Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Phoenix Fall Race Recap
Jimmie Johnson held off a hungry Kurt Busch four times on restarts in the final 25 laps at Phoenix.
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Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Texas Fall Race Recap
Carl Edwards soft-pedaled 113.5 miles out of a tank of gas to cruise across the finish line first at half throttle at Texas.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Atlanta Fall Race Recap
Leader Denny Hamlin spun his tires on the penultimate restart, allowing Carl Edwards to power by him on the outside exiting turn 2 at Atlanta.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Martinsville Fall Race Recap
The Key Moment: Jimmie Johnson got an excellent jump on that final green-white-checkered restart and kept Dale Earnhardt Jr. off his rear bumper at Martinsville. In a Nutshell: Stock cars running belly to the ground, bumper-to-bumper into the fading sunlight of an autumn afternoon. It just doesn’t get any better. Dramatic Moment: Well, it’s not …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Charlotte Fall Race Recap
The Key Moment: Jeff Burton and Jimmie Johnson waged a spirited battle for a few laps after the final restart before points leader Johnson apparently decided discretion was the better part of valor. In a Nutshell: Wasn’t this new car supposed to end the era of cars up front with clean air on the nose …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Talladega Fall Race Recap
The Key Moment: The race at Talladega was decided in NASCAR’s control room almost a minute after the event itself ended. In a Nutshell: Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over until it’s over.” Apparently, sometimes it’s not over even when it is over. Dramatic Moment: With 15 laps to go, Carl Edwards got Greg …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Kansas Race Recap
The Key Moment: Carl Edwards sailed his Ford into the final corner in a kamikaze attempt to pass Jimmie Johnson. Edwards did get by the No. 48 car, but momentum carried him into the wall – allowing Johnson to retake the lead. In a Nutshell: The race might have been 100 miles too long but …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Dover Fall Race Recap
With eight laps to go, Greg Biffle finally got around the outside of teammate Matt Kenseth to take the lead at Dover.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 New Hampshire Fall Race Recap
On the final restart with 12 laps to go, Greg Biffle muscled his way past Jimmie Johnson to the subdued delight of anyone left awake at New Hampshire.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Richmond Fall Race Recap
Tony Stewart ran down Jimmie Johnson with 10 laps to go, but Johnson found enough speed to prevail at Richmond in a battle of the home improvement centers.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Pepsi 500 at Fontana
Key Moment: Pole Qualifying on Friday. Jimmie Johnson‘s Pepsi 500 pole-winning run set the tone for the rest of the weekend. In a Nutshell: I can describe the race in eight words or less: Johnson came, he saw, he kicked butt. Dramatic Moments: With such a dominating performance by Johnson, the biggest excitement on the …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Bristol Night Race Recap
On lap 469, Carl Edwards used his bumper to nudge the No. 18 car aside and do something nobody else had done all night at Bristol, pass Kyle Busch.