The Yellow Stripe: For Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray Shows There Can Be a Brighter Tomorrow
Elliott Sadler had the very definition of a hero-to-zero weekend.
Danny starts his 12th year with Frontstretch in 2018, writing the Tuesday signature column 5 Points To Ponder. An English transplant living in San Francisco, by way of New York City, he’s had an award-winning marketing career with some of the biggest companies sponsoring sports. Working with racers all over the country, his freelance writing has even reached outside the world of racing to include movie screenplays.
Elliott Sadler had the very definition of a hero-to-zero weekend.
When the invite to a track day at Pocono Raceway came through from the folks at NASCAR, it was entitled, “Danny ‘Fireball’ Peters to strap in at Pocono.
In the next couple of months, we’re going to hear a lot about who’s going to make and who’s not going to make NASCAR’s all-hallowed Chase.
There’s a lot of excrement in NASCAR advertising, a seriously large amount. But the Toyota Sponsafier promotion was anything but that.
After a difficult start to his second season as owner/driver, the last month has been pretty good to Tony Stewart.
What a tremendous day for the old lone wolf himself, Robby Gordon.
Who would be the best champion for the sport of NASCAR in 2010? I’m not talking here about who will be atop the points standings post-Miami.
Ultimately, being Miss Sprint Cup is as much about connecting with the fans as the race itself.
The repeated role of “first loser” may be tough, but for Jamie McMurray, it’s more evidence that the return to EGR might be the best move he made in his career.
Watching the All-Star Race this past weekend got me thinking about other possible changes NASCAR might implement based on the non-points paying spectacular.