2008 Season Preview: Is There Another Juan Pablo Montoya in This Year’s Rookie Class?
After the success of Juan Pablo Montoya last season, the floodgates opened for a number of open-wheel stars to transition into the NASCAR ranks.
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2008 Season Preview: Will Toyota Become a Sophomore Sensation With Gibbs… Or Enter a Sophomore Slump?
Today’s Season Preview Topic: Toyota made a major effort to upgrade their teams in the offseason, making a blockbuster deal with Joe Gibbs Racing.
2008 Season Preview: How Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. Do At Hendrick?
Emerging from the shadow of DEI, will Dale Earnhardt Jr. succeed in his first year with a new team – or will the pressure of expectations set him up for failure?
Beyond the Cockpit: Michael McDowell Prepares for Rolex 24 Before Beginning His Cup Career
With former open-wheel stars Dario Franchitti, Patrick Carpentier, Sam Hornish Jr. and Jacques Villeneuve leading the 2008 Sprint Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year class, …
The Best of Frontstretch: Voices From the Heartland – Nextel/ISC/NASCAR, From Tiananmen Square to Talladega
The similarities of how the communist government of China dealt with it and the way NASCAR is/has been run is truly quite amazing and inescapable.
Mirror Driving: Fixing NASCAR Qualifying Rules, Changing the Age Rule, & Who Ruled at Testing?
With Daytona testing for the three major NASCAR series in the books, what have we learned and what questions do you still have heading to the Daytona 500?
The Best of Frontstretch: Thousands Gather as NASCAR Community Celebrates Life of a Legend
In front of 2,000 people, the life of the visionary who transformed NASCAR to a worldwide phenomenon was celebrated in the city where the sport got its start.
Down in Daytona 2008: Nationwide Series Underway With Testing
With Preseason Thunder testing winding down, the first of two Nationwide Series sessions began Friday at Daytona International Speedway under damp and cloudy skies. The …
Down in Daytona 2008: A Rundown of Sprint Cup Testing
The Sprint Cup Series has officially finished Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona, and after six days of action featuring 56 drivers, it was Kasey Kahne …
Thompson in Turn 5: There Will Be Only 1 Junior to Blame
When Dale Earnhardt Jr. took to the track for testing Monday in the new No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, his presence at …