Fan’s View: Dear NASCAR Drivers, Manners Still Matter
Now boys, please listen. Manners are important. It is what people will remember when you’ve left for the day. I’m talking NASCAR here, in case you weren’t sure.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Brickyard 400 Race Recap
Remember back when the Brickyard 400 used to draw a standing room only 300,000 fans?
Bowles-Eye View: Money Can’t Buy Happiness, but in NASCAR, It Can Buy You Time
Five years. 167 starts. Four different NASCAR Sprint Cup organizations. For Paul Menard, the numbers were adding up everywhere but the victory column.
Monday Morning Teardown: Finish Doesn’t Save Brickyard’s Bacon
After 160 laps of racing in the Brickyard 400, the question fairly begged to be asked: did the finish of the race justify the previous 140 laps or so?
Bubble Breakdown: A Day of Near-Misses for Landon Cassill, Trevor Bayne
Landon Cassill learned a hard rookie lesson at Indy: no matter how wide the straightaways are, it’s impossible to go into the corner four-wide.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
Paul Menard’s Brickyard win means that Brad Keselowski will likely be left in the cold unless he can catch another win.
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2011 Kroger 200 at IRP
Despite a few late-race yellows, the majority of Saturday’s Kroger 200 was the cleanest seen on the bullring in Clermont, Ind. in some time.
Tracking the Trucks: 2011 AAA Insurance 200 at IRP
Timothy Peters took the checkered flag 2.645 seconds ahead of James Buescher to win the AAA Insurance 200 Friday night at Lucas Oil Raceway.
Running Their Mouth: 2011 Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com
Let this officially be the end of all the talk of Paul Menard, according to detractors, only being in NASCAR on account of his father’s money.
Paul Menard Wins 2011 Brickyard 400
Paul Menard finally fulfilled his father’s dream of 35 years, winning at Indianapolis.