Numbers Game: 2009 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
9 – number of times winner Stewart led the Coke Zero 400 Saturday night.
Cup Series
Bowles-Eye View: 2 Scary Wrecks, 1 Busch-League Maneuver & a Lesson in Handling Adversity
Two restrictor-plate races, two last-lap finishes and two frightening crashes. We’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly the last time out at both …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 Firecracker 400 at Daytona Race Recap
Kyle Busch tried blocking Tony Stewart once too often on the final lap. Stewart took the win while Busch took a savage ride into the wall and through the pack.
5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Edition
Saturday night’s (July 4) thriller under the lights in Daytona proved that the devastation in Talladega was no isolated incident.
Bubble Breakdown: Part-Time Schedule Yielding Big-Time Results for Furniture Row Racing
Rain washed out qualifying for Daytona last Friday, meaning the field was set by owner points. This was not good news for our bubble drivers, …
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Rookies Run Well, But Only Marcos Ambrose Sealed the Deal in Daytona
Joey Logano Start: 21st; Finish: 19th Summary: The leading Rookie of the Year candidate came into Independence Day weekend riding high on momentum after capturing …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Tony Stewart‘s pit crew: Smoke came down pit road seven times at Daytona and on each and every …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Greatness is Made of Many Things
The 25 finalists for five spots in the inaugural calls in the NASCAR Hall of Fame were released this week and I don’t envy anyone …
Happy Hour: NASCAR Consistency Still Rules Over Wins, Especially in 2009
Despite that most general managers in the NFL know never to let the fans or media pick their quarterback (which can be a flawed tenet …
Jeremy Mayfield Injunction a No-Win Situation for NASCAR Racing, Drug Testing
Guess who’s coming to Daytona? That’d be none other than formerly-suspended Jeremy Mayfield. With high-powered attorney Bill Diehl backing him up, Mayfield was granted a …