NASCAR trucks at Eldora? The world of short track racing seems to be divided on this blockbuster development.

To be sure, this is news. Like it or not, NASCAR is a magnet for media coverage and public interest. This race — schedule for Wednesday night, July 24 — will bring an enormous amount of attention to Eldora. It isn’t a stretch to predict that the TV audience for this event will be the largest in recent history for the Camping World Truck series.

But what does this mean for Dirt Late MORE

A kick in the stomach. That’s pretty much what it felt like when I heard about Jonathan Davenport’s release from Clint Bowyer Racing. Adding insult to the injury was his subsequent replacement Steve Francis and the Barry Wright House Car program that he had vacated to drive for Bowyer. I, as I know many others were, was shocked.

Yes, there is no question that J.D. didn’t have the season that he was expected to when the news broke of his new ride at this time last year. Davenport did win a MORE

Silly Season has started early this year. Before the 2012 season even finished, let alone cooled off, major realignments of teams and drivers for 2013 have already taken place. Chief among them, of course, is Clint Bowyer Racing’s announcement Wednesday that the Clemmons, N.C.-based team will absorb the Barry Wright Race Cars house car program and driver Steve Francis, leaving Jonathan Davenport without a ride after a just single season with Bowyer’s team.

While unexpected, the move isn’t a MORE

There is an intriguing discussion surrounding this year’s DirtonDirt Driver of the Year award. After a long and arduous season three drivers have emerged as the prime candidates: Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal, and Jimmy Owens (notice that I’ve listed them in alphabetical order to dispel any hint of personal bias).

This is, of course, a delicious topic because it isn’t a black-and-white criteria; there are a thousand shades of gray. How should the vote be weighed? Owens didn’t fare well at MORE