Mirror Driving: Kasey Kahne Drinking Bud? Chicagoland a Dud? & Ginn Hits the Ground With a Thud
It’s now been six years since Chicagoland hosted its first Nextel Cup race. Are you disappointed in the progress being made as the track has aged?
By Frontstretch Staff
Top 10 Ways NASCAR Could Make Chicagoland Mildly More Entertaining
8. Hold the race on the Dan Ryan Expressway during regular rush-hour traffic. We’ll see just how brave NASCAR drivers really are!
Thompson in Turn 5: Driver Shopping? Try Clint Bowyer on for Size
Perhaps Clint Bowyer can fill the void that the recent retirements of popular veterans like Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, Mark Martin and Ricky Rudd created.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
There was at least one driver who didn’t sleep through the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland snooze-fest; that would be Tony Stewart.
Numbers Game: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
$6,056,938 – total purse for the USG Sheetrock 400.
10 Points to Ponder After the 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
1. They call it “cookie cutter” for a reason – Sorry guys, but the USG Sheetrock 400 just wasn’t a very exciting race. Tony Stewart got out front with a fuel-only pit stop and was never challenged in the closing laps after holding off a single pass attempt by Matt Kenseth. There were several long …
Bubble Breakdown: Little Change in Top-35 Picture at Chicagoland
With the Daytona debacle now in the rearview mirror, the battle for the Top 35 in car owner points continued this week in Chicagoland; but after an uneventful day for the majority of the cars on the bubble, little changed as far as positions go. In fact, the gap between 35th and 36th place is …
Brad Keselowski, JR Motorsports May Be Perfect Match
Every once in a while in racing you see that perfect match – a struggling driver or team turning the corner when surrounded by the right people. Teams often swap crew chiefs within its own organization in an effort to jumpstart poor performance, but beginning this week at Chicagoland, it will be both a young …
Voices From the Heartland: With 10 to Go, NASCAR Teammates Know How You Make Your Bed!
Revealing what just may be the most profound look yet into the psyche of the mysterious enigma known as the Busch Brothers, big brother Kurt Busch offered this bit of advice to his younger sibling after last Saturday’s Pepsi 400 in Daytona. “For Kyle, the advice I would give is to understand that you’re out …
Fanning the Flames: Frances Among Several Families Searching for Strength While Facing Tragedy
Sports can seem so trivial at times. We look to racing, baseball, football, et al as an escape from our everyday grind; a rough week at the office can be forgotten for three or four hours on a Saturday or Sunday while we immerse ourselves into a reality that doesn’t parallel our own. An afternoon …
Driver Handicaps: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Edition
Jeff Gordon – Gordon won this race last year and has top-five finishes in four of his six starts at Chicagoland.
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Edition
Despite its reputation for being just another 1.5-mile “cookie-cutter” track, Chicagoland Speedway is developing a wider racing groove.