Scott Speed Driver Diary: Sprint Cup Racing & Scrabble
As most people know by now, I have been given the opportunity to drive in the Sprint Cup Series this year and I could not …
Happy Hour: What Should Be Done About NASCAR Multi-Car Teams?
In Kansas this last weekend, the top-five finishing cars drove for Roush Fenway Racing and Hendrick Motorsports. Those two teams also produced three more drivers …
Driven to the Past: The Big Fuel Gamble
Late one night in May 1968, a bunch of us officials and racers were sitting around talking over an early breakfast at a popular restaurant …
Tearing Apart the Trucks: Joey Logano Set to Debut at Talladega
After taking a weekend off, the Craftsman Truck Series returns to action Saturday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway. Joey Logano will be making his Truck Series …
Voices From the Heartland: Kansas Casino Proves That, Yes Virginia, There is a NASCAR Monopoly
Imagine, if you will, that I am extremely rich. I have enough money to fund the bailout of the bank crisis several times over (not …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Is There a Talladega Curse?
Some drivers dread going to NASCAR’s fastest track for more reasons than one these days. But there’s one concern you might not have heard of, …
Rick Crawford Driver Diary: What Happens in Vegas…?
Rick Crawford drives the No. 14 Circle Bar Racing Ford in the Craftsman Truck Series. In his 12th full season, he’s currently sixth in the …
Fanning the Flames: Talking Plates, Allmendingers & Last-Lap Dashes Heading Into Talladega
Good questions this week and I’m feeling long-winded, so let’s get to it. Q: We always seem to take it out on the 1.5-mile tracks …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: Avoiding the Talladega Big One That Destroys Your Team
The Chase heads to one of the big unknowns this weekend with restrictor-plate racing at Talladega. The tight packs that occur on the plate tracks …
Thompson in Turn 5: Paul Menard’s Departure to Yates Leaves DEI in Need of Help
News that driver Paul Menard and his father’s sponsor dollars will soon part ways with Dale Earnhardt Inc. seems to lend credence to the prediction …