Who’s Hot/Who’s Not: Outside the Chase After the 2007 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
It’s time to take a look at how a myriad of non-Chasers performed under the lights in NASCAR’s hometown of Charlotte, N.C.
By Frontstretch Staff
Numbers Game: 2007 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
0.579 – Jeff Gordon’s margin of victory over Clint Bowyer in the Bank of America 500.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in the Chase: 2007 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Edition
The halfway point of the Chase at Lowe’s brought with it a reality check to several men no longer in the hunt for a championship. For drivers like Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, and Kevin Harvick, their one-time title dreams turned into nightmares filled with enough broken parts and pieces to start a junkyard. On the contrary, for others it was a case of too little, too late, as strong runs by Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch didn’t even make a dent in deficiencies that seem far too steep to overcome.
Bubble Breakdown: Dave Blaney Continues Hot Streak, Carries Toyota Banner Back into Top 35
It’s been a difficult second half of the season for Dave Blaney and the No. 22 team; they’re busy jockeying for the 35th and final “locked-in” spot in car owner points with the No. 21 team and their driver combo of Bill Elliott and Ken Schrader. But last week, Blaney had his best finish of …
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2007 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
Jeff Gordon pulled out the Bank of America 500 win despite two cautions and a red flag in the last 16 laps of the race and a green-white-checkered finish.
Passion Fuels Michael Waltrip’s Past, Present & Future
CONCORD, N.C. – The year was 2002. It was my 27th birthday. My father was receiving the Mayor’s Award of Excellence for community service. Darrell Waltrip was there too, accepting the award for excellence in sports. Each recipient stood and spoke and, while I was very proud of my father and felt him to be …
Voices from the Heartland: The Loss of Dale Jarrett – My Own NASCAR Hero – To Retirement
Friday, Oct. 12, 2007 was a day that I prayed would never come. The great Dale Jarrett announced that after the first five races of 2008, he is calling it quits.
Fanning the Flames: Single-File Questions After a Single-File Sunday
There are a lot of topics to get to this week, so we’re going to get right to the questions. Q: In the first five Car of Tomorrow races, NASCAR jumped up and down, pointing to the “close finishes.” But the last six CoT races (excluding the Talladega plate race where we always see close …
I’m Just Sayin’… NASCAR Qualifying is Stupefying
If you know someone who thinks NASCAR is just a bunch of guys driving around in circles, I have a challenge for you. Get a printout of the actual qualifying results – you know, the ones based on lap times – from the Oct. 7 Talladega race, and put them side-by-side with the actual starting …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Edition
The Chase heads to the halfway point this weekend by tackling the only night race left on the horizon for 2007. To do that, the circuit heads back to Charlotte, the track that has been both levigated and repaved over the last couple of years. It’s all part of a work-in-progress renovation project by track …
Mirror Driving: Dale Jarrett’s Road to TV Geek, Jason Keller’s Record-Breaking Streak, & Did Villeneuve Get the Respect He Seeks?
Dale Jarrett is set to announce his future plans this week. Is cutting short his tenure with MWR the right thing to do?
Top 10 Things Dumber Than Buying/Building a House Near a Racetrack & Then Complaining About the Noise
Author’s note: I wanted to leave all of these 10 blank, but the editors – while agreeing that the list would indeed be factual – also felt that it would be a cop out on my part and insisted I actually list something this week. Apparently, they are onto me… note that they (the editors) …