Race Trax: 2006 Subway 500 at Martinsville
The Subway 500 is the 32nd race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule. Martinsville has hosted the Nextel Cup Series since 1949.
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Voices From the Heartland: No Track is TOO Fast
Earlier this week, it was suggested by Frontstretch‘s Managing Editor Thomas Bowles that racetracks in general and Lowe’s Motor Speedway specifically may have been made, or re-made, too fast for NASCAR Nextel Cup racecars. At the risk of being fired, hung, drawn and quartered, chopped into little bits and the little bits jumped upon until …
Scanner Static: Charlotte is Broken, But Can It Even Be Fixed?
Q: I’ve never been so embarrassed to be a NASCAR fan in my life. I live in Charlotte and I’ve been coming to races here forever, and this place is a mess. I was afraid we were going to be down to four or five cars by the end of the night. The surface of …
What’s the Call? Jeff Gordon on the Right Track in 2006?
With Jeff Gordon’s year all but finished after this week’s engine failure, would you view this season as a step forward or a step back for the No. 24 team?
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2006 Subway 500 at Martinsville Edition
This weekend’s race at Martinsville kicks off the second half of NASCAR’s playoffs, the Chase for the Championship. The first five races have been kind to some of us (Mike), while others are struggling to make up lost ground from early miscues (Cami). On the track, Jeff Burton has made the biggest gain, moving from …
Top 10 Reasons NASCAR Threw the Green with Safety Trucks Still on the Track
9. Shane Hmiel sent a pepperoni and magic mushroom pizza to NASCAR’s suite.
Mirror Driving: NASCAR Officiating Gone Bad?
After a debacle that included a safety truck stuck in the middle of the track as the green flag waved, what should be done to improve NASCAR officiating?
Thompson in Turn 5: Misguided Loyalties for NASCAR Fans
I have tried in recent years to humor some NASCAR fans’ fantasy-based loyalty to one automobile manufacturer or another, much like I did with my children when they were young and checking under the pillow in the morning to see if that tooth had been replaced with some kind of monetary compensation. My philosophy back …
Becca’s Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
Joe Nemechek’s ninth-place finish on Saturday was his first top 10 all year and his best finish since last year’s Charlotte race.
Doin’ Donuts: Tires Too Hard to Handle in 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
Can’t we get decent tires at Lowe’s Motor Speedway? Charlotte used to give us the best racing around, and now it is just a wreckfest waiting to happen.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Edition
As the smoke cleared in Charlotte, Jeff Burton continued to remain the class of the Chase field, with his challengers now looking to play catchup.
That’s History: Biggest Fish in the Pond
Darrell Waltrip’s career didn’t take off overnight; in fact, he wasn’t the 1973 Rookie of the Year. That honor went to Lennie Pond.