Race Trax: 2006 Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix
The Checker Auto Parts 500 is the 35th race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule. PIR has hosted the Nextel Cup Series since 1988.
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Scanner Static: Did Kevin Harvick Deserve a Pat on or a Shove in the Back?
Q: Why does everyone talk about Robby Gordon being a bad driver or Jimmie Johnson being dangerous when Kevin Harvick still has a ride? He …
Voices From the Heartland: Kevin Harvick Aces Crucial Test
People have been waiting for it all year. The non-Harvick fans, the media, even the Childress camp wondered if and when it would happen. When …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2006 Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix Edition
With no one is technically eliminated from the Nextel Cup title chase, they come to Phoenix for the Checker Auto Parts 500.
Top 10 Excuses Given by Craig Curione for Knocking Kevin & DeLana Harvick to the Ground
10. “So, we were walking right by the No. 7 hauler when suddenly, a large piece of something black and round comes flying through the air outta nowhere! I was just trying to protect Mr. Harvick and his wife.”
Mirror Driving: Toyota Already Underachieving in 2006?
Team Red Bull has had an auspicious debut, failing to qualify for any of the races it’s entered this season. Is this a true indicator that Toyota has a lot of homework to do, or is it hard to tell anything because they’re using Dodges?
Becca’s Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2006 Dickies 500 at Texas
According to Tony Stewart, his Dickies 500 Texas win was particularly sweet because, “I finally won at a track that Jeff Gordon hasn’t won at.”
Thompson in Turn 5: NASCAR’s Chase – No Changes Needed
Speculation on what changes NASCAR Chairman Brian France and his NASCAR “braintrust” will decide to make in the Chase to the Nextel Cup for the …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2006 Dickies 500 at Texas
Sunday’s Dickies 500 blew through the 2006 Chase standings like a Texas tornado; when the dust settled, no position in the top 10 went unchanged. …
That’s History: Terry Labonte Time in a Bottle
Time flies inexplicably past us. I wrote this article in July 2004, when it appeared that Terry Labonte was eyeing retirement.