A true blue NASCAR nation

By Mark Kiszla The Denver Post There's something about the sound of scraping paint with a car racing at 150 mph that strikes a chord deep inside our inner Bubba. NASCAR is our No. 1 guilty sports pleasure. It's us. Loud. Proud. Hard-charging. The sport is as pure Americana as a state fair. The noise that NASCAR makes is as intoxicating as a sugar buzz. "It's the racing," said reigning Daytona 500 champ Ryan Newman, explaining why NASCAR always makes us look. "It's door-handle-to- door-handle racing, as my Dad and I used to call it when we played with our slot-car track." Slot cars on steroids. Now that's a toy that will sell in the USA. We are a NASCAR nation. There's no fighting it. Sorry, Danica Patrick. In terms of a motorsport hero who really gets American hearts revving, you ain't nothing but a pretty face. Hand Kyle... [read full story]