It’s a bummer waiting for spring weather worthy of racing in Tennessee. I know it’s worse in up north, but with no apologies, I left Illinois more than 20 years ago, so I’m not so worried about it up there. Plus, most race promoters in the North are smart enough not to schedule races too soon. Weather like we’ve had here in Middle Tennessee over the last two weeks, however, can be a bit depressing.

If anything, it’s left me grasping for anything fun to write about. Watching a rollback MORE

When you pay for a movie theater ticket to see a film starring Tom Cruise or — insert your favorite star here — you know without a doubt that the film’s top-billed actor will be on the big screen in splendid Technicolor. There are extremely rare instances where an early plot twist kills off the movie’s main character, but getting rid of an A-lister early definitely isn’t the norm in Hollywood.

Sporting events aren’t quite the same though, unless of course you consider the WWE a MORE

And just like that, Georgia-Florida Speedweeks is a wrap. We’ve barely had a second to digest what we learned during what has become a grueling month-long enterprise for many drivers and we’ve already got an eye on March.

Here are a few things that jumped out at me during the first few weeks of the season.

We learned that Superman is not invincible and that Rocket is still Longhorn’s kryptonite. We learned that Hudson O’Neal’s immediate job security is pretty solid and that Tim McCreadie MORE

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Recapping the 52nd annual Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park with a list of superlatives from the three World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series features and three DIRTcar-sanctioned programs contested at the half-mile oval near Daytona Beach (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Best driver: Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y. No one was stronger from start-to-finish every night than the 48-year-old star, who won twice (Tuesday’s 25-lapper for MORE

GIBSONTON, Fla. — Recapping the 47th annual Wieland Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park with a list of superlatives from five Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events at the third-mile oval near Tampa (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Best driver: Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., certified himself as the new star driver of the Rocket Chassis house car, ending the week with back-to-back victories on Thursday (worth $10,000) and Friday ($12,000) that represented his first checkered flags MORE