Voice of Vito: The Curious Case of Helio Castroneves, David Reutimann & Jenson Button
With the running of the 50th Coca-Cola 600, the biggest weekend of racing has mercifully come to an end… finally. And with Monday’s running of …
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Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Coca-Cola 600
While racing was supposed to be the focus at Charlotte, rain wound up being the headline. Since the Coca-Cola 600 was called short due to …
Full Throttle: Good Strategy vs. Dumb Luck
There is good strategy and then there’s dumb luck. There are many aspects to winning auto races. The driver has to be on point and …
Running Their Mouth: 2009 Coca-Cola 600
This week, here’s a peek at what the drivers were thinking following the rain shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 World 600 at Charlotte
The Key Moment: David Reutimann stayed out when a caution flew for rain. The precipitation never stopped and Reutimann reigned at Charlotte. In a Nutshell: …
Fan’s View: NASCAR’s Memorial Day Tribute – Racing With the Red, White & Blue
It happens at the beginning of almost every NASCAR race; the Star-Spangled Banner ends to a rousing round of applause from the stands, closely followed …
Talking NASCAR TV: Impartiality Needs to Be Worked on Across All Fronts
Hello, race fans. The Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the busiest racing weekend of the year. In addition to the NASCAR Cup Series’ Coca-Cola 600, …
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Joey Logano Earns 3rd Top-10 Finish at the “Lake at Lowe’s”
Joey Logano Start: 14th; Finish: 9th Summary: Logano rolled off the starting grid in the 14th position when the green flag finally waved for the Coca-Cola …
Bubble Breakdown: Rain Plays Into the Hands of Robby Gordon While Scott Riggs Rains on Baldwin’s Parade
Well the 24 Hours of Charlotte finally came to an end late Monday afternoon and the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600 was dominated by …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte
David Reutimann won Monday’s Coke 600, despite scratching up the right side of the No. 00 Aaron’s Toyota. Crew chief Rodney Childers’s call for the ‘Franchise’ to stay out instead of pitting before the race’s final caution flag put the Michael Waltrip Racing driver in the lead ahead of Ryan Newman, Robby Gordon and Carl Edwards. The crew chiefs of all of these entries deserve three thumbs up for playing the Mother Nature card and snagging top-five finishes.