NASCAR Mailbox: Race Fans Are Ticker-ed Off
Ah, it sure was great to have stock cars on the track again in an actual race. Testing was great and all, but there is …
Summer Bedgood
NASCAR 2014 Season Preview: Nationwide & Trucks Attendance & Ratings
New playoff system. New qualifying procedure. New attitude. As NASCAR heads towards Daytona in 2014, all around the sport are focused on the positive, looking …
NASCAR 2014 Season Preview: The Rookie of the Year Battle
New playoff system. New qualifying procedure. New attitude. As NASCAR heads towards Daytona in 2014, all around the sport are focused on the positive, looking …
Why Fans Should Be Excited for the 500 Following the Sprint Unlimited
There is no denying that restrictor plate tracks put on some of the most intense racing on the schedule. Whether you love it because of …
NASCAR Mailbox: Was Richard Petty’s Danica Reaction Sexist?
If time flies when you are having fun, then it certainly drags when you are bored. To some, the offseason is a much-needed break from …
NASCAR Announces New Penalty, Appeals System
As NASCAR continues to make sweeping changes to the sport in terms of competition, yet another new round of changes has come about, this time …
NASCAR Mailbox: Harsh Comments and Penalties Galore
It’s an unfortunate thing that NASCAR is so impacted by the weather, but rarely do we sit through two meteorological marathons in one weekend. For Talladega, the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series were both either pushed back or set on hold for so long because of rain that the impending darkness at the light-less racetrack became more of a hazard than the inevitable “big one”. It got to the point where we were groaning and saying, “Just END it already!”
Side By Side: Should The No. 20 Penalty Be Reduced?
There’s no reason why NASCAR should lessen the penalties leveled against Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing following their victory at Kansas last month. The No. 20 Husky Tools Toyota dominated the STP 400, leading 163 of the 267 laps (that’s 61% of the event) before being caught during post-race inspection with an illegal engine. Even though the infraction seemed minor–a connecting rod that was about three grams lighter than allowed by the NASCAR rulebook–penalties assessed to Kenseth and Gibbs were major.
Side by Side
The penalties against Matt Kenseth’s No. 20 should absolutely be rescinded—or at least substantially reduced. While I understand that NASCAR doesn’t have a “gray area” …
NASCAR’s Fine Line Between Tragedy And Terrific: Newman’s Nasty Remarks
Talladega Superspeedway is a favorite among NASCAR’s viewers, but it has fewer fans amongst the garage area. For fabricators, it means even longer hours in the shop. For drivers, it means a gamble, roll of the dice chance of winning the race or winding up with a heap of scrap metal to be loaded back onto the hauler.
For Ryan Newman, it’s been more of the latter. Eight DNFs in 28 races — including last Sunday’s unbearably long event — is a good indication as to why.