5 Points to Ponder: Empty Seats & No Bump & Run? Are We in Bristol Anymore?
Estimates that 120,000 fans were in the stands at Bristol Motor Speedway this past Sunday (March 20) were gross exaggerations.
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5 Points to Ponder Special: Jennifer Jo Cobb & the Bristol Nationwide Race
Not only did Jennifer Jo Cobb walk away, but her crew, her crew chief and her PR representative all left the team as well at Bristol.
5 Points to Ponder: Underdog Encores for Brian & Kenny? & Why Bristol Holds the Key to 2011
Bristol needs to deliver as it has before. Close racing, bent-up sheetmetal and a feud that will simmer until Fontana are all “must haves” on Sunday.
5 Points to Ponder SPECIAL EDITION: 2011 Too Tough to Tame 200 at Darlington
Darlington Raceway, who now is several years off a repave, is starting to show her old face again.
5 Points to Ponder: Keselowski Crawling, Rising Ratings & Judging Martin’s Win Total
Brad Keselowski is now in a marquee ride and no longer has the rookie stripe to point to as justification for struggling in the Cup ranks.
5 Points to Ponder: Angry Brian Vickers & ESPN Wasn’t Joking Around, Either
Based on replays, there is little, if any, evidence to justify the type of anger that Brian Vickers unleashed towards Matt Kenseth in his post-wreck remarks.
5 Points to Ponder: Pit Problems, Waltrip Must Go & Ethics Run Amok?
Michael Waltrip pulled into Daytona with three rides and a new NAPA commercial starring himself more than Martin Truex Jr., who actually wheels their car.
5 Points to Ponder: Where Have All the Cars Gone? & Denny Hamlin Slowing?
Call it making a mountain out of a molehill, but two mistakes have already cost Denny Hamlin a shot at a win and nearly destroyed a Daytona 500 racecar.
5 Points to Ponder: Gordon Regroups, 2’s Trouble for Penske, Red Bull & Nationwide’s Winless Champ?
The elder Busch has found a way, year after year, regardless of the mess that Penske may be in to get the job done.
5 Points to Ponder: Have At It, Boys… NASCAR Certainly Did
In January, NASCAR’s Vice President of Competition, Robin Pemberton, uttered what would become one of the most quoted phrases of the year.