Thompson in Turn 5: The Jury Is Still out on Scott Speed, AJ Allmendinger Swap
When in the fall of last season it was announced by Red Bull Racing that it had relieved AJ Allmendinger of his duties behind the …
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Thompson in Turn 5: Time Is Ticking for Tony Eury Jr.
Rumor and speculation continues to circulate in the NASCAR community this week that Tony Eury Jr., crew chief of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet …
Thompson in Turn 5: 1 More Season With Mark Martin Is a Good Thing
Yesterday’s news that popular veteran Mark Martin has agreed to compete full-time at least through 2010 in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet – instead …
Thompson in Turn 5: Kurt Busch, Welcome Back
Largely lost in the hubbub surrounding Sunday’s action-packed contest at Talladega Superspeedway that culminated with a spectacular crash, a win by a part-time Sprint Cup …
Thompson in Turn 5: Ratings May Have Been Down, but PIR Left Little to Complain About
In most ways, Saturday’s running of the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix was counter to most of the more popular criticisms routinely leveled at NASCAR.
Thompson in Turn 5: Jeff Gordon a Legend Amongst Us
Jeff Gordon’s win at Texas Motor Speedway was, without question, a long anticipated victory for the four-time NASCAR champion. The career wins leader amongst active …
Thompson in Turn 5: Old Controversies, the No. 8 & Aric Almirola are Shelved
On Wednesday, it was reported that the No. 8 Chevrolet team of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will be scuttled immediately, removing themselves off the entry list …
Thompson in Turn 5: Potential Loss of GM & Dodge Will Force NASCAR to Make Difficult Decisions
The drumbeat to the demise of American automakers General Motors and Chrysler is becoming increasingly louder in recent days, as both manufacturers appear certain to …
Thompson in Turn 5: Clint Bowyer Still Flying Under the Radar
Clint Bowyer, the pride of Emporia, Kan., was on virtually nobody’s preseason list of “drivers most likely to win the 2009 Sprint Cup championship.” But …
Thompson in Turn 5: You Can Bet on Bristol Being as Good as Ever
Though it is fair to debate whether or not it is wise for the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule to have a bye week only four …