5 Points to Ponder: Sponsor Handshakes, the Ford vs. Edwards Battle & a Fond Farewell
TWO: Is Ford’s Overwhelming Bid to Keep Edwards the Right Move?
By Bryan Davis Keith
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2011 Kroger 200 at IRP
Despite a few late-race yellows, the majority of Saturday’s Kroger 200 was the cleanest seen on the bullring in Clermont, Ind. in some time.
5 Points to Ponder: An Idiot Pastor, a Stuntman & NASCAR Fans Who Won’t Be There
A pastor’s attempt at humor didn’t do NASCAR any favors, even with 18,000 fans screaming their approval from the grandstands in Music City Saturday night.
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2011 Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville
Carl Edwards rebounded from a mid-race pit road speeding penalty to score his fifth win of the 2011 Nationwide Series season at Nashville.
Carl Edwards, ESPN Wavering in Face of Changing Nationwide Series
ESPN demonstrated some (albeit minor) improvement in their broadcast of the 200-miler from Loudon this past Saturday (July 16).
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon
Ryan Newman managed to clear Clint Bowyer on fresher tires following a lap 229 restart and never looked back, scoring his third career victory at Loudon.
Bubble Breakdown: Status Quo Maintained at Loudon
With positions 31-34 in the owner points all but stagnant, the three-way battle for the last locked-in spot in the Cup field took a number of turns at Loudon.
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2011 New England 200 at Loudon
It wasn’t in dominating form, but Kyle Busch was there when it counted at Loudon.
5 Points to Ponder: Kyle Busch’s Next Step, Monopolies & Cashing in on a Crisis
Winning at Kentucky put Kyle Busch in some elite company.
Bubble Breakdown: Hendrick Equipment, Former Proteges Best in Kentucky
With Hendrick horsepower under the hood, Landon Cassill was the frontrunner of the bubble drivers for the entire 400 miles at Kentucky.
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2011 Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky
The latest fuel-mileage chapter of NASCAR racing 2011 was written on Friday night in Kentucky, with Brad Keselowski emerging the victor of a cat-and-mouse duel.
With Lucas Oil Raceway Gone in 2012, Replacing Montreal of Key Importance
In this column, I penned all the reasons I could think of that moving the Nationwide Series race at Lucas Oil Raceway was an asinine decision.