Fresh off a performance at Martinsville in the spring that landed him a grandfather clock, I penned a column that Denny Hamlin had effectively ended his year.
Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 was an absolute barnstormer of a NASCAR race – an instant classic – some of the best competition we’ve had all year, without question.
Talladega is the race that changes everything,” or so we’ve been told. Yet, nothing happened.
There was plenty of chatter in the week leading up to Martinsville that even though the No. 11 and the No. 29 teams were mathematically close to the No. 48 in points, the season was already careening inevitably to a fifth straight Jimmie Johnson title triumph
Clint Bowyer’s been there, done that. Back in 2007, the one-time Cinderella scored his first career win at NHMS. Yet, by Charlotte, the slipper had cracked.
What I do doubt is Hendrick Motorsports’ ability to have four cars running as strong as their equipment would indicate they should.
Sunday’s 500-miler at Atlanta Motor Speedway provided both Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart with the respective watershed moments of their 2010 seasons.
Boris Said, if nothing else, seemed exasperated after scoring his first NASCAR victory since 1998. It’s hard to blame him.
Life is good for Kyle Busch right now. Leaving Bristol, he became the first driver to win all three national touring series races in the same weekend.
Most importantly, Mark Martin’s ace in the hole from last season is gone.