
Over the last few years, NASCAR has seemed to take the raw emotion, good and bad, from race day? Is this is a positive thing? -Terry McDonald, Portland, Ore.Here's the thing - there's a lot more media attention. So you're under a little bit more of a microscope these days. The penalty for showing your emotions sometimes can be bigger. But that's not good for the sport. The sport is built on personality, and fans love to see the jubilation of victory, and the frustration of defeat. They want to see people's true personality coming. That...