Shakedown Session: Be Careful What You Wish For
Can NASCAR fans be truly happy about a great Chase or, as some fans are want to do, will they nit-pick the Chase and find another way to complain?
Cup Series
Did You Notice? Cookie-Cutter Cautionary Measures, Wasted Crew Chief Shuffles & a Junior Surprise
Did You Notice? The degree to which the mythical “debris” caution has taken over at intermediate tracks?
Beyond the Cockpit: Andy Lally on Transitions, Street Luge & Mayhem
Andy Lally sat down with Amy Henderson in Texas to discuss his single-car team’s growing pains, social media and even his Halloween costume.
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?
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?