There was plenty of chatter in the week leading up to Martinsville that even though the No. 11 and the No. 29 teams were mathematically close to the No. 48 in points, the season was already careening inevitably to a fifth straight Jimmie Johnson title triumph
Our experts have pored over data and have their picks in order, hoping their crystal ball will help you find answers on J.J. and the rest of NASCAR’s Chasers.
With the field set, you can guarantee that a quick glance at the Jayski article/links page will show 99.9% of stories are all about the hallowed NASCAR playoff format.
With the NASCAR season two-thirds of the way gone, we’re grading all the drivers and teams once again on their performance so far in 2010.
With the NASCAR season two-thirds of the way gone, we’re grading all the drivers and teams once again on their performance so far in 2010.
Danny Peters and Tom Bowles hand out their second set of grades – two-thirds of the way through the season – to the race teams.
I have to feel that NASCAR is considering expanding the remit of the Chase – possibly to as many as 12 or 15 races.
Richard Childress, NASCAR team owner, pointed out, “Somebody’s got to beat Jimmie [Johnson] this year, and it might as well be RCR.”
When NASCAR’s head honcho Brian France announced there would be “impactful” changes to the 2011 Cup schedule, I permitted myself to get excited.
Elliott Sadler had the very definition of a hero-to-zero weekend.