Dropping The Hammer: Chase Elliott & Bubba Wallace, the Faces of NASCAR
You don’t need me to tell you this, but Chase Elliott is kind of a big deal within NASCAR. We are currently nine months into …
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Dropping the Hammer: The Next Gen Car vs. the Internet
On Monday morning (July 19), NASCAR alerted media members about the state of the Next Gen car. Following a review of data from a June …
Dropping the Hammer: Appreciating the Reliability of Kurt Busch
The more NASCAR has changed over the last 20 years, the more Kurt Busch has adapted and found ways to win. A new points format? …
Dropping the Hammer: Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Catch-22
I hold these three truths to be self-evident. (It’s still 4th of July week, cut me some slack). First, Atlanta Motor Speedway should have been …
Dropping the Hammer: Road America’s 65-Year Cup Series Drought Ends
After decades of waiting, Road America’s time has arrived. The four-mile road course in Elkhart Lake, Wis., will finally be graced by the presence of …
Dropping the Hammer: The 100(ish) Xfinity Bows of Kyle Busch
Not taking into account what could happen next month at Road America and Atlanta Motor Speedway, one thing is finally clear: The NASCAR Xfinity Series’ …
NASCAR and #BlackLivesMatter, 1 Year Later: Part 1
“I still contend that our nation’s summers of riots are caused by our nation’s winters of delay.” — Martin Luther King Jr., 1968 During June …
Dropping the Hammer: Ross Chastain on Smashing Watermelons, Breaking Bad Habits
No one was more surprised to run in the top five on a road course in the middle of a downpour, let alone finish there, …
Dropping the Hammer: We’re Talking About Practice, Man
Brace yourself. For a limited summer engagement, things are going back to “normal” in NASCAR land. In a confluence of events — the rapid lifting …
Dropping the Hammer: Consistency About to Get Harder for Denny Hamlin
For all intents and purposes, Denny Hamlin had a quiet Sunday (May 9) at Darlington Raceway. But it wasn’t a bad day, at least from …