Bowles-Eye View: Money Can’t Buy Happiness, but in NASCAR, It Can Buy You Time
Five years. 167 starts. Four different NASCAR Sprint Cup organizations. For Paul Menard, the numbers were adding up everywhere but the victory column.
Cup Series
Monday Morning Teardown: Finish Doesn’t Save Brickyard’s Bacon
After 160 laps of racing in the Brickyard 400, the question fairly begged to be asked: did the finish of the race justify the previous 140 laps or so?
Bubble Breakdown: A Day of Near-Misses for Landon Cassill, Trevor Bayne
Landon Cassill learned a hard rookie lesson at Indy: no matter how wide the straightaways are, it’s impossible to go into the corner four-wide.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
Paul Menard’s Brickyard win means that Brad Keselowski will likely be left in the cold unless he can catch another win.
Running Their Mouth: 2011 Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com
Let this officially be the end of all the talk of Paul Menard, according to detractors, only being in NASCAR on account of his father’s money.
Paul Menard Wins 2011 Brickyard 400
Paul Menard finally fulfilled his father’s dream of 35 years, winning at Indianapolis.
David Ragan Wins the Pole for 2011 Brickyard 400
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – David Ragan was the 44th of 48 cars to take to the track Saturday afternoon (July 30) in qualifying for the Brickyard 400.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Track That Stole NASCAR’s Innocence
Somehow, the fall of the Southern 500 and the ride of the Brickyard 400 manage to encapsulate all that is wrong with today’s NASCAR in one package.
4 Burning Questions: Who Needs to Get It Done, Final Round for the Short Track & Pastrana Arrives
How will Travis Pastrana fare in his Nationwide debut?
Shakedown Session: Montoya, Indy & the Definition of a NASCAR Career
It’s nearly a fail-proof guarantee that Juan Pablo Montoya will dominate the Brickyard 400.