Bowles-Eye View: Jeff Burton Living Out Dale Earnhardt’s Dream
As Jeff Burton pulled into victory lane on Sunday, it was hard to ignore the irony surrounding the end of his 175-race winless streak.
Bubble Breakdown: Bobby Labonte Back in the Saddle, Robby Gordon Falling Fast After Dover 400
Bobby Labonte was Dover’s big winner amongst the Top-35 crowd. The No. 43 Petty Enterprises team simply had an outstanding afternoon at Dover.
Frontstretch Breakdown: 2006 Dover 400
For the first time since November 2001, Jeff Burton took the checkered flag in a Nextel Cup race, scoring the win in Sunday’s Dover 400.
Busch Series Breakdown: 2006 Dover 200
Clint Bowyer has come oh-so-close so many times, racking up four second-place results heading into the Dover 200. This time, he finally sealed the deal.
Tracking the Trucks: 2006 Smith’s Las Vegas 350
After a season of frustration, Mike Skinner finally broke through to score his first Truck Series win of 2006 Saturday night in the Smith’s Las Vegas 350.
Full Throttle: A New Track on the Landscape in Iowa
Rusty Wallace‘s unofficial pet project has come to fruition, as this past weekend marked the official opening of Iowa Speedway. Rusty helped design the track, …
No Chase? Great!
It occurred to me that with all the things there are to complain about with the Busch and Truck series, they both have one great rule: no Chase.
Race Trax: 2006 Dover 400
The Dover 400 is the 28th race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule and the second in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
Voices From the Heartland: How I Would Save NASCAR
So, as the grand poombah of NASCAR, what would I do? First and foremost, I would “tweak” the Chase… tweak it to the point that it no longer exists.
What’s the Call? Dead in the Water After Race 1 of the 2006 NASCAR Chase?
This Week’s Question: Can the first race in the NASCAR Chase for the Championship seal a team’s fate for the next nine races?