Numbers Game: 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500K at Phoenix
0.870 – Jimmie Johnson’s margin of victory over Greg Biffle in the Checker Auto Parts 500K at Phoenix (in seconds).
By Frontstretch Staff
1 Point To Ponder… Jimmie Johnson’s Dominance
GLENDALE, Ariz. – For the fourth straight week, Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s team crushed the competition.
Bubble Breakdown: Kyle Petty Locked-in for 1st 5 Races of 2008; Dave Blaney 1 Week Away
You have to give props to Kyle Petty and the No. 45 team for never wavering during a stretch that brought the team close to falling out of the Top 35.
The Kyle Busch You Don’t Know
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Abrasive. Argumentative. Arrogant. Ask a NASCAR fan to describe Nextel Cup driver Kyle Busch and those are some of the adjectives you might hear. When Kyle entered the Cup Series full-time, many fans painted him with the same broad brush as older brother Kurt Busch, who perhaps had done more to earn …
Carl Edwards, 2nd in Practice, Wins 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500k at Phoenix Pole
Roush driver Carl Edwards followed up a fast run in Friday afternoon’s Cup practice with a pole-winning lap for Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix.
Voices From the Heartland: Time to Put the * in the NASCAR Record Books
One thing that really, really irks me – as well as many NASCAR fans – is the use of the term “Nextel Cup champion.” It is commonly said that Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt are each seven-time Nextel Cup champions. Jeff Gordon is also known to be a four-time Nextel Cup champion, singled …
NASCAR Stuff We Can’t Make Up: Nov. 7, 2007
In Frontstretch‘s newest feature, Senior Staff Writer Becca Gladden scours the NASCAR news front to bring you the week’s curious, offbeat, and just plain wacky news from the intriguing world of big-time stock car racing. Trust us, folks, these stories are all true – we just couldn’t make this stuff up! Christmas shopping alert! Sam’s …
Fanning the Flames: Another “Official Explanation,” the Scoop on Bogus Rumors & a Visit From Hee-Haw’s Roy Clark
Thanks for the fresh batch of questions this week, race fans! The inquiries continue to trickle in – go ahead, insert 1989 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year joke here – but seriously, folks, we need a flood of questions and opinions to keep your one and only interactive column running. I know the season …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500k at Phoenix Edition
NASCAR heads to the desert Southwest for their second trip to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend, as the Chase for the Nextel Cup has winnowed down to merely a two-horse race. While six drivers are still mathematically alive, just Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon remain with a realistic chance to take home the trophy come …
Mirror Driving: Kenseth’s Special Comment, Hendrick = Dominant, & Gauging Edwards’s Busch Accomplishment
With two races remaining, Hendrick Motorsports cars sit first, second and fourth in Cup points. Is this the most dominant season by one team in recent memory?
Top 10 Reasons the Chase Might Not Be Won by a Hendrick Driver
10. Other drivers hire Tonya Harding to give both Jimmie and Jeffy a good “knee whacking.”
SMI Acquisition of New Hampshire Serves to Benefit Sport, Fans
Seriously, whoever thought New Hampshire was the optimal site for a keynote race that should be one of the biggies?