2007 Daytona 500 Blog Notes
Editor’s Note: Beginning today, Matt McLaughlin will be keeping a running blog of his opinion on the major NASCAR happenings of the week. We hope …
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Holding a Pretty Wheel: Before It’s Too Late for NASCAR
It’s a lot like the first day of school. You believe in possibilities; it’s a brand-new year and anything can happen. And, poised to start …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR on the Right Track With Penalties
Penalties, penalties everywhere at Daytona. NASCAR handed down a total of five of them on Tuesday and Wednesday, the most severe coming late Wednesday afternoon …
Scanner Static: Is There a Crew Chief in the House at Daytona?
Happy Daytona Speedweeks, folks! It’s been a wild one so far and they haven’t even dropped the green on the Gatorade Duels. Manifolds, wheel-well vents, …
Matt McLaughlin’s 2007 Daytona 500 Driver Handicaps
Jimmie Johnson won last year’s Daytona 500 and his 32nd-place result in last year’s Firecracker 400 ended a streak of five top-six finishes at Daytona.
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 Daytona 500 Edition
Daytona has become more of a handling track than that other restrictor-plate track on the schedule, Talladega.
Mirror Driving: Does Daytona 500 Qualifying Mean ANYTHING?
The top qualifiers for the Daytona 500 had zero top-10 finishes in 2006. Is the strength of teams like Robert Yates Racing and Chip Ganassi a good sign?
Racing at the Beach: Tragedy, Triumph & New Faces at Daytona, 2001-06
The 2000 edition of the Great American Race wasn’t very good, but come 2001 NASCAR thought they’d developed a solution to ensure good racing at Daytona.
Daytona Speedweeks: The End of Winter
Daytona Speedweeks arrives every year with a roar. Unlike the beginning of any other pro sports, NASCAR does not start a season at a slow, …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: Pre-2007 Daytona 500 Edition
This week at Daytona kicks off a brand new season for the Nextel Cup Series. For all the drivers and teams, points reset at zero …