Turner’s Take: Jeff Gordon No Longer King of Late-Race Battles
There was a time when Jeff Gordon was the last guy you wanted to see on the last lap of a race.
There was a time when Jeff Gordon was the last guy you wanted to see on the last lap of a race.
Just when you thought full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers could exert no more dominance over NASCAR’s Nationwide and Truck series, think again.
After Denny Hamlin’s win in Monday’s rescheduled race at Martinsville Speedway, Jimmie Johnson no longer owns exclusive rights to the title, “Mr. Martinsville.”
Let me go on the record as saying that if anyone not named Jimmie Johnson wins the championship this season, it’ll be Kurt Busch.
Roll the tape forward to 2010, three races down, and Kevin Harvick is once again living up to the “Happy” moniker he’s carried for most of his Cup career.
Just when it seemed the news couldn’t get much worse for NASCAR, here comes just what the doctor didn’t order: Another Jimmie Johnson win.
Despite a miserable 2009 and subpar 2008 with the powerful Hendrick Motorsports outfit, Dale Earnhardt Jr. hasn’t forgotten how to drive racecars.
The challenge that awaits Matt Kenseth on Sunday may seem a bit daunting. That’s because it really is.
Winning the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway can be a nice shot in the arm for a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and team.
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