Numbers Game: 2007 Sharpie 500 at Bristol
1st – career Cup victory and third top-10 finish at Bristol Motor Speedway for Sharpie 500 winner Carl Edwards.
By Frontstretch Staff
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2007 Sharpie 500 at Bristol
If NASCAR wants to know why TV ratings are so low, Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 provided the answer.
Bubble Breakdown: Petty Enterprises Coming Dangerously Close to Top-35 Cliff
The two-car battle for the 35th and final position in owner points is close to becoming a three-team race – and that new third team is a team that’s slumping rather than one stepping up as the season nears its stretch run. While its sister car streaked to a second straight top 10 finish at Bristol, the No. 45 from Petty Enterprises seems to have been left behind. The Dodge continues to struggle each and every week, whether it’s Kyle Petty, Chad McCumbee, or Kenny Wallace behind the wheel – a 32nd-place run for Wallace at Bristol is the team’s best finish in five weeks, with results of 41st, 42nd, 33rd and 41st coming in the previous four races. That has left the team dangerously on the edge of falling into the grasp of teams below them.
Fan’s View: A Question of Racing Risk – Is Death Too High a Price for a Driver to Pay?
This past Thursday night, NASCAR Racing lost a great racer. John Blewett III lost his life in a wreck during the New England Dodge Dealers 150 at Thompson International Speedway. He was driving his No. 66 modified at the time of the incident. A champion of several tracks throughout the East, at 33 he was …
Fanning the Flames: Kurt Busch Delivers, Herman is Saved, & A Season Finale At… Bristol?
In this very column two weeks ago, I gave Kurt Busch a pretty hard time. His Pocono victory lane celebration, with its scripted victory speech and fake beer swigging, was not only pre-meditated, it was downright fake. So to be fair, I must acknowledge that Kurt’s straight-up rundown of the last 100 laps and compulsory …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 Sharpie 500 at Bristol Edition
After a marathon weekend at Michigan, it’s time for a sprint-like turnaround and a trip to everyone’s favorite bullring, Bristol Motor Speedway. Michigan had its share of surprises for fantasy teams, with drivers like Dave Blaney, Bobby Labonte and Brian Vickers making appearances in the top 10. Not to be outdone, old reliables like Jimmie …
Thompson in Turn 5: Michigan Fans Should Be The Big Story
The biggest story at Michigan International Speedway yesterday was the unbelievable loyalty and perseverance exhibited by the race fans who came to the track.
Top 10 Things Overheard at Michigan During the 2-Day Rain Delay
6. Brian France: “We will do all we can to get the race in this week – unless Michigan wants to write us a fat check; then we can postpone it until November.”
Bubble Breakdown: Bill Elliott vs. Dave Blaney – The Top-35 Battle Heats Up
The pressure that Dave Blaney had to feel on Friday did not phase the Toyota driver, who posted the 17th-fastest time of the session.
Nextel Cup Rookie Report: 2007 3M Performance 400 at Michigan
David Ragan continues to show steady improvement as he put in a solid top-20 performance at the super-fast Michigan.
5 Points to Ponder… After the 2007 3M Performance 400 at Michigan
What if it rains again Tuesday and the 3M Performance 400 can’t be held?
Mirror Driving: We Need a Week Off, A Lack of Talent in the Busch Pool & Feeding Off The Craftsman Truck Series
With their less aerodynamic bodies being the inspiration for the CoT, could the Truck Series become a more logical Cup feeder series than the Busch Series?