Jimmie Johnson Wins 2009 Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500k at Phoenix
One week after wrecking in Texas, points leader Jimmie Johnson set out to prove the No. 48 team deserves a record-setting fourth straight title.
Cup Series
The Big 6: Questions Answered 2009 Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix
Sure, I called him to win this week, but hey, I was close! Jeff Burton finished a solid and hard-raced second at Phoenix, his best run of the year.
Happy Hour: Danica Hype a Symbol of Where It’s at Today
With Danica Patrick likely to race in the Nationwide Series with JR Motorsports next season, NASCAR can partially exhale.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Racin’, the Dumb & the Just Flat Ugly: Where Do On-Track Incidents Rate?
What makes something a “racing incident” instead of over-aggression or a flat-out lapse of judgment on a driver’s part?
Scott Speed Driver Diary: Finishing Strong, Then Off to Europe… With Kyle Busch?
The race at Texas this past week was definitely a sign of how much better we are getting. It wasn’t a spectacular finish, but we’ll …
Fanning the Flames: NASCAR Crew Chief Carousel & Other Assorted Oddities
I hear all the time that many of the races on the NASCAR Cup circuit need to be shorter. Well, you get your wish this weekend.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: NASCAR Racing Against the Media-ocrity
To put it politely, NASCAR Cup racing in 2009 hasn’t been very good.
Voices From the Heartland: Even the “Rosetta Stone” Couldn’t Help You Understand Brian France!
When it comes to the ramblings of Brian France, even the makers of Rosetta Stone would throw up their hands and declare it some sort of “Crackerbonics.”
Thompson in Turn 5: Jimmie Johnson’s Garage Leadership Misinterpreted by the Media
There was no shortage of accolades being heaped on the crew of Jimmie Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 by the ABC broadcast crew.
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Watering Your Fantasy Seeds in the Phoenix Desert
Phoenix represents the closest thing remaining on the schedule to a short-track race, meaning that beating and banging will be seen once again.