Saying Goodbye To An Old Friend

When I found out this week that NASCAR Scene had laid off its staff and announced it was ceasing publication for good,I was saddened by this news. Every week,I enjoyed the information and the pictures that graced Scene from cover to cover. I enjoyed reading updates along with interviews and profiles from the NASCAR world along with thought-provoking commentaries by staff writers. Sadly,that will no longer happen.

Scene subscribers will be transferred to the same company's NASCAR Illustrated,a monthly publication. I enjoy NASCAR Illustrated but it will not be the same without Scene. The present economic realities have adversely affected NASCAR and the publications that report about it. Scene had been a fixture in NASCAR for many years as a source trusted by NASCAR drivers, decision makers,and fans. It is indeed the loss of what to me served as a friend and companion in the years I was a subscriber. Hopefully, a new weekly publication reporting the latest happenings in NASCAR will emerge. Even if that does happen,it will have some very big shoes to fill,as Scene was without a doubt a reliable source and a well-written publication admired and respected by fans,drivers,and decision makers.

I will miss Scene. Farewell, my old friend. It was a great ride. Thank you for the wonderful memories you have left us.