Fanning the Flames: Talking Plates, Allmendingers & Last-Lap Dashes Heading Into Talladega
Good questions this week and I’m feeling long-winded, so let’s get to it. Q: We always seem to take it out on the 1.5-mile tracks …
Cup Series
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: Avoiding the Talladega Big One That Destroys Your Team
The Chase heads to one of the big unknowns this weekend with restrictor-plate racing at Talladega. The tight packs that occur on the plate tracks …
Thompson in Turn 5: Paul Menard’s Departure to Yates Leaves DEI in Need of Help
News that driver Paul Menard and his father’s sponsor dollars will soon part ways with Dale Earnhardt Inc. seems to lend credence to the prediction …
Did You Notice? Petty’s Like Waltrip, Drivers Get Paid Too Much & Parity’s Lost
Did You Notice? That the way Kyle Petty’s career is ending is very reminiscent of Darrell Waltrip? Before I covered this sport through TV and print, …
Top 10 Reasons Sponsors & Drivers Are Leaving DEI
10. They are hoping to get in with a good team… like Chip Ganassi or Michael Waltrip Racing. 9. They are tired of all the …
Mirror Driving: Who’s Losing a Date to Kansas, Who’s Already Lost the Chase & Judging Lame Ducks
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2008 Camping World RV 400 at Kansas
As the 2008 postseason rolls on to Talladega, Jimmie Johnson continues to make the playoffs his own private playground. The all-time winningest driver in Chase …
The Yellow Stripe: From Sandstone to Sterling, the Top-10 Trophies in NASCAR
Back home in England, sports trophies in my favorite sport of football (OK, soccer on this side of the pond) are simple awards. They are …
Voice of Vito: Nepotism in Reverse – Kyle Petty’s Days Coming to a Close at Petty Enterprises?
There was a stunning admission made by Patti Petty, wife of NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, reported Sept. 29 in the Winston-Salem Journal. With a few …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not In Sprint Cup: 2008 Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Edition
It was another week, another mechanical problem for Kyle Busch this weekend at Kansas. Busch is going through one of the most surprising slumps in …