Did You Notice? Fixing the Points… Already, Daytona Means No Chase & Stewart’s Shocking Defeat
Did You Notice? The man making all the wrong moves down the stretch at Daytona was Tony Stewart?
Cup Series
Voice of Vito: Throwback or Throw Up? NASCAR Plate Racing Realities Going Forward
As it turned out, wrecks and drafting partnerships defined how the Great American Race was run. But were those circumstances enough to sour NASCAR’s Super Bowl?
Mirror Driving: Tire Talk, Daytona’s Feel-Good Stories & Nati-sui-cide
The 2011 season started with a number of feel-good storylines in Daytona. Name one that will carry forward from here on out.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 Daytona 500
Not since Jamie McMurray won his second race at Charlotte has someone won in their Cup career as quickly as Trevor Bayne did in taking the Daytona 500.
Top 10 Ways Trevor Bayne’s Life Will Change This Week
10. With the change of NASCAR’s dress code for the garage area, the scenery around his stall and pits should be a heck of a lot nicer.
Full Throttle: 2011 Daytona 500 Number Overload
Whether you’re a casual fan, hardcore race nut or nuclear physicist, there were more numbers to crunch from Daytona 2011 than there have been for years.
5 Points to Ponder: Pit Problems, Waltrip Must Go & Ethics Run Amok?
Michael Waltrip pulled into Daytona with three rides and a new NAPA commercial starring himself more than Martin Truex Jr., who actually wheels their car.
Who’s Hot/Not in NASCAR: 2011 Daytona 500 Edition
Unpredictable. That sums up Daytona weekend, from the photo finishes in the Truck and Nationwide series races to Trevor Bayne scoring his first NASCAR victory.
The Yellow Stripe: Crime Scene Investigation – Denny Hamlin Looking to Bury Phoenix Hatchet
Ironically, given the disaster that befell Denny Hamlin at the end of the 2010 season at Phoenix, he’ll probably be pleased to exit the high banks of Daytona.
No Bull: Trevor Bayne’s Win Was Big for NASCAR… Now What?
Since Trevor Bayne’s dream is our reality, let’s hold off on calling him the next NASCAR superstar.