On the heels of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s announcement that he was sitting out the New Hampshire 301 due to suffering from concussion-like symptoms, Hendrick Motorsports made an equally stunning statement that Jeff Gordon might be returning to the track in Indianapolis this upcoming weekend driving the No. 88. If there was ever a moment where …
The Brickyard 400 delivered a State of the Sport address on Sunday, and it was a mixed bag. Regarding attendance: Once again huge swaths of the grandstands stood empty under the blazing July sun. When it is 100F outside I completely understand a casual fan’s disinterest in getting roasted. However, the decline of America attending …
It was odd. First Turn 1 and thn Turn 2 vanished in a thick pea soup-like weather phenomenon on Monday, bringing the Pennsylvania 400 to an early conclusion. Heard across social and broadcast media were explanations about what “losing the track” actually meant; a clarification needed when nobody could actually see the racing surface. S0…where …
Denny Hamlin arrived in Victory Lane on his own two feet, having left the No. 11 FedEx Toyota at the Start/Finish line in a smoking heap. However, he wasn’t exactly dancing. He walked gingerly. Watching him climb from his car was a study in agony. What was wrong? Did he hit something? No. It was …
Last week, Rick Hendrick sat next to William Byron in the media center at Bristol to make a formal announcement of Byron’s ascension into the XFinity Series for 2017. Some eyebrows raised and there was a flurry of excitement in the Twittersphere. What was all the excitement about? Of course Byron should be moving up …
It feels great when a car is running for the lead and the entire grandstand gets up to cheer. Such were the moments at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as Martin Truex Jr. made a run for the front several times during the glittering September afternoon. It was clear that the mild mattered kid from New …
Driving your car into a crowd of people seems completely unbelievable, doesn’t it? Especially when the police department quickly determined that the driver was not under the influence of alcohol. It simply stymies the imagination. Well, the unthinkable happened at Martinsville Sunday evening about an hour after the end of the race. It looks like …
When we head to Homestead in just two more weeks, there will be four teams running for the ultimate trophy in NASCAR–the Sprint Cup. We do say team, don’t we? Equally often, racing fans talk of the No. 18 team in terms of Kyle Busch, or the No. 88 as Dale Jr. Thus, when it …
Logano, Kyle, Jimmie and Cousin Carl…did the mysterious conglomeration of points, wins and chance called the Chase deliver to NASCAR Nation the right combination of drivers eligible to win the 2016 Sprint Cup Championship? Let’s look at the facts: Sixteen drivers entered into the Chase back in September. Some competitors like Chris Buescher, Austin Dillon, …
You are sitting on the start/finish line, thirty rows up on a bright, sunny afternoon. Forty of the most powerful racing machines on the planet are lined up on the grid, their crews standing by like a motley assortment of festively adorned soldiers. The last notes of the Star Spangles Banner fades away on the …
So, if you kind of sidle up to another car with yours and prevent it from moving forward, that is okay said NASCAR when Austin Dillon took offense to Cole Custer’s ill-timed maneuvers at Phoenix a couple weeks ago. This was after the sanctioning body told all the teams that if you used your car …
Last week the ground shook beneath our feet as Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his intended retirement from driving in the Monster Energy series. The last time Junior Nation suffered such as system shock their favorite driver in the whole wide world announced he would trade in his DEI No. 8 for a Chevrolet in the …
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