2008 Season Preview: How Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. Do At Hendrick?
Emerging from the shadow of DEI, will Dale Earnhardt Jr. succeed in his first year with a new team – or will the pressure of expectations set him up for failure?
Tony Lumbis
Mirror Driving: Fixing NASCAR Qualifying Rules, Changing the Age Rule, & Who Ruled at Testing?
With Daytona testing for the three major NASCAR series in the books, what have we learned and what questions do you still have heading to the Daytona 500?
Mirror Driving: Kasey Kahne Takes a Hit, Johnson Snakebit, & Replacing the Sponsor That Quit
Kasey Kahne is getting sued for an incident in which he pushed a 62-year-old security officer to the ground. Is this a troubling sign of a driver’s immaturity?
Mirror Driving: NASCAR Banquet on the Move? Petty Movin’ On Up? & Teams Moving… to the Auction Block?
NASCAR’s banquet celebration just concluded its 27th year in New York City amidst rumors it could be moved. Does the banquet belong in the Big Apple?
2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Rookie Report Cards
I, Professor Lumbis, need to assign the final grades for 2007 freshman class as they completed their first season on the NASCAR Nextel Cup tour.
Mirror Driving: Jimmie Johnson’s Place in History, Brian France Rewriting History & Kenseth Looking Back on History
Jimmie Johnson took his second consecutive Nextel Cup title Sunday, joining Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon.
Nextel Cup Rookie Report: David Ragan Wins Battle at Homestead… But Montoya Wins War
It was a solid end to a rookie season for David Ragan at Homestead, as he started the final race of the year in a career second-best seventh qualifying spot.
Mirror Driving: Jeff Gordon No Longer Number 1? Is Parity in NASCAR Done? & Truck Series Fun
Should Jimmie Johnson continue on and win his second straight title, is it fair to say the No. 1 driver in the Hendrick stable is now him – not Jeff Gordon?
Nextel Cup Rookie Report: Juan Pablo Montoya Leads Open-Wheel Invasion in the Desert
The soon to be Rookie of the Year started 14th; but while he outclassed all other freshmen, that’s the highest Montoya would get for most of the afternoon.
Mirror Driving: Kenseth’s Special Comment, Hendrick = Dominant, & Gauging Edwards’s Busch Accomplishment
With two races remaining, Hendrick Motorsports cars sit first, second and fourth in Cup points. Is this the most dominant season by one team in recent memory?