What’s the Call? Time to Expand the Chase?
Given the closeness in Nextel Cup standings compared to the lack of drama in the Busch and Truck championship races, is it time to implement the Chase system?
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Mirror Driving: Toyota Already Underachieving in 2006?
Team Red Bull has had an auspicious debut, failing to qualify for any of the races it’s entered this season. Is this a true indicator that Toyota has a lot of homework to do, or is it hard to tell anything because they’re using Dodges?
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2006 Dickies 500 at Texas
Sunday’s Dickies 500 blew through the 2006 Chase standings like a Texas tornado; when the dust settled, no position in the top 10 went unchanged. …
Numbers Game: 2006 Dickies 500 at Texas
278 – laps led by race winner Tony Stewart in the Dickies 500, the most of any driver.
Bowles-Eye View: Jimmie Johnson’s Miracle Comeback
Jimmie Johnson has no business leading the Nextel Cup points standings. None at all. In eight Chase races, Johnson has himself just four top-10 finishes. …
Frontstretch Breakdown: 2006 Dickies 500 at Texas
Dominating for the second straight week, Tony Stewart survived a green-white-checkered finish over Jimmie Johnson to win the Dickies 500 at Texas.
Busch Series Breakdown: 2006 O’Reilly Challenge 300 at Texas
This time, it was fuel mileage that held up, as Kevin Harvick posted his ninth Busch Series victory of the season in the O’Reilly Challenge at Texas.
Race Trax: 2006 Dickies 500 at Texas
The Dickies 500 is the 34th race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule. The Cup Series will visit the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway for the second time in 2006. Texas has hosted the Nextel Cup Series since 1997 – Jeff Burton was the track’s first winner.
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2006 Dickies 500 at Texas Edition
The Chase is winding down with only three weeks left until the end of the NASCAR Nextel Cup season now that Atlanta is behind us. …
Mirror Driving: Is Tony Stewart Better Off Without Being in the Chase?
Can it be said missing the Chase has helped Tony Stewart? Should there be a Chase provision that allows drivers in his position to finish higher than 11th?