Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 NASCAR Tracks
Our pundits have ranked their favorite NASCAR tracks and we’ve compiled the top 15 of them to give you a sense of what they’re looking for in a speedway.
John Potts
Driven to the Past: Old-School Officiating… Is That What Carl Edwards Needs?
Carl Edwards’s retribution against Brad Keselowski has already been analyzed, dissected and commented upon at great length. But I’ve got to add my opinion.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta
The No. 2 car of Kurt Busch managed to win a race, but it was two other stories that stole the show this weekend at Atlanta.
Driven to the Past: ARCA’s “Jimmie & Chad” Back in the Day…
I’ve found photos of Jack Bowsher in a super modified and on the beach/road course at Daytona in the ’50s. But what I remember most was his success in ARCA.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Shelby American at Las Vegas
A weekend in Las Vegas turned out lucky for Jimmie Johnson, who took a four-tire gamble on the last pit stop and rode it to victory number two.
Driven to the Past: Another Unforgettable Guy
On their way to Florida about three weeks back, Andy and Sandy Vertrees stopped at the Potts’s Ranch and dropped off three big boxes of photographs. Andy is one of the three promoters I’ve worked with who have received the Auto Racing Promoter of the Year award – the other two were Bob Daniels and …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Auto Club 500 at Fontana
Taking the plates off at Auto Club Speedway meant the first “unrestricted” race of the regular season Sunday; and for once, the 2-mile oval didn’t disappoint.
Driven to the Past: Stock Car Racing in the Midwest, Part Deux…
My dissertation about the USAC Stock Car Series race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Sept. 1964 brought quite a few responses, both in comments on the site and in emails to yours truly. One of those remarked that until it was disbanded after the 1984 season, that series ran on dirt as well as asphalt, …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Daytona 500
It was Jimmie Johnson who lost out – his rear-axle failure at Daytona was enough for him to lose his grip atop our poll for the first time since last fall.
Driven to the Past: There Was Some Pretty Good Stock Car Racing in the Midwest Back in the Day, Too
I’ve talked about the USAC Stock Car Series before, most notably the road race at Indianapolis Raceway Park and a race at Salem that I had a hand in helping Larry Moore with. One of the best races I ever saw was during that series’ heyday in 1964, when the factories were throwing everything they …
Who’ll Win It? NASCAR 2010 Season Predictions
2010 is supposed to start a new era for NASCAR – but Jimmie Johnson may have something to say before we’re all said and done.
2010 NASCAR Season Preview: Can Better Rules Mean Better Racing?
New NASCAR spoiler rules are the start of what could be changes to make the Car of Tomorrow handle better. Will better handling lead to better racing?