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.
Cup Series
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 …
Thompson in Turn 5: Double-File Restarts Are a Big Hit – Now Let the Kids in for Free
It has been almost one month since NASCAR revamped its restart procedure at Pocono Raceway, a decision that most agree has served to add at …
Fanning the Flames: The Hall of Fame, the Chase & Jeremy Mayfield’s Big Win
I was just putting the finishing touches on this column when word came to me that Jeremy Mayfield’s indefinite suspension had been lifted by U.S. …
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Red, White & Checkers at Daytona
It’s Independence Day weekend! As millions of Americans across the country will be celebrating that hallowed day back in 1776 when our Founding Fathers led …