What’s the Call: Did Aric Almirola Make the Right Career Choice?
Earlier this week, it was announced that Aric Almirola will be headed to Ginn Racing to share a Cup ride with Mark Martin for the rest of 2007 and beyond.
Voices From the Heartland: Rest Easy, Anheuser-Busch – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Did NOT Coronate Budweiser
I don’t believe the separation of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Budweiser should prompt Anheuser-Busch to be searching for a cheap bankruptcy lawyer just yet.
Fanning the Flames: NASCAR Silly Season Could Be Worse – We Could Have Steinbrenner
Remember when Silly Season used to go into full swing around the Charlotte race date in October? These days, it seems it’s going strong by Indy. Yeah, I know I say this every year… but this season truly seems much sillier than last. Or the one before, and the one before that, This year is …
Voice of Vito: Kyle Busch – There’s Nothing More Dangerous Than a Man With Nothing Left to Lose
“You better not try to stand in my way As I’m a walking out the door, Take this job and shove it I ain’t workin’ here no more.” – Chorus to “Take This Job And Shove It” by Johnny Paycheck Those lyrics immediately came to mind when digesting the recent bizarre behavior exhibited by Kyle Busch. …
Mirror Driving: Kasey Kahne Drinking Bud? Chicagoland a Dud? & Ginn Hits the Ground With a Thud
It’s now been six years since Chicagoland hosted its first Nextel Cup race. Are you disappointed in the progress being made as the track has aged?
Top 10 Ways NASCAR Could Make Chicagoland Mildly More Entertaining
8. Hold the race on the Dan Ryan Expressway during regular rush-hour traffic. We’ll see just how brave NASCAR drivers really are!
Thompson in Turn 5: Driver Shopping? Try Clint Bowyer on for Size
Perhaps Clint Bowyer can fill the void that the recent retirements of popular veterans like Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, Mark Martin and Ricky Rudd created.
Full Throttle: Budweiser’s Big Blunder – Why the Driver Makes the Sponsor, Not the Other Way Around
One of the biggest recent driver/sponsor divorces became public knowledge: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Budweiser will end a nine-year marriage following 2007.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
There was at least one driver who didn’t sleep through the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland snooze-fest; that would be Tony Stewart.
Numbers Game: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
$6,056,938 – total purse for the USG Sheetrock 400.
Running Their Mouth: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
Editor’s Note: Each week, we’ll go through all the media reports, interviews, PR and our own stuff to find the best quotes from the Nextel Cup race to capture the story of how the weekend unfolded. It’s the most original commentary you’ll ever find; the truth, coming straight out of the mouths of the drivers, …
Bowles-Eye View: Tony Stewart’s Win, Gibbs’s Momentum Tilting Luck Away From Hendrick
With a little luck, we can help it out. We can make this whole damn thing work out. With a little love, we can lay it down. Can’t you feel the town exploding? There is no end to what we can do together. – Paul McCartney If you’re asked to describe Tony Stewart‘s year in …