Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Are the Pettys & Woods On Their Last Legs?
“Back in the day,” both the Petty Engineering and Wood Brothers race teams combined to be the top dogs in Cup racing. In the early …
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Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Debunking NASCAR’s Theory of Green-Flag Passes for the Lead
NASCAR is doing a full-court press right now trying to convince fans and even us cynical media types that the racing with the new car …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Nip It in the Bud, NASCAR
In the minds of some of the media and some fans, accusations that Michael Waltrip purloined some proprietary auto parts from Jack Roush’s NASCAR teams …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: 2008 NASCAR Questions & Surprises
Only five races into the 2008 Cup season, it’s still premature to draw too many conclusions as to how various drivers and teams will fare this year. Things could change radically in the next five events and, like those disclaimers concerning mutual funds state, past performance is no guarantee of future success. But what is inarguable at this juncture of the season is that with the Cup Series taking the Easter weekend off, there just isn’t much to write about. So, let’s take a look back at some of the questions we had heading into 2008, and see whether they’ve been answered yet; and while we’re at it, check out what surprises have popped up along the way.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Judging NASCAR’s CoT 1 Year Later
It’s hard to believe an entire year has passed since the first Car of Tomorrow race was staged at Bristol last year. (Some might say …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Bruton Smith & Your Cheating Heart
You have to love the way Bruton Smith and SMI operate. After his savage late-race wreck at Vegas, Jeff Gordon called out track owner Bruton …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: What is Right with NASCAR Racing
More than occasionally, I am chided by readers for being too negative about the sport I cover. I am labeled a prophet of gloom and …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Toyota’s Here… & There Goes the Neighborhood
Another non-native species has become part of NASCAR’s culture over the past five years, threatening to eradicate all competing against it – and that’s Toyota.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: So Begins NASCAR’s Task
The NASCAR Cup circuit spends nearly two weeks at Daytona each February. The 500 and the preliminary events leading up to the big race generate …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Everyone’s Opinion Matters in NASCAR
Somewhere in the hurricane of publicity surrounding Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s move to Rick Hendrick’s organization over NASCAR’s offseason, some comments made by Brian France about …