Bowles-Eye View: Mark Martin’s Rise Leaves Dale Earnhardt Jr. Flat on His Face
This is a story about two men’s historic rise and fall from grace. As Mark Martin took the checkered flag Saturday night, the desert night …
5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix Edition
Good finish For all the talk of anti-climactic races this season, NASCAR was fortunate to have an exciting finish this weekend at Phoenix. Sure, there …
Bubble Breakdown: Sam Hornish Jr. Rips Off 1st Top 10 of 2009, Solidifies Locked-In Spot
Bad news has hit one of our bubble teams since the last race at Texas. After several patchwork sponsorship deals to keep the team afloat …
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Out With the New & In With the Old for Phoenix Freshmen
Joey Logano Start: 31st; Finish: 21st Summary: Last Friday, Joe Gibbs Racing president JD Gibbs put to rest the rumors that had his team’s rookie …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix
Friday night’s broadcast from Phoenix was the Kyle and Carl show on TV… and it was literally called that. The first eight minutes of the …
Mark Martin Breaks His Winless Streak, Wins 2009 Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix
Starting on the front row this season had been a mixed bag for Mark Martin. At Bristol, he ran up front for most of the …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? It might have been the most unnoticed top-10 finish of the night, but Sam Hornish Jr. grabbed his …
Nuts for Nationwide: TV Coverage Strangling the NASCAR Nationwide Series
Back when the deal was first announced that ESPN would be returning to NASCAR broadcasting, and would also be giving the Nationwide Series a steady, …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: For Jamie McMurray, the Writing Is on the Wall
I genuinely like Jamie McMurray. He’s a hard guy not to like. But, from a performance standpoint – well, the writing has been on the wall for a long time.
Happy Hour: Why We Don’t See as Much Emotion as We’d Like
I play in a fairly competitive but unofficial softball league. During a game last season while playing first base, I squatted and reached to my …