Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2012 Dover Spring Race Recap
Yeah, it wasn’t classic Dover, but sometimes a driver and team hit the right setup for a particular day and they dominate.
Yeah, it wasn’t classic Dover, but sometimes a driver and team hit the right setup for a particular day and they dominate.
Each week, Frontstretch will break down the racing, series by series, to bring you the biggest stories that you need to watch during the week ahead.
“The fastest car doesn’t always win the race,” Jeff Gordon said Sunday, dejected at opportunity lost.
Almost lost in the Dover shuffle this weekend was a bit of news that’s sure to come as a blessing to some Sprint Cup teams – and a bane to others.
AJ Allmendinger’s struggles are just the latest in what has become a trend for Penske Racing; new drivers do not get off to a fast start in this camp.
Jimmie Johnson’s car had a different look. Jimmie Johnson actually had a different look. But the No. 48 team got quite the familiar result at Dover.
The good old days are gone for good. But the nostalgia they create is alive and well and has a double effect on today’s NASCAR.
“I think it’s OK for me to give my opinion. I don’t think NASCAR would get upset about that,” said Rusty Wallace. So much for THAT line of thinking!
Now that Hendrick is “back,” when will it be Jeff Gordon’s turn?
A key term heard regularly in-and-around NASCAR these past few months is “polarization.”