The Yellow Stripe: NASCAR 2012 – a Look Ahead
After 10 long months, 35 grueling races and 10,383 laps run, we’re left with just 400 miles (267 laps) to decide if Tony Stewart will win a third Cup crown.
After 10 long months, 35 grueling races and 10,383 laps run, we’re left with just 400 miles (267 laps) to decide if Tony Stewart will win a third Cup crown.
It doesn’t seem possible, but somehow 35 weeks of racing have surpassed us and now it’s time for one final hurrah to end the 2011 season.
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3 – times Tony Stewart has led the most laps in the last four races. Stewart led a race-high 160 laps at Phoenix.
Like dust in the wind, so is the reign of Mr. Five-Time.
At least the race wasn’t the wreck-fest we all feared. Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart kept their respective fans on their feet most of the afternoon.
It was April 2010 in the Arizona desert where Kasey Kahne got busy answering questions on landing your dream job … only to wait nearly 19 months to get it.
After 312 laps at the new Phoenix International Raceway, we’ll go to the final race with just three lousy points separating Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart.
Unfortunately for the underfunded teams, a Phoenix retooling proved unforgiving as the 1-mile oval swallowed them up and spit them out.
In the case of the repaved Phoenix International Raceway, give it a few years. The track proved to be very tough for drivers to get a handle on.