The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta
With his 85th career victory, there is little doubt that Gordon is one of the finest drivers ever to grace the seat of a stock car.
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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol
There are two sides to every story, and this week’s “huh?” actually goes to both sides of the same issue: pit-road timing.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan
2011 has been a disappointing season for Greg Biffle, but it looked like this week would signal a turnaround when Biffle grabbed the pole on Friday.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen
After a dominating day, it was Kyle Busch’s own mistake on a green-white-checkered restart that cost him the win at the Glen.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono
Joey Logano was so close to victory he could smell it, and it smelled a lot like rain on a humid summer day. Unfortunately for Logano, who had grabbed his third career pole on Saturday, the rains let up, the race ran its complete distance, and the third-year driver faded to a disappointing 26th. For Logano, who is breathing a sigh of relief now that Edwards is no longer a threat for his ride, Silly Season isn’t quite over until other potential replacements like Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers and Mark Martin have contracts somewhere else. Good finishes still have extra importance for the No. 20 right now.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
Paul Menard’s Brickyard win means that Brad Keselowski will likely be left in the cold unless he can catch another win.
The Big 6: Questions Answered During NASCAR’s 2011 Summer Off-Week
When NASCAR stripped the win from Ryan Newman after an illegal carburetor spacer was found on his modified, my first reaction was, wait, WTF?
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon
Jimmie Johnson finished fifth, wondering what might have been if he’d had the closing laps to race for the win instead of to recover at Loudon.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Quaker State 400 at Kentucky
After the amount of time and money Kentucky Speedway spent to get a Sprint Cup date, there should have been something done about the traffic pattern.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
At Daytona and Talladega, it’s almost a guarantee that several innocent drivers will end up in the wall, and several of those can ill afford the repair bills.