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The charitable foundation of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Tony Stewart will hold its first benefit concert Wed., Oct. 6 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center in downtown Paducah. The Tony Stewart Foundation Benefit Concert presented by Bass Pro Shops and Hultman Inc., will feature Arista Recording artist Diamond Rio and Capitol Recording artist Trace Adkins, along with guest appearances by NASCAR stars Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Petty.

A handful of tickets for the Tony Stewart Foundation Benefit Concert are still available. Concertgoers can buy tickets from the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center box office by calling (270) 450-4444 or by visiting their website at www.fourriverscenter.org. Ticket prices range from $75 to $100.



Matt McLaughlin, Featured Expert



Columns and Articles by Matt McLaughlin
10/10/2004
Kansas Race Recap
10/7/2004
Pandora's Box
10/6/2004
Kansas Handicaps
10/3/2004
Pinball Wizard
10/3/2004
Talladega Race Recap
9/30/2004
This and That
9/29/2004
Talladega Handicaps
9/27/2004
Watering the Grass in the Rain
9/26/2004
Dover Race Recap
9/22/2004
Replace the Chase
9/22/2004
Dover Handicaps
9/20/2004
No Drama
9/19/2004
New Hampshire Race Recap
9/16/2004
Woulda Coulda Shoulda
9/14/2004
New Hampshire Handicaps
9/12/2004
Alternate Universe
9/11/2004
Richmond Race Recap
9/10/2004
Points to Ponder
9/8/2004
Richmond Handicaps
9/7/2004
Still a Bad Idea
9/5/2004
The Importance of Tradition
9/2/2004
Savings Accounts
9/1/2004
Fontana Handicaps
8/29/2004
The Lazarus Principal
8/29/2004
Bristol Race Recap
8/26/2004
Endless Summer
8/25/2004
Bristol Handicaps
8/22/2004
Jumping Jack's Flash
8/22/2004
Michigan Race Recap
8/18/2004
Michigan Handicaps
8/12/2004
Three Agendas
8/11/2004
Watkins Glen Handicaps
8/9/2004
The Dynamic Duo
8/8/2004
Brickyard Race Recap
8/5/2004
Gearing Down
8/4/2004
Brickyard Handicaps
8/1/2004
To Be Continued.....
8/1/2004
Pocono Race Recap
7/29/2004
Racers Race
7/27/2004
Pocono Handicaps
7/25/2004
McRace
7/25/2004
New Hampshire Race Recap
7/21/2004
New Hampshire Handicaps
7/20/2004
The Five Outside Looking In
7/18/2004
The Race to Get Into the Chase
7/14/2004
Rating NBC
7/11/2004
Knock Knock
7/11/2004
Chicago Race Recap
7/7/2004
Chicagoland Handicaps
7/6/2004
Dear NBC
7/4/2004
Soda Wars
7/4/2004
Pepsi 400 Recap
7/1/2004
Liquor is Quicker
6/30/2004
Daytona Handicaps
6/28/2004
Gordon Wins, Johnson Grins, Junior Spins, Stewart Sins
6/27/2004
Sonoma Recap
6/24/2004
FOX's Enhanced 2005 NASCAR Package
6/23/2004
Sonoma Handicaps
6/21/2004
Inexplicably Explicable

6/20/2004
Michigan Race Recap
6/17/2004
Happy Father's Day
6/15/2004
Michigan Handicaps
6/14/2004
Ball Of Confusion
6/13/2004
Pocono Race Recap
6/10/2004
Rethinking My Stance
6/9/2004
Pocono Handicaps
6/6/2004
Endless Bummer
6/6/2004
Dover Race Recap
6/3/2004
Mama's Little Baby Likes Shortening
6/2/2004
Dover Handicaps
5/31/2004
Jimmie's Gimmie
5/30/2004
Coca-Cola 600 Recap
5/26/2004
Doing the Dance
5/25/2004
Charlotte Handicaps
5/23/2004
All-Star Recap
5/22/2004
Saturation Point
5/21/2004
Another Nail in the Coffin
5/16/2004
Your Regularly Scheduled Program
5/16/2004
Richmond Race Recap
5/12/2004
Richmond Handicaps
5/10/2004
What a Difference a Year Makes
5/6/2004
Gearheads and Deadheads
5/3/2004
If You Can't Say Something Nice
5/2/2004
Fontana Race Recap
4/29/2004
Can You Hear Me Now?
4/28/2004
Fontana Handicaps
4/25/2004
The Ugly Inevitability
4/25/2004
Talladega Recap
4/22/2004
The Idea Guy Saddles Up
4/21/2004
Talladega Handicaps
4/19/2004
Eventually
4/18/2004
Martinsville Recap
4/15/2004
Quick Look in the Rearview Mirror
4/14/2004
Martinsville Handicaps
4/13/2004
Restoring Order
4/7/2004
You Need a Reason to Move
4/5/2004
At Least it Didn't Rain
4/4/2004
Texas Race Recap
3/31/2004
Texas Handicaps
3/29/2004
Sorry, Ms. Westwood
3/28/2004
Bristol Race Recap
3/25/2004
Why Johnny Won't Watch
3/24/2004
Bristol Handicaps
3/22/2004
The Cure for the Common Race
3/21/2004
Darlington Race Recap
3/18/2004
Time to Redneck Up on You
3/15/2004
Redemption
3/15/2004
Darlington Handicaps
3/14/2004
Atlanta Race Recap
3/11/2004
The Eyes Have It
3/10/2004
Atlanta Handicaps
3/8/2004
Vindication
3/7/2004
Las Vegas Recap
3/4/2004
The Senior Tour Revisited
3/3/2004
Las Vegas Handicaps
2/29/2004
F-Troop
2/25/2004
The Second Dark Overlord Speaks
2/23/2004
Something to Prove
2/22/2004
Rockingham Recap
2/19/2004
Rockingham Handicaps
2/18/2004
A Tale of Two Daytonas
2/16/2004
Six Years
2/15/2004
Daytona 500 Recap
2/13/2004
Daytona 500 Handicaps
2/12/2004
Twin 125s Recap
2/11/2004
The Law of Unintended Consequences
2/6/2004
How to Qualify for the Daytona 500
1/29/2004
Going to Your First Race
1/26/2004
Fearless Predictions 2004
1/22/2004
It Is What It Is
1/20/2004
A Case Study: 1992
1/16/2004
Dear Mr. Wheeler
1/12/2004
Open Up and Say Ah
1/9/2004
Future Shock
1/6/2004
Charting the Changes
12/31/2003
Stories to Watch - Part Two
12/29/2003
Stories to Watch in 2004
12/22/2003
Wrapping Up at the End of the Year
12/17/2003
Points System Solution 2,543,621
12/15/2003
2003 Fearless Predictions Revisited
12/12/2003
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Part 3
12/10/2003
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Part 2
12/8/2003
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
12/5/2003
Couchie Awards - Part 2
12/3/2003
2003 Couchie Awards
11/19/2003
Playoffs or Payoffs?
11/17/2003
How Do You Like Me Now?
11/16/2003
Homestead Recap
11/13/2003
Eye on Homestead
11/12/2003
Homestead Handicaps
11/10/2003
Firsts and Lasts
11/9/2003
Rockingham Recap
11/6/2003
Winding Down
11/5/2003
Rockingham Handicaps
11/3/2003
Cue the Fat Lady
11/2/2003
Phoenix Race Recap
10/31/2003
Farewell Tin Indian
10/29/2003
Phoenix Handicaps
10/27/2003
Woebegone
10/27/2003
Atlanta Race Recap
10/23/2003
Greatest Races Ever
10/22/2003
Atlanta Handicaps
10/20/2003
Bruisin' on a Sunday Afternoon
10/19/2003
Martinsville Recap
10/19/2003
The Greatest Races Ever
10/16/2003
The Greatest Races Ever
10/15/2003
Martinsville Handicaps
10/13/2003
The 11 O&#039Clock News
10/12/2003
Charlotte Race Recap
10/11/2003
Is the Title Up for Grabs?
10/8/2003
Charlotte Handicaps
10/6/2003
The Circle of Life
10/5/2003
Kansas Race Recap
10/1/2003
The Idea Guy Rides Again
9/29/2003
It's Going to Take a Miracle
9/28/2003
Talladega Race Recap
9/25/2003
Dear Brian
9/24/2003
Talladega Handicaps
9/22/2003
Seven the Hard Way
9/21/2003
Dover Race Recap
9/19/2003
Common Sense Prevails
9/18/2003
Dover Handicaps
9/15/2003
Debris or Not Debris
9/14/2003
New Hampshire Recap
9/13/2003
18 is Still Obscene
9/10/2003
New Hampshire Handicaps
9/8/2003
Even When It's Over
9/7/2003
Richmond Recap
9/5/2003
Third Time's the Charm
9/3/2003
Richmond Handicaps
9/1/2003
Anything Can Happen
8/31/2003
Southern 500 Recap
8/28/2003
The Last Great Race
8/27/2003
Southern 500 Handicaps
8/24/2003
Boos in the Blender
8/23/2003
Bristol Race Recap
8/22/2003
Home Again
8/20/2003
Bristol Handicaps
8/16/2003
Tim Richmond Pt. 2
8/14/2003
Tim Richmond Tribute
8/13/2003
Michigan Handicaps
8/11/2003
As Seen on TV
8/10/2003
Watkins Glen Recap
8/8/2003
Evergreen
8/7/2003
Watkins Glen Handicaps
8/3/2003
Somebody Else's Church
8/3/2003
Brickyard 400 Recap
8/1/2003
This and That
7/30/2003
Brickyard Handicaps
7/28/2003
Seven Weeks
7/27/2003
Pocono Race Recap
7/25/2003
The 700 Club
7/23/2003
Pocono Handicaps
7/21/2003
A Changing of the Guard
7/20/2003
New Hampshire Recap
7/17/2003
The League of Ex (Used to be) Gentlemen
7/16/2003
New Hampshire Handicaps
7/14/2003
Remembering Davey - Part II
7/14/2003
Somewhere in Middle America
7/13/2003
Remembering Davey
7/13/2003
Tropicana 400 Review
7/9/2003
Chicago Handicaps
7/6/2003
By the 4th of July
7/5/2003
Pepsi 400 Recap
7/3/2003
Permanently Temporary
7/1/2003
Daytona Handicaps
6/25/2003
Last Off Week Musings
6/23/2003
Gordon vs. Gordon
6/22/2003
Sonoma Race Recap
6/19/2003
Sears Point Handicaps
6/18/2003
Citizen France
6/16/2003
Tale of Two Drivers
6/15/2003
Michigan Race Recap
6/13/2003
Generic Race Column
6/11/2003
Michigan Handicaps
6/9/2003
Six Sixty Six
6/8/2003
Pocono Race Recap
6/5/2003
Defending a Title
6/4/2003
Pocono Handicaps
6/2/2003
The Grand Prix of Dover
6/1/2003
Dover Race Recap
5/30/2003
Saturday Night Special
5/28/2003
Dover Handicaps
5/26/2003
Night Moves
5/25/2003
Charlotte Race Recap
5/22/2003
Charlotte Handicaps
5/20/2003
Or Forever Hold Your Peace
5/17/2003
Winston Recap
5/15/2003
Nyquil Moves
5/12/2003
Realignment Redux
5/8/2003
Inertia Ill Becomes Them
5/5/2003
The Island of Unwanted Toys
5/3/2003
Richmond Race Recap
5/3/2003
Besides Winston Cup
4/30/2003
Richmond Handicaps
4/28/2003
Kelly Murphy
4/27/2003
California Recap
4/25/2003
Quarter Report
4/22/2003
California Handicaps
4/18/2003
Selling Soap Suds
4/14/2003
Martinsville Dynasty
4/13/2003
Martinsville Race Recap
4/12/2003
Have You Got it Too Bad?
4/9/2003
Martinsville Handicaps
4/7/2003
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
4/6/2003
Talladega Race Recap
4/5/2003
Random Rants
4/3/2003
Talladega Handicaps
4/1/2003
Running Down a Dream
3/31/2003
Dodge City
3/30/2003
Texas Race Recap
3/28/2003
The Real Thing
3/26/2003
Texas Handicaps
3/24/2003
Second to None
3/23/2003
Bristol Race Recap
3/19/2003
Bristol Handicaps
3/17/2003
The Darlington Waltz
3/16/2003
Darlington Race Recap
3/15/2003
More Desk Clearing
3/13/2003
Darlington Handicaps
3/10/2003
The Rising
3/9/2003
Atlanta Race Recap
3/8/2003
A Yen for Success
3/5/2003
Atlanta Handicaps
3/3/2003
New Wave NASCAR
3/2/2003
Las Vegas Race Recap
3/2/2003
Mikey Don't Like It
2/26/2003
Las Vegas Handicaps
2/23/2003
Subway 400 Recap
2/23/2003
Curtis Turner Would Understand
2/21/2003
It's Snow Fun
2/21/2003
Rockingham Handicaps
2/16/2003
With a Little Help From His Friends
2/16/2003
Daytona Race Recap
2/13/2003
Daytona Handicaps
2/9/2003
Bud Shootout Recap
2/8/2003
Buttin' Out
2/7/2003
What to Watch: Speedweeks 2003
2/3/2003
Fearless Predictions 2003
1/31/2003
Preseason Desk Cleaning
1/27/2003
Soul for Sale
1/24/2003
Classic Season Remembered
1/19/2003
Life is the Pits
1/15/2003
My Complaint
1/12/2003
Cheater's Proof
1/10/2003
2002 Report Cards - Part 3
1/5/2003
Cup Report Cards: Part 2
12/9/2002
Cup Report Card
12/8/2002
The Good, Bad and the Ugly: Part 3
12/3/2002
The Good, Bad, and the Ugly: Part 2
12/2/2002
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
11/26/2002
Troubling Trends
11/24/2002
2002 Predictions Revisited and Reviewed
11/22/2002
Rating the Races: Part 3
11/21/2002
Rating the Races: Part 2
11/20/2002
Rating the Races: Part 1
11/17/2002
A Long Strange Trip
11/17/2002
Homestead Race Recap
11/14/2002
Sweet 16
11/12/2002
Battle Royale
11/10/2002
Second Hand Rose
11/10/2002
Second Hand Rose
11/10/2002
Phoenix Race Recap
11/7/2002
I Could Have Been a Contender
11/3/2002
Salt of the Earth
11/3/2002
Rockingham Race Recap
11/3/2002
Have Wrench, Will Travel
10/31/2002
Revenge of the Nerds
10/27/2002
Musical Chairs
10/27/2002
NASCAR at the Movies
10/27/2002
NAPA 500 Race Recap
10/24/2002
Rainman
10/20/2002
Groovin' on a Sunday Afternoon
10/20/2002
Strange But True
10/20/2002
Matt's Martinsville Race Recap
10/17/2002
Some Thoughts on a Blustery Day
10/15/2002
Hollywood's Calling
10/14/2002
Fixing a Hole in the Air
10/13/2002
Charlotte Race Recap
9/30/2002
Code of Conduct
9/23/2002
Half and Half
9/15/2002
Bar the Gates
9/9/2002
No After You
9/2/2002
Point Blank
8/26/2002
The Perfect Beast
8/19/2002
One More Saturday Night
8/14/2002
Rembering Tim Richmond: Pt. 2
8/12/2002
Golden Age of NASCAR
8/8/2002
Strange But True
8/8/2002
While You Were Away - Matt McLaughlin
8/5/2002
Strange But True
7/30/2002
1313 Turkey Court - Matt McLaughlin
7/29/2002
An Indiana Jones
7/29/2002
The Agony and the Ecstacy - Matt McLaughlin
7/22/2002
Back to the Drawing Board
7/22/2002
Why the Wait?
3/8/2002
Everything Old is New Again

Matt McLaughlin enters his eighth season with RacingOne/SpeedFX in 2004. When not chained to his keyboard writing editorials or history pieces, running the OOAL contest or fighting a losing battle to keep up with e mail, Matt still isn’t far from loud fast cars. His interests outside the sport include messing with just about anything with an engine, including old old muscle cars, old hot rods, old Harleys, old trail bikes, and old trucks. The latest bit of insanity involves a 68 year old American LaFrance hook and ladder fire engine, currently under perpetual restoration. Despite being a history buff and vintage car fanatic, Matt goes for younger woman, and lived with several awhile…. In his spare time Matt writes fictional novels, serves as a quality control tester for Coors, listens to the Dead, Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen, and tries to grab a couple hours sleep a night.