Voices from the Cheap Seats: NASCAR Only Goes Halfway with New Rule
Last week, I put out there that, while tragic, the death of Kevin Ward, Jr. was totally avoidable on two separate fronts. First, don’t do …
Five Points to Ponder: RCR at 45, No Sponsor Mentions & The Xfinity Series?
ONE: THREE WEEKS OFF It’s been three weeks since I last penned a Five Points to Ponder column and in NASCAR terms, that feels like …
Couch Potato Tuesday: ESPN Makes A Few Michigan Mistakes
All three NASCAR national series took to the track last weekend, just a mere state border – and then some – away from each other. …
Ernie Cope Will Be Chase Elliott’s Crew Chief in 2015
As NASCAR Nationwide Series standout Chase Elliott and crew chief Greg Ives part ways after this season, JR Motorsports announced on Monday that veteran Ernie …
Comcast and NASCAR Close to Deal
Could Comcast’s Xfinity be the next title sponsor of NASCAR’s secondary developmental series in 2015 and beyond? According to a report from Sports Business Journal’s …
Who’s Hot and Who’s Not in NASCAR: Michigan–Bristol Edition
Who’s Hot and Who’s Not is pretty cut and dry this week. Much of the action occurred on the bubble, with rookie drivers like Kyle …
Joe Gibbs Racing Expected to Announce Carl Edwards as Fourth Driver on Tuesday
In what the race team is calling an “unprecedented announcement [that] will have impact across four NASCAR racing series”, Joe Gibbs Racing will hold a …
Pace Laps: Jimmie Johnson Success, First Time Nationwide Winners and Powers’ Power
Sprint Cup: A normal race at Michigan for Jimmie Johnson usually means that he runs out of fuel in the final laps after leading for most of …
Thinkin’ Out Loud: Pure Michigan 400
Key Moment – On the penultimate restart of the day, Kurt Busch was alongside Joey Logano when the green flag flew. Busch laid it all on …
The Hendrick Hierarchy Reestablished
Time flies, doesn’t it? Seems like just yesterday, Jeff Gordon was the upstart 24-year-old, turning heads while holding the torch for NASCAR’s next generation. Longtime …