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Pace Laps: Dale’s Double Trouble, Double-Dipping And A Championship Update

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*NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Dale’s Double Trouble* All season long, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has been cruising along with a little something “extra.” No, I’m not talking about horsepower, conspiracy theorists; it’s called confidence, a personality trait this man usually loses by March in the midst of frustrating finish turned Eeyore-like perspective on the future of his No. 88 team.

It’s easy to put a smile on your face when completing every lap of every race run. But in the last two weeks, suddenly some cracks have appeared in the Earnhardt facade of excellence. Last week, it was mechanically induced – a faulty transmission at Pocono that left him behind the wall. At the Glen? Earnhardt’s fault, losing control in a spinout that’s a second consecutive finish outside the top 20. So much for completing 100% of every race; those results, combined with teammate Jimmie Johnson’s success have now switched the point lead over to the No. 48.

The Ambrose Ambush: A Test of NASCAR Man And Machine At Watkins Glen

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For starters, let me say that in my time covering the sport, I have never been a big fan of stock car racing on road courses. That said, _Holy cow!_ What a finish and what a race on Sunday at Watkins Glen. The lead changed hands at least twice and probably four times on the final lap. Some of the best road course racers in the business (Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch) wrecked on their own while the sport’s up-and-coming right-turn talent, Marcos Ambrose snookered them all. Add in the drama of the Wild Card race, the run for Chase bonus points plus the risky trend of trying to make race cars lighter and you ended up with a mixture of close competition that NASCAR fans will be talking about for weeks to come.

Nationwide Series Breakdown: Zippo 200 at the Glen

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Watkins Glen saw the return of Carl Edwards to the Nationwide Series after a 20-race hiatus that was designed so that Edwards could focus more on the Sprint Cup Series. Well, Edwards seemed to really miss spending his Saturday afternoons in the car; so, with support from Subway, Edwards returned to the No. 60 that had been parked due to lack of support since Las Vegas.

Despite almost no practice on Friday due to rain (he literally did the absolute minimum required in order to get a spot in the qualifying order), Edwards turned in the second fastest time in qualifying.

Four Burning Questions: Stormy Days and Peer Sympathy

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*Does Watkins Glen determine the Chase field?*

Up until the wild card shake-up that was Pocono Raceway, I was sure that the 12 that were in “as of now” would stay that way until the points were reset after Richmond. Jeff Gordon seemed too far gone to make it happen and no one else was competitive enough to beat Kyle Busch or Kasey Kahne.

Truckin’ Thursdays: Exciting Reasons To Keep Watching At Halfway

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Saturday’s Pocono Mountains 125 marked the halfway point of the Camping World Truck Series schedule. That’s right … it took nearly six months to get the first half completed, a bit unbalanced as the series will run its final 11 events in right around three months. But despite the lack of momentum, thanks to a poorly designed schedule there have been plenty of exciting moments to keep viewers interested.

In just 11 events, the Truck Series has seen four different drivers grab their first career victories, a potpourri of new personalities gracing the top spot.