5 Points to Ponder: Feuds, Second Chances and the Metaverse
1. ROVAL win might have been the most impressive yet for Kyle Larson If you picked Kyle Larson to win the Bank of America ROVAL …
5 Points to Ponder: Sorry We Took You for Granted, Bristol
1. Did we all just fall in love with racing at Bristol again? It’s probably not fair to say NASCAR fans in general had soured …
5 Points to Ponder: Does Momentum Make Ryan Blaney a Championship Contender?
1. How much does momentum matter going into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs? Asking for a friend named Ryan Blaney. (Note: Blaney and I are …
5 Points to Ponder: When Chase (Elliott) Does the Chasing
1. Chase Elliott nearly pulls off ridiculous comeback Everybody loves a good come-from-behind victory, but is it still entertaining when the heroic comeback doesn’t quite …
5 Points to Ponder: Aric Almirola Comes Up Big, and What’s Next for Matty D
1. Has there ever been as clutch a win as the one Aric Almirola just pulled off? Ever since Kyle Larson started getting on a …
5 Points to Ponder: Hendrick vs. Gibbs Shaping Up As Heavyweight Title Fight
1. Can anyone crash the Hendrick-Gibbs championship showdown? NASCAR held a pair of Cup Series races at Pocono Raceway this past weekend, and believe it …
5 Points to Ponder: Kyle Larson, King of NASCAR, is a Thing That is Happening
1. Kyle Larson as championship frontrunner is simply wild One of the silliest parts of sports punditry is the “if the season ended today … …
5 Points to Ponder: Do You Need to See Where You’re Going to Race in NASCAR?
1. COTA was pretty fun … except when no NASCAR driver could see anything It’s not clear how anyone at NASCAR can make a solid …
5 Points to Ponder: Spoiler SZN, Pushing It & The Path to 16+ Winners
1: Spoilers vs. drivers Talladega Superspeedway rightfully gets attention for its tendency to cause the Big One. But this particular trip to Alabama the weekend …
5 Points to Ponder: Dirt & Road Courses Forever?
1: Bristol Dirt Experiment a Win (For Now) First it took decades for the NASCAR Cup Series to return to a dirt track, albeit one …