Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in the Chase: 2007 Dodge Dealers at Dover Edition
In Dover on Sunday, it was the Monster Mile that played as tough as Talladega asphalt, taking a swing at some of the biggest names in the sport.
In Dover on Sunday, it was the Monster Mile that played as tough as Talladega asphalt, taking a swing at some of the biggest names in the sport.
NASCAR’s playoffs may be full steam ahead – but that doesn’t mean the other 31 drivers stop racing each week. Whether they’re busy building momentum for 2008, out there fighting for a job, or just infused with the plain ol’ desire to win, each driver has something to strive for as the races wind down. …
3 – number of times Carl Edwards led the Dodge Dealers 400.
The Dodge Dealers 400, which Dale Earnhardt Jr. described as “bizarre and weird,” had 13 cautions (only three for debris) and two extended red flag clean-ups.
If you don’t think those drivers fighting to get – or remain – inside the Top 35 in car owner points are feeling any pressure with eight races remaining… think again. Kyle Petty‘s obvious frustration towards Denny Hamlin following a lap 204 crash was without a doubt the expression of a disappointed driver trying hard …
Today I would like to use this weekly column to send a personal and public “Thank You” to Mr. Robert Yates. You see, his selfless giving of the number 88 to the Hendrick organization for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to use has actually helped solve many of my own personal problems. Granted, it’s probably not the …
Today’s Question: Should We Care That Dale Earnhardt Jr. Gets the No. 88 for 2008?
Anyone hear about a little press conference that took place yesterday in Dallas? You may not have heard much, as it only involved the sport’s favorite son… plus some new friends from PepsiCo and the National Guard. There was also something about a number, what was it, No. 88? Seriously, I think I speak for …
10. Damn, did I leave the iron turned on again?
Clint Bowyer‘s first career NASCAR Cup win Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway has catapulted the Emporia, Kan. driver into the limelight. His feel-good win came at an opportune time for NASCAR, as the first race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship was otherwise – well, frankly pretty uneventful. But to me, the …
Clint Bowyer’s win: Flash in the pan, or a statement that he can be a major contender for this year’s title?
One race down… nine races to go. After his dominating performance at Loudon on Sunday, Clint Bowyer has to be asking himself what the big deal is about all this Chase pressure everyone kept talking to him about. The only winless driver in the playoffs, he threw that status right out the window Sunday, coming …
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