The Cool-Down Lap: Busch-Hamlin Teammate Tussle Won’t Derail Either’s Title Hopes
Views expressed in the All-Star Race don’t reflect NASCAR’s regular season. Which brings us to the late-race scrape between Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch.
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The Cool-Down Lap: 9 Lives Casey Mears Runs Respectably in Brian Vickers’s Absence
Mears began his stint with his fourth different team in 2010 behind the 8-ball. But Mears did what he has made a habit of doing through his career – endure.
The Cool-Down Lap: Time for Tony Stewart & No. 14 Team to Step Up Their Game
One elephant in the Sprint Cup garage these days is not pudgy Tony Stewart himself, but instead the ill performance of his No. 14 race team.
The Cool-Down Lap: RIR & Talladega Polar Opposites, but Different Styles Still Equal Great Races
Well, if ever an elixir was brewed to soothe Talladega heartburn, Saturday night’s race at Richmond was it.
The Cool-Down Lap: 88 is the Magic Number in Talladega… & Junior Didn’t Even Win
Some have called Talladega races “The Alabama Lottery” because of the crapshoot dogfight finishes.
The Cool-Down Lap: Richard Petty Should Step Away From NASCAR & Protect His Legacy
In the interest of not diluting his grand images, now is the time that Richard Petty needs to step away from NASCAR.
The Cool-Down Lap: Will Jimmie Johnson’s Main Rival Please Stand Up? ‘Cause I Don’t See 1
Four-time defending champ Jimmie Johnson did not win in the desert Saturday night in Phoenix, but the No. 48 seemed poised to do so for much of the race.
The Cool-Down Lap: NASCAR Retro Paint Schemes We Need to See
Why couldn’t some of today’s cars change their colors around, if not only for one weekend, like the NASCAR All-Star Race?
The Cool-Down Lap: New-School NASCAR Non-stalgia Eroding Sport’s Fanbase
My tenure as a NASCAR fan has been contained entirely in the “New School Stock Car Era.”
The Cool-Down Lap: A Jimmie Johnson Win We Finally Can Stomach?
I know people are tired of Jimmie Johnson winning, not just because he has done it so often, but because he and crew chief Chad Knaus have made it look easy.