MPM2Nite: An Open Letter to NASCAR Track Owners
NASCAR races pour revenue into a community year after year. If roads need to be widened, widen them. If turn lanes need to be added, add them.
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Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Firecracker 400 at Daytona Race Recap
David Ragan, with an essential assist from teammate Matt Kenseth, got some sweet redemption after his miscue shifting lanes in the Daytona 500.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Michigan Spring Race Recap
Denny Hamlin emerged first from the pits on the final caution and held off a determined Matt Kenseth for the final five laps at Michigan.
MPM2Nite: Time for the Pocono Twin-200s?
Imagine taking Pocono’s two traditional 500-mile races and turning them into a pair of two 200-mile races run on the same day.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Pocono Spring Race Recap
Champagne showered down on Jeff Gordon at Pocono, marking his second Cup victory of 2011 and the first multi-win season in four years for the Rainbow Warrior.”
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Kansas Spring Race Recap
Brad Keselowski milked 57 laps out of a tank of fuel to win the Kansas race on fuel mileage.
MPM2Nite: 33 & a Third
Traditionally I’ve always divided the (way too long) NASCAR Cup season into esters.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 World 600 Race Recap
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas exiting the fourth corner on the final lap, allowing Kevin Harvick to claim his third win of the season in the World 600.
MPM2Nite: Why the World 600 Still Matters
The World 600 is special and it deserves its epic length even if each lap isn’t fraught with action.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 NASCAR All-Star Race Recap
Carl Edwards’s crew got him off pit road first after the final mandatory four-tire stop. The No. 99 cruised to a NASCAR All-Star Race win from there.