5 Points To Ponder: In NASCAR, Winning Still Matters
ONE: Congratulations, Austin Dillon In the deluge of Daytona post-race coverage, I’ve seen some folks question the nature of Austin Dillon’s career-defining victory in the …
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5 Points To Ponder: 2018, The Year Of Your All New NASCAR
ONE: The New Guys When you write a weekly NASCAR column, even the shortest offseason in professional sports ends up feeling long without the constant …
5 Points to Ponder: The Right NASCAR Champion
ONE: The Right Champion Congratulations to Martin Truex Jr. on winning an emotional, and richly deserved, first Cup Series title. All year long, the No. …
5 Points to Ponder: Martin Truex Jr.’s Moment of Truth
ONE: Martin Truex Jr.’s Moment of Truth All year long Martin Truex, Jr. has been the car to beat. Now, with just one race and …
5 Points To Ponder: Denny Hamlin’s Dirty Move Or Chase Elliott’s Defining Moment?
ONE: Dirty Moves Context and nuance are two words that have all but been lost in today’s society. You’re either on one side of an …
5 Points to Ponder: Disparate Fortunes for Matt Kenseth and Kyle Larson
ONE: There’s Always Next Year for Kyle Larson After a break out season that promised so much, Kyle Larson started this past Sunday at Kansas …
5 Points To Ponder: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Falls Just Short At Talladega
ONE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Falls Just Short In the end, on a day dedicated in his honor and the 17th anniversary of his late father’s …
5 Points to Ponder: Number 27
ONE: Talladega Here we go again: 500 miles on the treacherous high banks of Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway. This time round, I’m happy to say, Talladega …
Five Points: What’s the Point(s), NASCAR?
ONE: Points Reset Sitting on the couch on Sunday night, with SportsCenter on mute in the background (the default channel in my house when I …
5 Points to Ponder: A Sluggish Start to the NASCAR Playoffs — Why?
ONE: Sluggish Start to NASCAR’s 10-Race Playoff It’s fair to say for NASCAR that it hasn’t been the compelling start to the 2017 playoffs the powers …