I’m a sucker for a good TV miniseries. There’s a certain art to a good, concise miniseries. Being able to craft a good story in a tight space, while at the same time revealing all the pertinent details in a fluid, yet still entertaining fashion can be tricky. Getting that done, all while leaving the audience wanting just a little more but still quite satisfied is the real trick.

Just last year I enjoyed watching The Night Manager on AMC. Adapted from a BBC television show that ran in February MORE

It seems everyone has a quirky story from that infamous 1997 Dream. While then 25-year-old Jimmy Mars earned the biggest win of his career, the storyline of course centered around the Bill Frye-Scott Bloomquist incident, which we’ve well-documented at DirtonDirt this week.

While I wasn’t there, I remember it well myself. Though I first went to Eldora in 1992 for the World 100 (maybe I’ll celebrate with a 25th anniversary T-shirt in September), I didn’t make it to the June race until 2001. MORE

WHEATLAND, MO. — Earl Pearson Jr. and Chris Simpson are good buddies, so it was no surprise to see them parked side-by-side in the pit area at Lucas Oil Speedway for last weekend’s 25th annual Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.

The common subject the two drivers had to discuss, however, was a bit ironic. Both entered the crown jewel event having ridden out wild flips in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series shows during the previous week — Pearson (pictured) on May 18 at La Salle MORE