Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Edition
In what was a much smoother race weekend than the on again/off again rain debacle last weekend in California, the story in Vegas wound up … Continue Reading
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10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas
1. No Way, Daddy-0h! – The legendary Wood Brothers No. 21 Ford did not qualify for the UAW-Dodge 400 on speed last Friday. Instead, their … Continue Reading
Bubble Breakdown: Blown Tires Lead to Blown Opportunities for Several on the Top-35 Bubble at Las Vegas
Right-front tires and unstable grip were the talk of the town Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, variables which led to increasing instability as the … Continue Reading
Happy Hour: Fontana Won’t Be the Last
It’s fairly easy and sometimes fun to fire both literary barrels at the governing body of NASCAR. Heaven knows they make easy targets of themselves. … Continue Reading
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas
Round three of the Cup Series will take place in the desert West as the circuit heads to Las Vegas for the UAW-Dodge 400. The … Continue Reading
Nuts for Nationwide: New Sponsor, Same Old Issues
If you’ll forgive me for going all Jean Girard on you, the first two weeks of the Nationwide Series bring to mind a line from … Continue Reading
Voices From the Heartland: Disturbing Trends & Subliminal Programming – Straight From NASCAR’s Fuel Tank
So far this year, I have been surprisingly pleased overall with the quality of racing – when the Cup Series has raced, of course – … Continue Reading
Fanning the Flames: Plotting the Forecast for Vegas, for Robby Gordon & for Bobby Labonte
Whew! This column almost didn’t get posted this week. See, I developed a weeper in between the F4 and F5 buttons on my keyboard, and … Continue Reading
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2008 Auto Club 500 at Fontana Edition
The warm, sunny, and beautiful weather conditions commonly associated with California were replaced this weekend by rain, rain and well, more rain. After little practice … Continue Reading
Mirror Driving: Too Much Rain, Too Many NASCAR Penalties & Too Little Parity?
NASCAR did everything possible to get the Auto Club 500 off as scheduled Sunday. But they came up short thanks to Mother Nature and a host of other issues.