Mirror Driving: Chase Games, Brainless Kyle & Sponsorship Loyalty
After Texas, the championship battle is effectively between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards. Who has an edge the last two races and why?
Cup Series
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 AAA Texas 500
Check out this week’s Power Rankings to see if your favorite driver was able to keep his six shooters loaded or if they fired all their rounds two weeks early.
Top 10 Alternative Punishments for Kyle Busch
10. Must endure daily, three-hour lectures on “the power of staying positive” by Michael “Motormouth” Waltrip.
5 Points to Ponder: Same Ol’ Same Ol’, Rubber & the Former Franchise
THREE: MWR’s Not Even Trying to Keep “The Franchise” on the Payroll
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in NASCAR: 2011 Texas-Phoenix Edition
Hot/Not takes a look at who else is achieving their own 2012 goals in different ways while examining others who are stumbling to the finish line in shame.
Fact or Fiction: Jeremy Mayfield’s Blown Opportunity, as the Candy Crumbles & More
Let’s quickly touch on the topic du jour as we begin the penultimate “in-season” edition of Fact or Fiction.
The Yellow Stripe: Bad Math – NASCAR’s Points System is Still Fundamentally Flawed
Let me get this straight. One Cup driver (Tony Stewart) has won half the races in the Chase and he’s still not in the points lead?
Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Hits a Homer with Busch Coverage, Then Pops Up in the Race
Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Talking NASCAR TV, where looking into race broadcasts is the name of the game.
Fan’s View: Not Even Outraged, Simply Overrun by the Overlong NASCAR Season
I’d like to see everyone raise their hands who was gobsmacked that Kyle Busch drove Ron Hornaday into the wall, then didn’t apologize instantly. Anybody?
NASCAR Fines Kyle Busch, Placed on Probation for Rest of 2011
Kyle Busch has been cleared by NASCAR to race at Phoenix. The sanctioning body has fined Busch $50,000, placing him on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.