Friday Faceoff: Cheap Championships, Driver Disappointments & Joe’s Woes
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Professor of Speed: Where Have All the NASCAR Legends Gone?
So I’m in the checkout line at my local grocery store. It’s the day before a major national holiday and the place is teeming with …
Professor of Speed: The Twists & Turns of Brain Trauma – Why NASCAR Should Pay Attention
Once again, the National Football League is taking competitor safety to a new level of national attention, and it seems like a suitable issue for …
Professor of Speed: An Executive Order on NASCAR Drivers
President Obama’s statement last week declaring Jimmie Johnson to be “the Michael Jordan of NASCAR” got me to wondering: are there no other stock car …
2014 Sprint Cup Predictions: Our Staff Tells All
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NASCAR 2014 Season Preview: Nationwide & Trucks Attendance & Ratings
New playoff system. New qualifying procedure. New attitude. As NASCAR heads towards Daytona in 2014, all around the sport are focused on the positive, looking …
NASCAR 2014 Season Preview: The Rookie of the Year Battle
New playoff system. New qualifying procedure. New attitude. As NASCAR heads towards Daytona in 2014, all around the sport are focused on the positive, looking …
Side By Side: Should The No. 20 Penalty Be Reduced?
There’s no reason why NASCAR should lessen the penalties leveled against Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing following their victory at Kansas last month. The No. 20 Husky Tools Toyota dominated the STP 400, leading 163 of the 267 laps (that’s 61% of the event) before being caught during post-race inspection with an illegal engine. Even though the infraction seemed minor–a connecting rod that was about three grams lighter than allowed by the NASCAR rulebook–penalties assessed to Kenseth and Gibbs were major.