Sports - Feb. 18, 2008
Taking NASCAR for a spin
After years of hearing that I just don't understand NASCAR, I'm willing to give stock-car racing a try.
Tags: NASCAR, Daytona 500, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth

Sports - June 15, 2007
NASCAR faces harsh reality with its new TV series
Imagine "Dancing with the Stars" with roaring engines, more obscure celebrities and vast corporate sponsorship. The result would be something like the new NASCAR reality series, "Fast Cars and Celebrities."
Tags: nascar, fast cars and celebrities, dancing with the stars, dave begel

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 22, 2007
This Bud's not for me
Last week, I posed a simple question to the brewer of Budweiser. Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Co. had issued a NASCAR challenge to its rival days before. At stake would be the naming rights of the two companies’ Major League Baseball parks for one weekend in 2008.
Tags: bud, nascar, naming rights, Miller Park, Busch Stadium, Budweiser vs. Miller, beer wars, Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, St. Louis

Sports - Jan. 26, 2007
Corner kicks and oil slicks
Soccer and NASCAR might not seem like compatible sports, but OMC sports columnist Dave Begel thinks that both have problems grabbing the public's attention in a crowded entertainment marketplace.
Tags: beckham, nascar, begel, MLS, soccer, auto racing, Major League, futbol, real madrid

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 3, 2006
Milwaukee Talks: State Fair's Randy Prasse, 2006
Orchestrating the 11-day State Fair is Randy Prasse, who enters his second year as Executive Director. The Freeport, Ill. native knows a thing or two about fairs, having grown up showing dairy cattle in 4-H and FFA shows. We caught up with him as the Fair opens.
Tags: Prasee, State Fair, Pettit, Milwaukee Mile, NASCAR