Prior to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series tackled the revamped Texas Motor Speedway. The race itself turned out to be a little better than everyone thought it would be. Prior to the race starting, Jamie Little conducted a one-on-one interview in the coach lot with Jimmie Johnson. …
Martinsville Speedway, oldest track in NASCAR and the one of the slowest. This weekend, we got a different type of action at Martinsville. Goodyear, with some help from warmer temperatures, finally came up with something that would lay down rubber on the concrete for what seems like the first time in ever. As a result, …
Like what we’ve seen from FOX NASCAR coverage, Auto Club Speedway has undergone a paradigm shift of opinions over the past 20 years. At first, there was some excitement about being back in Southern California after being away for nine years. The place was packed and the racing was OK. The track even got a …
Last weekend, NASCAR descended upon Arizona for some toasty racing. Going into the weekend, the primary story was the fracas in Las Vegas. Good lord, that story was “beaten” into the ground. Camping World 500k Kyle Busch obviously knew going into Phoenix that a lot of focus would be on his confrontation with Joey Logano. NASCAR …
This past weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and XFINITY Series were at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for 700 miles of action. It was an interesting time. Before we get started, it appears that FOX Sports 1 has begun to shift NASCAR Race Hub to 7 p.m. on weeknights as opposed to the 6 p.m. …
With Speedweeks complete, we finally got a good look at the new rules package for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta. Admittedly, the result of the new package is very similar to what we had before. Kevin Harvick kicked butt, but failed to win. Of course, that’s the Cliffs’ Notes version of the …
Finally, the season is underway. Sadly, the three races last weekend ended up being the wreckfests that I feared. The damaged vehicle policy created a real mess as teams weren’t allowed to fully fix their cars. As far as I’m concerned, having that policy goes against the whole idea of getting drivers to race harder. …
Welcome back to Couch Potato Tuesday (also known as Talking NASCAR TV). I’m back for my ninth year of TV commentary, suggestions, complaints and more. It should be a fairly interesting year, although there will be several changes in the personalities that you’ll see. This week already showed off plenty of them. First off, reporter and NASCAR …
Phoenix International Raceway was one of NASCAR’s last, best chances to impress during a year tough on television ratings and attendance. The West Coast track has been well attended lately, posting several sellouts in an era of empty seats and fresh pavement at the one-mile oval has started to age. Did the older asphalt and heightened …
All three of NASCAR’s national series visited Texas Motor Speedway last weekend, with two races run under the lights, which wouldn’t be out of the ordinary, except only one — the Camping World Truck Series event on Friday — was actually planned to be. But rain threatened the running of the AAA Texas 500 in …
Martinsville Speedway typically brings close quarters, tire issues and some frayed tempers. Last weekend, we got some of that. As far as I know, no punches were thrown. Two drivers clinched their spots in the Championship 4 at Homestead for their respective series and fans on hand got a good show…most of the time. Goody’s …
Talladega is always an interesting race weekend. Where the camera focuses is less of an issue than normal because most of the field sticks together. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that everything is perfect. Hellmann’s 500 Sunday brought on another cutoff race for the Sprint Cup Series at Talladega. Stomachs were churning, people dealt with …
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