Bowles-Eye View: The Power of NASCAR Expectations – When a Racetrack Isn’t Allowed to Change
For fans, Bristol is no longer special. The expectations in their heads are set and stubborn minds will never lose the beauty of what once was.
For fans, Bristol is no longer special. The expectations in their heads are set and stubborn minds will never lose the beauty of what once was.
Each week, Frontstretch will go inside the competition, series by series, to bring you the biggest stories that you need to watch during the upcoming week.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., before his relationship with Dale Earnhardt Inc. and his stepmother took a turn for the worse, had swagger.
He was the next big thing in NASCAR, a mortal lock for Most Popular Driver and a threat to win just about every weekend. He’d survived the racing death of his father, the attendant shifting of support from his father’s fans and all that had come his way… until he and his stepmother, Teresa, got into a very public spat over his future.
Poof.
Looking for the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How behind Sunday’s race?
On Sunday (March 18), Brad Keselowski started fifth and stayed up front all day.
A decade removed from the site of his first career Cup win, Elliott Sadler drove away from the field on a lap 272 restart with old tires.
Elliott Sadler stayed out on the final caution to win the Ford EcoBoost 300 by 1.159 seconds over Kasey Kahne.
Through his Checkered Flag Foundation, Brad Keselowski has spent many hours visiting with disabled veterans and their families.
Points leader Greg Biffle was the last man standing, taking the pole for Sunday’s Food City 500.
Fact: Trevor Bayne Will Run a Full NNS Schedule in 2012