The Return of RPM 2Nite/ NST Reviews/ Will We Ever See the Glory Days of Indy Return?/ NASCAR Not as Big as Once Thought

The Return of RPM 2Nite
Columnist Pete Pistone reports on the RacingOne.com website what we have been speculating about for a while now, the return of RPM 2Nite. Pistone says this his sources say that the popular racing news program will return in 2007 after being absent for five seasons.

NST=Steve Kinser Charity Benefit Series?
Pistone also took a swipe at the new National Sprint Tour, calling it the "Steve Kinser Charity Benefit Series." Yes, Kinser may dominate the new tour but face it, he would probably dominate any winged sprint series out there. After all, he is the King.

Gerould’s Take on the NST
Bobby Gerould went to Tulare and wrote about it on HammerdownUSA.com. Gerould gives us a good rundown of what went on and what we can expect this season.

Glory Days
Associate editor of SPEEDtv.com, Cassio Cortes has an excellent take on CCWS and the IRL reunification talks. He compares Open Wheel fans to the folks in the Bruce Springsteen’s song, Glory Days. This is a Must Read.

Wind TunnelWind Tunnel this week will talk about racing in Mexico as well as interview Scott Speed.

NASCAR Not as Big as Once Thought
In his column, Charlotte Observer reporter David Poole reports at Charlotte.com that NASCAR may not have as man fans as once thought. Poole reports that seventy five million fans may be a farce and explains how the myth has been perpetuated.

BeFrank’s Trip to NASCARLand
BeFrank is my blogging idol. He is a photojournalist for the CBS affiliate in LA. He also writes a pretty stout blog at www.coolshots.blogspot.com. This week he got sent to California Speedway and received his first taste of racing up close. I think his observations are a pretty good sample of what first timers feel like on their first trip. Hopefully we can bottle that enthusiasm and bring it over to Open Wheel.

What Happens in Mexico
The Cup and Trucks Series take a week off but the Open Wheelers in the Busch Series are in Mexico this weekend.

Open Wheeler Busch Mexico Entries
4 Paul Tracy
9 Boris Said
10 John Andretti
11 Paul Menard
14 Carlos Contreras* (driving for Tracy Hines)
15 Michel Jourdain, Jr.*
18 J.J. Yeley
32 Jason Leffler
34 Carlos Pardo*
38 AJ Foyt 4
43 Aaron Fike
57 Adrian Fernandez*
58 Eduardo Goeters*
60 Carl Edwards
66 Jorge Goeters*
67 Rogelio Lopez*
77 Burney Lamar
90 Marc Goosens

* From Mexico