The Yellow Stripe: Managing NASCAR Expectations & Fending Off Disappointment
Trying to predict how the 2008 NASCAR season will finish after just three races – and with less than 10% of the full schedule accounted …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Edition
In what was a much smoother race weekend than the on again/off again rain debacle last weekend in California, the story in Vegas wound up …
Running Their Mouth: 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Bowles-Eye View: Open Foot, Insert Mouth – Ford Teams Coming Around After All
As the sun went down on a gorgeous, windy afternoon in Las Vegas, Carl Edwards did a backflip to the delight of the crowd. With …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Las Vegas Race Recap
On lap 237, Carl Edwards powered around Matt Kenseth to take the lead for the final time, eventually scoring his second consecutive win at Las Vegas.
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas
1. No Way, Daddy-0h! – The legendary Wood Brothers No. 21 Ford did not qualify for the UAW-Dodge 400 on speed last Friday. Instead, their …
Bubble Breakdown: Blown Tires Lead to Blown Opportunities for Several on the Top-35 Bubble at Las Vegas
Right-front tires and unstable grip were the talk of the town Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, variables which led to increasing instability as the …
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: From Dario Franchitti to Patrick Carpentier, Vegas is Vicious to Rookies
Rookies in the Starting Lineup: Patrick Carpentier (12th), Sam Hornish Jr. (20th), Regan Smith (28th), Dario Franchitti (42nd) Unofficial Finishing Positions: Franchitti (33rd), Smith (34th), Carpentier …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2008 Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas
Mark Martin, chasing down the leaders with five laps to go, took out both Edwards and then-race leader Brad Keselowski to win the Sam’s Town 300.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: An Open Letter to the Unsung Heroes of NASCAR
To the emergency workers and officials at California Speedway: I don’t envy your jobs. You (and hundreds like you at tracks big and small, across …