Nuts for Nationwide: New Sponsor, Same Old Issues
If you’ll forgive me for going all Jean Girard on you, the first two weeks of the Nationwide Series bring to mind a line from …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Toyota’s Here… & There Goes the Neighborhood
Another non-native species has become part of NASCAR’s culture over the past five years, threatening to eradicate all competing against it – and that’s Toyota.
Voices From the Heartland: Disturbing Trends & Subliminal Programming – Straight From NASCAR’s Fuel Tank
So far this year, I have been surprisingly pleased overall with the quality of racing – when the Cup Series has raced, of course – …
The Yellow Stripe: From Snake Eyes To Box Cars, Sizing Up NASCAR Odds In Vegas
With the old adage that the “bookies never lose” notwithstanding, and NASCAR’s annual date with Sin City just a couple days away, now seems as …
Fanning the Flames: Plotting the Forecast for Vegas, for Robby Gordon & for Bobby Labonte
Whew! This column almost didn’t get posted this week. See, I developed a weeper in between the F4 and F5 buttons on my keyboard, and …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2008 Auto Club 500 at Fontana Edition
The warm, sunny, and beautiful weather conditions commonly associated with California were replaced this weekend by rain, rain and well, more rain. After little practice …
Mirror Driving: Too Much Rain, Too Many NASCAR Penalties & Too Little Parity?
NASCAR did everything possible to get the Auto Club 500 off as scheduled Sunday. But they came up short thanks to Mother Nature and a host of other issues.
Top 10 Ways California Speedway Is No Darlington
9. California Speedway actually fools Darlington fans with the shape of the racetrack being exactly like the other 2-milers, thereby faking uniqueness.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2008 Auto Club 500 at Fontana
Without further ado… here’s our latest Power Rankings following Fontana.
Did You Notice? JJ Yeley vs. Kyle Busch? Good vs. Bad Teammates? Robby vs. Reality? & More
Did You Notice? That other than Jeff Gordon‘s lucky break on the final lap, there were a total of zero engine failures at California Speedway …