Bowles-Eye View: Ugly Ending Has Earnhardt Heading Towards Chase Self-Destruction
A winless Dale Earnhardt Jr. will likely struggle at Indy, where he’s been spotty at best and then the pressure mounts.
Cup Series
Monday Morning Teardown: NASCAR Strategy is Important, More Than Horsepower
Tony Stewart said that Ryan Newman’s gamble on fuel, so similar to his last fall in the NASCAR Chase opener, was a huge one.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon
Jimmie Johnson finished fifth, wondering what might have been if he’d had the closing laps to race for the win instead of to recover at Loudon.
Bubble Breakdown: Status Quo Maintained at Loudon
With positions 31-34 in the owner points all but stagnant, the three-way battle for the last locked-in spot in the Cup field took a number of turns at Loudon.
Running Their Mouth: 2011 LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon
“Happy” Harvick was more like “Pissed-Off” Harvick after Sunday’s race at Loudon (July 17).
Ryan Newman Holds On to Win 2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon
One was far from the loneliest number Sunday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as Ryan Newman led six times for 119 laps to win from the pole.
4 Burning Questions: Junior’s Chances, Jimmie-Time & Changes for Biffle & Bodine
FOUR: Will a crew chief swap be a shot in the arm for Greg Biffle?
Holding a Pretty Wheel: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Gets It Right
The Cup Series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a track that had traffic woes when it opened but went on to show what a track can do.
Going Green: Nationwide Tracks NASCAR Should Have Awarded a Cup Date Over Kentucky
There are some other standalone tracks in NASCAR’s second-tier league that would be a much better replacement for Kentucky.
Professor of Speed: Fuel Injecting Into the Future, the Next Big Thing for NASCAR?
NASCAR’s use of carburetors has been debated for years, at least since mass-produced automobiles switched from that form of equipment in the 1980s.