5 Points to Ponder: Earnhardt’s Error, Biffle Steady, Hamlin Heroics
This past week, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was estimated by Forbes magazine to be the top-earning driver in the sport, raking in some $30 million a year.
This past week, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was estimated by Forbes magazine to be the top-earning driver in the sport, raking in some $30 million a year.
After he put up the third-fastest time in Friday’s opening practice session, Marcos Ambrose’s Toyota became a sleeper pick for a top-five run at Martinsville.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
As the caution came out with just nine laps to go, many figured Denny Hamlin was on his way to another victory at Martinsville.
He had a bum knee and a lot of track position to make up, but somehow Denny Hamlin pulled off the win in his home state of Virginia.
With all due respect to the incomparable Smokey Robinson, one of those things that’s sadder than the Tears of a Clown is rain at a racetrack.
My tenure as a NASCAR fan has been contained entirely in the “New School Stock Car Era.”
With NASCAR searching as to how to rekindle fan interest, is the answer building more short tracks?
“The amount of respect these guys have is second to none,” says Ricky Carmichael of the Truck garage. “Honestly I can’t believe it.”
Kevin Harvick led a race-high 187 of the 250 laps on his way to the victory in Saturday afternoon’s Kroger 250 at Martinsville.