Frank Buhrman Archives - Pure Thunder Racing

Looking Back at a Blessedly Imperfect NASCAR World Nearly 70 Years Ago

Perfection. That’s a bad word in racing, according to this writer. You may have heard me say it before, but[…]

Before there was NASCAR, there was a hotshot young promoter named Bill France (often tagged as “Wild Bill”) and the[…]

A lot has been made of the seemingly successful running of the U.S. Grand Prix Formula 1 race last weekend[…]

( Editors note ); In his previous article Frank mention he had been watching some races at BAPS Motor Speedway[…]

I’ve just read an interesting story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch (or Richmond.com) about short-track racing, and it painted a cautiously[…]

Let’s get the cheap shot out of the way first. Imagine the story that starts this way: “The Detroit Tigers[…]

As best I remember, one of the first 45 rpm “single” records I ever got – please ask somebody a[…]

Sometimes I read a story and still can’t believe it. Example: The announced creation of NASCAR Refuels (“A Virtual Dining[…]

This is a diary-ish re-telling of a three-weekend racing binge during which I hoped to visit eight different tracks, six[…]

This is a diary-ish re-telling of a three-weekend racing binge during which I hoped to visit eight different tracks, six[…]