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Thompson in Turn 5: Robby Gordon’s Sponsorship Woes Signal the End of the “Real” Owner/Driver

August 3, 2022November 18, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

It appears Robby Gordon’s five-year battle to be a competitive full-time Sprint Cup owner/driver is about to come to an end.

Categories Cup Series, Thompson in Turn 5, Tommy Thompson

Did You Notice? Big Brother Gets to Keselowski, Marlin’s “Sterling” Career & No Championship Talk (Promise!)

August 3, 2022November 17, 2009 by Tom Bowles

Did You Notice? How NASCAR called Brad Keselowski into the NASCAR hauler while Denny Hamlin was the one who claimed he’d be retaliating?

Categories Cup Series, Did You Notice?, Tom Bowles, Xfinity

Top 10 Reasons Jimmie Johnson Might Not Win the Chase, Redux

August 3, 2022November 17, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

10. Other drivers hire Tonya Harding to give Jimmie Johnson a good “knee whacking.” (But this year, they whack both knees and an elbow, too!)

Categories Cup Series, Jeff Meyer, Top Ten

Mirror Driving: Judging History… for Hornaday?, McGrew’s McMess & Fixing Feuds

August 3, 2022November 17, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Ron Hornaday became the oldest champion in NASCAR’s top-three series. Are those efforts enough to make him a “lock” for the NASCAR Hall of Fame?

Categories Amy Henderson, Beth Lunkenheimer, Cup Series, Jeff Meyer, Matt Taliaferro, Mirror Driving, Phil Allaway, Truck Series, Vito Pugliese

Voice of Vito: Jimmie Johnson Continuing to Dominate in Spite of a Dreaded Disease

August 3, 2022November 17, 2009 by Vito Pugliese

With Jimmie Johnson on the brink of winning his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship, one thing stands out: Nobody really cares.

Categories Cup Series, Vito Pugliese, Voice Of Vito

Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix

August 3, 2022November 17, 2009 by Mike Neff

As the season winds down to its final weekend, Jimmie Johnson’s firm grip atop our poll mirrors his 108-point lead in the Sprint Cup standings.

Categories Bryan Davis Keith, Cup Series, Doug Turnbull, Kevin Birge, Kurt Smith, Matt Taliaferro, Mike Neff, Phil Allaway, Power Rankings, Tom Bowles, Tony Lumbis, Vito Pugliese

Full Throttle: Another Link to the Past Looking to Hang Up the Helmet

August 3, 2022November 17, 2009 by Mike Neff

Sterling Marlin was asked if he’s going to miss racing. “Yeah, in some ways. But in some ways I’ll kinda be glad when it’s over.”

Categories Cup Series, Full Throttle, Mike Neff

The Yellow Stripe: Is Jeff Gordon’s Drive for 5 Permanently Stalled?

August 3, 2022November 16, 2009 by Danny Peters

if you’ll forgive the crass reference, Jeff Gordon’s “Drive for Five” has very much “short-circuited” all over again.

Categories Cup Series, Danny Peters, The Yellow Stripe

Talking NASCAR TV: The Championship is a Big Story – But Not THAT Big

August 3, 2022November 16, 2009 by Phil Allaway

Two weeks ago, I mentioned that I was going to give a short review of NASCAR Performance.

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Phil Allaway, Truck Series, Xfinity

Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix Edition

August 3, 2022November 16, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

His stats are good enough, but Mark Martin could not muster enough strength to mount a challenge to Jimmie Johnson in Phoenix.

Categories Cup Series, Doug Turnbull, Who's Hot / Who's Not, Xfinity
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