5 Points to Ponder: 9 Races Into NASCAR 2019
ONE: NASCAR 2019 = 2-Team Tandem At The Top Forget NASCAR’s Big Three. This year, it’s the Big Two (owners, that is) leading the way …
5 Points To Ponder
5 Points to Ponder: WANTED: Young Guns Victories
The Young Guns Need Some Wins After a day that started from the pole, 38 laps led and a good deal of optimism, Sunday’s Bristol …
5 Points To Ponder: Martinsville Madness
Martinsville Madness In the interests of full disclosure, there isn’t a track I enjoy more than the iconic Martinsville Speedway. For each of the last …
5 Points to Ponder: The Thief of Joy
One: 199 Not Out On September 4, 2005, Kyle Busch won his first ever Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in the Sony HD 500 …
5 Points to Ponder: Penske Acing NASCAR’s Season-Long Experiment
Everything is Different, But Not in the Same Way Remember back to your high school science class (or college courses, if you majored in something …
5 Points to Ponder: Rolling the Las Vegas Dice
A Crucial Race There is an argument to be made that this Sunday’s 400-miler at Las Vegas Motor Speedway might just be one of the …
5 Points to Ponder: The Daytona 500 Will Look Nothing Like the Clash
One: The Clash Is Not The 500 This one may seem a bit obvious, but before we storm the NASCAR Bastille, take a minute to …
5 Points to Ponder: Mark Martin Was Right All Along
ONE: The Champion Turns out Mark Martin was right after all. Joey Logano really is the best thing since sliced bread. The 28-year-old Team Penske …
5 Points to Ponder: Time to Crown a Champ, Plus Elliott Sadler’s Last Hurrah
ONE: Championship Weekend So, this is it, then. One more race for all the marbles. 267 laps and 400 miles on the progressive banking of …
5 Points to Ponder: Cousin Carl’s Return & Trevor Bayne’s Last Hurrah
ONE: Two Into Six Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick have already booked their spots in the Championship 4 and will race for the Monster Energy …