NASCAR Mailbox: Penske Racing’s Success An Unexpected Twist
Joey Logano’s win at Texas was a well-deserved and hard-fought victory, especially considering that late-race restart brought on by a tire issue with Kurt Busch. …
Cup Series
Racing To The Point: Rules Package Has Created Parity
Seven drivers have visited Victory Lane in seven races and not one is named Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne or Denny Hamlin. …
NASCAR Writer Power Rankings: Top 15 After Texas I
Mother Nature won AGAIN Sunday, leaving NASCAR to postpone the Texas race until Monday afternoon. I’m sure Penske Racing doesn’t mind much. Joey Logano made …
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2014 Duck Commander 500 at Texas
Key Moment – As Joey Logano came out of turn 4, heading to the flagstand for the white flag, Kurt Busch’s car that had lost a …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2014 Duck Commander 500 at Texas
On a weekend when, once again, rain changed the game, in the end, the real game changer was Kurt Busch’s blown tire just before the white flag. At first, many questioned the caution as it appeared that Busch had gotten his slowing car onto the apron, but television replays showed that the left rear tire on the No. 41 came apart, shredding the car’s quarterpanel. Debris quickly spewed all over the asphalt, and some made its way onto the racing surface. The caution was a good call, and it set up a green-white-checkered run that a year or two ago would have been much different.
Who’s Hot / Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: Texas-Darlington Edition
The Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway marked the second time that the Sprint Cup Series has visited a 1.5-mile track in seven races …
Couch Potato Tuesday: Raining On FOX’s NASCAR Parade
Hello, race fans. Welcome back to another edition of Couch Potato Tuesday, where race telecast breakdowns are par for the course… that is, when the …
Voices From The Cheap Seats: The Tale Of Two Tires
Now that you have watched the first and last 20 laps of NASCAR’s Cup race at Texas — skipping the insidious 300 laps in between so …
Kissing Your Sister, Race Control Style
The single most depressing thing to see at a race track is rain. It halts everything, it puts people in a bad mood, it prevents …
Pace Laps: Who’ll Watch The Rain, Youth, Force, Bahrain, And Icebreakers
Did you miss an event during this busy week in racing? How about a late-night press release, an important sponsorship rumor, or a juicy piece …