What’s Vexing Vito: 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Likely Decided Several Months Ago
The 2010 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship is not exactly in the books just yet.
Vito is one of the longest-tenured writers at Frontstretch, joining the staff in 2007. He’s a contributor to several other outlets, including Athlon Sports and Popular Speed in addition to making radio appearances. He forever has a soft-spot in his heart for old Mopars and presumably oil-soaked cardboard in his garage.
The 2010 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship is not exactly in the books just yet.
The Kobalt forcefield which Jimmie Johnson andChad Knaus had surrounded themselves with over the past four years was brought down Monday evening.
A funny thing happened on the way to last weekend’s AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega. Robby Gordon’s truck got towed.
Talladega has been one of NASCAR’s signature tracks since 1969, but try telling that to fans who stayed home to the tune of a 14% decline at the turnstiles.
Drivers and teams come and go just as often as sponsors and paint schemes. AJ Allmendinger and Richard Petty Motorsports are two that need to stay around.
There were indelible images from this weekend at Martinsville, as there often are following a race within the close confines of everyone’s favorite paperclip.
There is something amiss with the most recent iteration of the Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship and the homestretch of the 2010 NASCAR season as a whole.
This year’s Chase will look quite familiar if you’ve been following NASCAR the last 10 weeks and not just glancing at the final box scores.
What can be said for Atlanta Motor Speedway? After hosting some of the best speedway action in recent memory, it’s being reduced to a single NASCAR date.
Kyle Busch has had an eventful few weeks, getting more airtime and mentions than any show on SPEED in what seems to be a constant loop of public disaffection.