Total chaos on the double-file restarts. Jeff Burton visibly mad. And Mark Martin actually experiencing good luck! Chicago had more than its share of strange moments late in the race, ones that resulted in quite a shakeup in the rankings. Despite finishing fourth, Tony Stewart’s impenetrable hold on the top spot actually slipped; but who …
Saturday night was a night race with strategically-placed camera angles, but every once in a while there was a shot that showed the backstretch grandstand in all of its glory, completely vacant. The aerial shots provided by the two guys carrying on random conversations showed a main grandstand that was spottily filled at best in …
The tight packs and unpredictable nuances of Daytona’s draft moved several competitors around our Power Rankings this weekend. While one driver took a large hit thanks to an early wreck, another actually moved up in the standings… even though he was caught in a late-race melee and finished outside the top 10. That, in a …
Mother Nature interfered in yet another race this season, causing some drivers who don’t normally run in the top 15 to come home with quality finishes in Loudon, N.H. Joey Logano was perhaps the happiest of all to see the raindrops, becoming the youngest driver ever to win a Cup race at just 19 years …
This past week at Loudon was not only the coronation of Joey Logano as the youngest driver to ever win a Cup race, it was also the chance for New Englanders to see who very well could be the next great sensation to move into the ranks of the racing elite. On Friday, Matt DiBenedetto …
The twists and turns of Sonoma, Calif. resulted in several twists to our rankings. One twist that got even tighter once again was Tony Stewart’s death grip on the top spot in our Power Rankings. This week’s winner was one of the three big movers up this week in the rankings, actually moving into the …
OK, OK, OK, so Brad Keselowski won a Cup race a few weeks ago when Carl Edwards decided to do his best UFO impersonation into the catchfence at Talladega. Everyone knows that was restrictor-plate racing and anything can happen at a plate race. (Don’t forget that Greg Biffle’s first win was a plate race and …
The 2-mile oval in the Irish Hills of Michigan brought us a fuel-mileage race for the second straight week on the Cup tour. In the end, it was Mark Martin who had a little extra gas in his tank… but was it enough to move all the way to the top of our chart? Meanwhile, …
The sport of automobile racing excites competitors and fans on many levels. The speed, the sound, the engineering, the strategy are all things that stimulate the senses and thrill people who come to the racetrack or watch on TV. One thing that thrills some drivers is the fact that they push it to the limit …
The tricky triangle in Pocono threw everything at the drivers but the kitchen sink. There was rain, a new double-file restart procedure and even a late-race fuel-mileage gamble thrown in for good measure. As you might expect, with that many variables the final running order was turned upside down after 500 miles of competition. But …
The earth-shattering news that NASCAR was implementing double-file restarts with all lead-lap cars at the front is still ringing in everyone’s ears, especially after the first week’s implementation went off without any hitches. There were no extra caution-flag laps to get the field in order. There weren’t any penalties for drivers being out of position. …
The National Stock Car Racing Commission listened to Carl Long’s appeal of his fines and suspensions that stemmed from the All-Star weekend and issued a ruling yesterday. While the Commission acknowledged that Long’s testimony was “genuine and heartfelt” and “expressed a strong love of racing and a desire to compete at the highest levels of …
A daily email update (Monday through Friday) providing racing news, commentary, features, and information from Frontstretch.com