Voice of Vito: Quantity vs. Quality – Comparing the Nationwide Records of Mark Martin & Kyle Busch
Mark Martin has conceded in recent weeks that Kyle Busch will likely pass him for the Nationwide Series wins record over the next couple of months.
Mark Martin has conceded in recent weeks that Kyle Busch will likely pass him for the Nationwide Series wins record over the next couple of months.
You could make an argument that each of the emerging favorites to contend for this year’s 2011 NASCAR Cup title ran inside the top 10 for most of Sunday.
When the conversation returns to babbling about NASCAR’s new championship system and how it is going to dramatically alter the landscapeโฆ whatโs the point?
A quick look through Bristolโs history shows what kind of men it took to tame the 0.533-mile track, buried in the middle of a mountain range: Champions.
So which NASCAR drivers are sticking in my head to watch moving forward? Three surprises stand out; let’s delve into their seasons and find out why.
While Daytona is an animal of its own, it can also serve as an anomaly to rest of the Sprint Cup season and this past weekend was no different.
As it turned out, wrecks and drafting partnerships defined how the Great American Race was run. But were those circumstances enough to sour NASCAR’s Super Bowl?
Here we are, the day before the Gatorade Duel qualifying races to set the field for the Daytona 500 โ and there is palatable pessimism in the air.
With the dawn of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season just a few weeks away, NASCAR decided to change the rules โ yet again โ at the very last minute.
For the fourth time in less than ten seasons, the format used to decide the champion has changed once more. There were rumblings of something happening regarding the ranking system used throughout last year, expanding the Chase field to 15, more points for winning, a wild card entry (just like the NFL!), among a myriad of other subtle tweaks and changes. So at the 11th hour, in the midst of NASCAR Pre-Season Thunder media tour, NASCAR unveiled their new points system.
This past Sunday brought about a number of final thoughts regarding the final weekend of the 2010 NASCAR season, as well as what 2011 might hold.