Bubble Breakdown: David Gilliland Drives TRG’s No. 71 Right Into Top 35
While TRG struggled at Bristol, it still notched an average finish with David Gilliland good enough to make them the only team to claw into the Top 35.
By Frontstretch Staff
5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Food City 500 at Bristol Edition
Kyle Busch made it three wins in a row for the Vegas brothers, leading 378 of 503 laps at Bristol this weekend en route to his second win of the season.
Happy Hour: Solving NASCAR’s Racetrack Problem, Part 2 – Happy Hour Motor Speedway I, A New Short Track
In last week’s Happy Hour, I discussed baseball’s ballpark boom and how the place responsible for it all, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, changed the formula for modern ballparks – from antiseptic concrete bowls to eye-catching and distinctive structures with natural grass. I suggested that NASCAR could learn from this, with most of the NASCAR …
Driven to the Past: A Selective Rain Shower & a Flight That Didn’t Work Out Well
Back when I was a newspaper editor in Salem, Ind., I had a lawyer friend named Delson Cox who happened to be a race fan and who was also a pretty good pilot. He owned a Mooney, which was a pretty fast single-engine aircraft, and we took a lot of rides together. One day he …
Voices From the Heartland: NASCAR Things That Make You Go, Hmmmmm?
Aside from anything Brian France says whenever he opens his mouth, I found a few interesting news items this past week that has left me scratching my scalp in wonderment. First off, we have Robby Gordon. Robby was recently competing in the 2009 Baja 250, held in the “trails and washes” of Mexico’s Baja California, …
Fanning the Flames: Random NASCAR Off-Week Scanner Chatter
The off weeks on the NASCAR circuit are always a natural time for me to clear out the non-time specific questions that float into my inbox. Even though we’re only four weeks in (could someone please explain that to me again?) this week is no exception. Shoot me your questions, comments, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, …
Thompson in Turn 5: You Can Bet on Bristol Being as Good as Ever
Though it is fair to debate whether or not it is wise for the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule to have a bye week only four weeks into the schedule, few would disagree that scheduling a race at Bristol Motor Speedway after an off-week is a great way to restart what is sure to be a …
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Bristol, or How to Fly Jet Fighters in a Gymnasium
The Sprint Cup Series returns to its roots this weekend with the first short-track race of the 2009 season. Since it was resurfaced, Bristol Motor Speedway has gone from a one lane bullring to a multi-groove, high-banked, high-speed oval unlike any other track on the Sprint Cup circuit. Even with the new surface, Bristol is …
Age Just a Number: Kyle Busch Rates the Progress of Logano, Sieg & His Own Truck team
Kyle Busch has achieved more as a NASCAR driver in the last five years than most drivers have in decades-long careers. Just shy of 24 years old, the brash, sometimes cocky driver has 13 Sprint Cup victories at 13 different tracks, 22 Nationwide Series wins and 11 Camping World Truck Series trophies to his credit. …
Top 10 Things NASCAR Plans to Do About “Start & Park” Teams
10. Let them use the newly named “Robby Gordon Memorial Shortcut” through the infield so they stay more competitive. 9. Instead of a ‘remote kill’ switch, such as used in monster truck events, NASCAR will install a ‘remote start’ switch and let some kid with a remote control finish the race. 8. Start referring to …
Mirror Driving: Grading NASCAR in 2009, Why Kvapil’s Cryin’ & Pushing for a Pension Fund
Four races in, how would you grade the 2009 NASCAR Cup season to date? And what, if anything, can be done to make things better?
James Buescher Driver Diary: NASCAR’s Teenage Talent Off to a Decent Start
I was pretty excited at the beginning of the week at Daytona. We started out pretty good in practice. We didn’t have a lot of speed on the speed chart, but the truck was handling really well. We figured if it would handle good on old tires, we’d be good for the race. We also …