Mirror Driving: Atlanta’s Fan Frenzy, Picking the Chasers & Morgan Shepherd’s Swan Song?
Swapping Atlanta Motor Speedway’s date to Labor Day weekend certainly improved attendance at AMS. But did the quality of racing match the fans’ enthusiasm?
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Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta
The aged surface of Atlanta Motor Speedway offered up multi-groove racing from the drop of the green flag that also yielded some bizarre events, with …
Talking NASCAR TV: Poor Post-Race Aside, ESPN Atlanta Telecasts Show Improvement
Greetings, race fans. Labor Day weekend brought a split weekend schedule. The Cup and Nationwide series both had night races at Atlanta Motor Speedway while …
Kasey Kahne Takes Advantage of the Short Run to Win 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta
New wrinkles in the schedule typically result in teams having to scramble in order to figure out what the right setup is, or how to …
Mirror Driving: Montreal to Cup?, Atlanta Angst & Where Have All the Rookies Gone?
NASCAR’s schedule moves the Atlanta race to Labor Day weekend. Was anything positive accomplished by this move?
From the Track to Your TV: An Inside Look at How ESPN NASCAR Broadcasts Tick
When I took on the NASCAR TV critique column back in January, I went into the season with what amounted to an idea of what …
Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Endures the Montreal Marathon
Hello, race fans. This past weekend was the last off-weekend of the season for the Sprint Cup Series. But, that doesn’t mean that there was …
Carl Edwards Takes Advantage of Marcos Ambrose’s Error to Win in Montreal
On Sunday (Aug. 30), Carl Edwards ran up front for most of the race, running in the top 10 and generally staying out of trouble. …
Mirror Driving: Fuel-Injection Firestorm, Tackling Team Orders & Why Bash Bristol?
Saturday’s race at Bristol featured green-flag passing as well as several on-track run-ins, although many fans still said afterward that the race was boring.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Sharpie 500 at Bristol
The new banking at Bristol, along with the new car, has bred a new form of racing at the old bullring. Single-file bump-and-runs have been …