Thompson in Turn 5: Jeff Burton Flying Under the Radar
For those that haven’t noticed, Jeff Burton is presently second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers’ championship. It sounds like a fact that’s hard to …
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Thompson in Turn 5: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Win Gave NASCAR What It Needed – Putting the Focus Back On Racing
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s first win in over two years could not have come at a better time for the National Association for Stock Car Auto …
Thompson in Turn 5: The Future of DEI & Why Mark Martin is the Answer
Last season, two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart predicted that Dale Earnhardt Inc. would become “a museum” without their star driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. As …
Thompson in Turn 5: Jamie McMurray, Unfulfilled Expectations
The news this past week that Jamie McMurray is job hunting probably does not come as a great surprise to many. Though McMurray has denied …
Thompson in Turn 5: Kyle Busch vs. Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Junior is Still the Better Deal
There is no end in sight to the comparisons between the racing careers of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch, the driver he replaced this …
Thompson in Turn 5: The 2008 Sprint All-Star Challenge a Dud!
You would think that after 23 previous All-Star Races under NASCAR’s belt they would pretty much have a formula in place that guaranteed an exciting …
Thompson in Turn 5: Richard Childress Rightfully a Hall of Famer
What do sports greats Jim “Catfish” Hunter, Sonny Jurgensen, Arnold Palmer, Gaylord Perry and NASCAR team owner Richard Childress have in common? Well, at least …
Thompson in Turn 5: Darlington Fans “Too Tough To Surrender”
Well, Richmond’s Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 last Saturday night provided just about all the excitement and intrigue any stock car fan could …
Thompson in Turn 5: Richmond International Raceway the Best of the Rest!
These five weeks of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing that started at Texas Motor Speedway and run through May 10 are about as good as the …
Thompson in Turn 5: A Successful Female NASCAR Driver Would Be… Oprah-Like
I would love to have a financial stake in the first woman driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series that performs at the high level …