2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie Report Cards: Economic Woes & Poor Performances Leave Their Mark
Looking back on the 2008 NASCAR season, many fans will notice a lot of similarities between this year and 2007. The most obvious comparison, for …
Cup Series
Bubble Breakdown Review: Yates Racing Biggest Surprise in Avoiding Top-35 Trouble
2008 Bubble Review The 2008 Sprint Cup tour is now officially in the books. And as with all sports, there were many surprises as well …
Happy Hour: The Best 2008 NASCAR Stories That You Will Soon Forget
When a few of the Frontstretch gang get together for Mirror Driving on Monday nights, what happens in that room gets chopped and mangled and …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Not Cale Yarborough vs. Jimmie Johnson, Yarborough & Johnson
Excuses, excuses. Everyone loves a good excuse, and this week, in the wake of Jimmie Johnson’s record-tying third straight Sprint Cup championship, I think I’ve …
Voices From the Heartland: With NASCAR Season Over, I Leave You with a Few Parting Thoughts & Shots
Let’s start with Jimmie Johnson. While I refuse to compare Jimmie to Cale Yarborough, for the two are incomparable, it is at this time that …
Fanning the Flames: Closing the Inbox on the 2008 NASCAR Season
The NASCAR offseason is finally upon us; but as they say, there is no rest for the weary. It’s been a blast talking with so …
Scott Speed Driver Diary: Learning from Jimmie Johnson in 2008 While Looking Forward to 2009
Editor’s Note: This diary is part of a wrap-up series detailing the end of the season for Frontstretch‘s four driver diary participants. Well, the 2008 …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: Get a Head Start on NASCAR 2009 With a 2008 Stats Review
A season of NASCAR fantasy racing has once again come and gone. Jimmie Johnson was the best at the end of the year, and came …
What’s Vexing Vito: Yay! NASCAR Season is Over! I’m Devastated
I’m conflicted. The 2008 NASCAR season is finally over. “Finally” for me has a few different meanings. Mainly, it has been a hectic and exhausting …
Did You Notice? NASCAR Layoffs Still Looming, Testing Hope & Changes at Yates
Did You Notice? A ray of hope in the midst of NASCAR’s testing ban? The logical assumption when the policy was announced was that every …