Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2010 Martinsville Fall Race Recap
After the two of them were running side-by-side for a dozen laps at Martinsville, Denny Hamlin finally passed Kevin Harvick for the lead on lap 471.
After the two of them were running side-by-side for a dozen laps at Martinsville, Denny Hamlin finally passed Kevin Harvick for the lead on lap 471.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – “Every man for himself” may have been the rule of the day at Martinsville. But under this reign, Jimmie Johnson fell short for once.
For the first time since Watkins Glen, Robby Gordon’s No. 7 is off the bubble but by no means out of danger.
FACT – Frustrations at Martinsville were a result of the upcoming race at Talladega.
Welcome to Running Their Mouth! Each week, we’ll go through media reports, interviews, PR and all of our own stuff to find the best quotes from the Sprint Cup race, capturing the story of how the weekend unfolded. It’s the most original commentary you’ll ever find: the truth, coming straight out of the mouths of the drivers, crew members and car owners themselves. This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Taking the lead with 29 laps to go, Denny Hamlin scored his seventh victory of the year – a career high – and his fourth at Martinsville.
It was Martinsville, so almost nobody goes home with a clean racecar, but Kurt Busch drove like the Kurt Busch of his truck days for a lap or so on Sunday.
After 47 cars made qualifying runs around the half-mile speedway, Denny Hamlin was the once celebrating with the Coors Light Pole Award, his second of the year.
I’ve mentioned the late Tommy Thompson and the Motor City 250 NASCAR Grand National event at the Detroit Fairgrounds in 1951 before in this column.
“The house of cards is finally falling for George Gillett’s Richard Petty Motorsports.” These words, written by FOX Sports’ Lee Spencer, are NASCAR’s big story.