Welcome to the "Cool Down Lap," stock car racing’s Monday morning quarterback, offered by author/sportswriter Alan Ross. This 250-word weekly column looks at all things NASCAR in cryptic commentary, on everything from problems with Sprint Cup’s Chase to the heated skinny on current drivers to pointed barbs at NASCAR’s constant rules tinkering to nostalgic looks back at the sport’s colorful history.
Ross is the author of more than 20 books on sports history and is a former writer for Track Record. magazine, which follows the Team Lowe’s 31 car around the Nextel Cup circuit. His articles on auto racing have appeared in The Nashville City Paper and in newspaper syndication.
During the NASCAR off season, Alan Ross writes an NFL column called Over the Ball.
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