2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte may not be the driver he once was, but is still one of the better drivers in NASCAR and a real class act to go along with it.
Bobby Labonte may not be the driver he once was, but is still one of the better drivers in NASCAR and a real class act to go along with it.
On Wednesday, Showtime announced a new, weekly series called Inside NASCAR (not to be confused with the Inside NASCAR that aired on TNN from 1995-2000).
Connecting the desperation of a driver looking to take his Cup career off life support, TRG and David Gilliland came together in a move that paid dividends.
Kyle Busch’s high point of the season came rather early in the schedule when he dominated the spring race at Bristol.
Though fans remain divided over the Chase system, Jimmie Johnson continued to quietly annihilate the competition in the 10-race playoff.
Coming into the 2009 season, Kurt Busch and the No. 2 team looked to put their abysmal performance from 2008 behind them to start fresh. The team did just that.
The high point in 2009 for Denny Hamlin was his emotional hometown victory at Richmond International Raceway in the final race before the Chase.
What Tony Stewart delivered was a legitimate title run, leading the standings from late May until the start of the Chase in September.
Despite a shaky fall, the Brian Vickers train is still on track and steaming along nicely.
Many fans left NASCAR in 2009, citing disappointment with the racing. But what, exactly, should NASCAR do to win them back?