5 Points to Ponder: Gauging Keselowski, Earnhardt Momentum Post-Kansas
Few drivers have announced themselves on the Cup circuit with quite the clamor that surrounded the third-generation racer Brad Keselowski.
By Danny Peters
The Yellow Stripe: Dale Earnhardt Jr., What a Difference a Year Makes
For Dale Earnhardt Jr., the race would not end in raucous champagne celebrations in victory lane, rather crushing disappointment of being so close and yet so far.
The Yellow Stripe: The Greatest Day in the Annual Racing Calendar
The Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, the Indy 500 and lastly the Coca-Cola 600 all in one glorious day of racing.
The Yellow Stripe: NASCAR’s Most Pointless Vote in the History of Secret Ballots… but Does It Matter?
One small tweak the telecommunications company implemented was adding a Fan Vote component to the NASCAR All-Star Race.
The Yellow Stripe: Who Will Be NASCAR Sprint Cup’s Next 1st-Time Winner?
In the simplest terms and the most convenient of definitions, it is extremely hard to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
The Yellow Stripe: NASCAR Patriotic, the Lady in Black Turns Historic Post-bin Laden
Such displays of patriotism, as we saw Sunday night here in New York City, are not uncommon in our great sport of NASCAR.
The Yellow Stripe: NASCAR’s Winner Might Just Take It All, Even With a Mediocre Regular Season
How can winning not take pole position? The simple truth is that it’s an issue that has plagued NASCAR for some time.
The Yellow Stripe: Love It or Hate It, Plate Racing Showcases NASCAR to New Fanbase
I’m very much inured to the slings and arrows fired off with monotonous regularity by various members of the NASCAR pack.
The Yellow Stripe: 800 Starts, 1 Sprint Cup Title? Mark Martin’s Push for Last Run at the Chase
“Beyond the stat itself or the records or whatever, it’s the experiences of it all that are the most important to me.” – Mark Martin
The Yellow Stripe: Ailing Denny Hamlin in Need of Some Martinsville Medicine
Putting aside his tendency to be a slow starter, more worrying for Denny Hamlin – and, indeed, all three Joe Gibbs drivers – is repeated issues with engines.
The Yellow Stripe: Growing up Is Hard to Do, but if Kyle Busch Does It, Will It Make Him a Champ?
I can guarantee you that this week you’ll see a preponderance of “Kyle Busch can be the 2011 Sprint Cup Champ” articles following his sweep in Thunder Valley.
The Yellow Stripe: 3rd Time’s the Charm, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Strong Start Brings Hope for ’11
Consider the fast start Stewart-Haas Racing has made. We’ll start with the standings. Tony Stewart sits in second place. Ryan Newman isn’t far behind in fifth.