Bowles-Eye View: 200 Wins, a King & a Corporation: NASCAR Then & Now
Saturday night (May 12) at Darlington was defined by history, a milestone 200th victory for NASCAR’s most successful modern-era car owner, Rick Hendrick.
Saturday night (May 12) at Darlington was defined by history, a milestone 200th victory for NASCAR’s most successful modern-era car owner, Rick Hendrick.
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After seven months, car owner Rick Hendrick reached a milestone that only one other team has ever reached: 200 Cup Series wins.
Jimmie Johnson was counting the laps. Chad Knaus was counting fuel drops. Team owner Rick Hendrick was waiting to count one more win for his team.
This is Greg Biffle’s 11th pole in 341 career Cup starts. Biffle has won two poles in 2012.
The next five points races – Darlington, Charlotte, Dover, Pocono and Michigan – are critical for those teams whose goal is to make the Chase.
Sarcasm aside, what should we take from Tony Stewart’s post-race interview?
Our weekend at Talladega certainly did not go well for the Furniture Row Racing Team.
First off, let me say that this is written with no malice toward Kasey Kahne.
It was announced that in fact, it was Al Gore himself who invented the concept of racing the nation’s top stock car series under the lights at night.