Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Talladega Fall Race Recap
Well NASCAR’s plans to break up the tandem racing with a larger restrictor plate and lower pressure cooling systems didn’t work too well, did it?
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Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Charlotte Fall Race Recap
Thank God for the SAFER barriers and the HANS device. Jimmie Johnson’s wreck looked horribly similar to a certain last-lap wreck in the 2001 Daytona 500.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Kansas Fall Race Recap
Jimmie Johnson easily aced Kasey Kahne on the green-white-checkered restart to score the win.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Dover Fall Race Recap
Did the Chase just ruin the finish of another race? I’m left wondering if Jimmie Johnson gave it all he had on that final restart.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 New Hampshire Fall Race Recap
With two laps to go Clint Bowyer ran out of fuel, handing the lead and the win to Tony Stewart.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 GEICO 400 at Chicagoland
Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson battled until the crew chiefs screamed, “Save fuel!” and everyone ran like a cop was pointing a radar gun.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond
Kevin Harvick held off an assault by Cheez-It Crackers (err, Carl Edwards) to win one of the most bizarre short-track races in recent memory.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Advocare 500 at Atlanta
Old mentor teaches former student a thing or two, the last twist in one of the more action-packed races held on a 1.5-mile oval in recent memory.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol
Where is the old Bristol, Bruton, and what the hell can you do to bring it back before people stop coming?
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan
When all was said and done at Michigan, GM, Dodge and Ford all had to suck it up as Toyota dealt them a blow to the solar plexus in their hometown.