Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Edition
As the smoke cleared in Charlotte, Jeff Burton continued to remain the class of the Chase field, with his challengers now looking to play catchup.
By Frontstretch Staff
Numbers Game: 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
1.624 – Kasey Kahne’s margin of victory over Jimmie Johnson at the Bank of America 500 (in seconds).
Voices From the Heartland: Loyalty is 1 Thing, Blind Stupidity is Another
Sometimes – and it only happens about three times a year – something happens on the track that evokes the best and worst out of all the fans that follow NASCAR week in, week out. It usually involves one or two of the most popular drivers, and it induces opinions fed by loyalty, which at …
Scanner Static: Brian Vickers Gets in 1 Parting Shot
Q: I’m no fan of Jimmie Johnson or Dale Earnhardt Jr. – I pull for the Roush cars on race day – but I had to get a laugh out of the way Talladega ended. Hendrick shuts Brian Vickers out of his team meetings after years of making him run races with crappy stuff and …
What’s the Call? New Points System for the NASCAR Chase?
With Johnson, Earnhardt Jr., Gordon and Hamlin all in incidents caused by non-Chase drivers, is it time for a separate points system for NASCAR’s Chasers?
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Edition
Who are the drivers most likely to help you rebound from a tough week in your fantasy league as the racing moves back to “normal” racing at Charlotte?
Top 10 Things Heard on the Hendrick NASCAR Team Radios Last Sunday
10. No. 24: “Junior bumped me, Junior bumped me, Junior bumped me again. Tell NASCAR to make Junior stop bumping me, If Junior bumps me again, I’m telling!”
Becca’s Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2006 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega
All the post-race attention at Talladega was on Brian Vickers’s last-lap punt of Chase contenders Jimmie Johnson and Earnhardt – and understandably so.
Mirror Driving: Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brian Vickers… Who’s Getting Screwed?
Brian Vickers. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jimmie Johnson. Talladega. Discuss.
Thompson in Turn 5: Mark Martin Finds Part-Time Work Away From Roush… & It’s OK
Last Friday at Talladega, Mark Martin announced his future racing plans, raising more than a few eyebrows with his intentions. As you’ve likely already heard by now, Martin will leave Roush Racing to drive the No. 01 Chevrolet presently driven by Joe Nemechek and owned by MB2 Motorsports in 2007. The arrangement is reported to …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2006 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Edition
There are certain things that we’ve come to expect from restrictor-plate races lately, and this weekend’s Nextel Cup race at Talladega had most of the bases covered. Side-by-side racing… check. Bump-drafting… check. The Big One… check. Controversy… check. Upset fans… check. It seems like the only checkmark left empty on a wild day in Alabama …
Numbers Game: 2006 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega
$5,282,231 – total purse for the UAW-Ford 500.