2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Kasey Kahne
When you look at his overall stats, Kasey Kahne’s No. 9 team was clearly the best-performing Dodge organization this season. Unfortunately, that’s not saying much.
Matt joined Frontstretch in 2007 after a decade of race-writing, paired with the first generation of racing internet sites like RaceComm and Racing One. Now semi-retired, he submits occasional special features while his retrospectives on drivers like Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison, and other fallen NASCAR legends pop up every summer on Frontstretch. A motorcycle nut, look for the closest open road near you and you can catch him on the Harley during those bright, summer days in his beloved Pennsylvania.
When you look at his overall stats, Kasey Kahne’s No. 9 team was clearly the best-performing Dodge organization this season. Unfortunately, that’s not saying much.
Carl Edwards had a career-defining year in 2008 winning those nine races. More importantly, he ran consistently well all season.
My, how times have changed. Earlier this year, NASCAR seemed poised to propose allowing teams almost unlimited testing dates for next season. Then, the economy …
Carl Edwards ran out of gas as he coasted across the finish line to take his ninth Cup win of the season at Homestead.
A news item earlier this week probably flew well beneath most fans’ radar screens, but it raised my blood pressure up a notch or two. …
Jimmie Johnson held off a hungry Kurt Busch four times on restarts in the final 25 laps at Phoenix.
Like most of you, I’m sure, I’m tired of hearing about the economy. I know the American economy is a mess right now and a …
Carl Edwards soft-pedaled 113.5 miles out of a tank of gas to cruise across the finish line first at half throttle at Texas.
In the grand scheme of things, the first Cup race at Atlanta wasn’t all that long ago. By coincidence, three races on the schedule preceded …
Leader Denny Hamlin spun his tires on the penultimate restart, allowing Carl Edwards to power by him on the outside exiting turn 2 at Atlanta.