Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Kentucky Cup Race Debacle Recap
Kyle Busch let loose on the field most of the night with an old-fashioned butt-whoopin’ at Kentucky.
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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.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma
Short of pit stops cycling through, the lead was not a position Kurt Busch relinquished for long Sunday at Sonoma.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 FedEx 400 at Dover
Even if reported estimates for all three national touring races this weekend were combined, it still wouldn’t be enough to fill the 140,000 seats Dover boasts.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Darlington Race Recap
Regan Smith, driving for an underfunded single-car team based out of Colorado, scored the second big upset win of the season at Darlington.