Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2012 Kentucky Race Recap
OK, Bruton Smith. You fixed Bristol, you fixed the Kentucky traffic disaster, can you maybe fix this mess of a racetrack too?
OK, Bruton Smith. You fixed Bristol, you fixed the Kentucky traffic disaster, can you maybe fix this mess of a racetrack too?
After an unscheduled pit stop on lap 53, it looked like Kentucky was going to be one hot headache for Kasey Kahne as the No. 5 was thrown off pit sequence.
When one thinks of stability with regard to Sprint Cup racing, it’s likely that one thinks of Matt Kenseth and his iconic No. 17 Ford.
Saturday night’s event at Kentucky proved that the magic-bullet fix for NASCAR’s cookie-cutter races has yet to be found.
Decimated. Dominated. Obliterated. Owned. Whatever adjective, it applies to Austin Dillon’s throttling of the Nationwide Series field on Friday.
FanVision has been a valuable asset to the spotters and it will be just a matter of time until other team members starting using the device as well.
Did You Notice? No Cup Series champion in the modern era has driven for a different team the following season?
Sonoma was vindication for Clint Bowyer’s move from Richard Childress Racing to Michael Waltrip Racing.
Nelson Piquet Jr. won the Nationwide Series race in convincing fashion on Saturday and Clint Bowyer scored a much-needed first victory for MWR in 2012.
What some were billing as a kick, scratch and gouge battle to the finish turned into a parade that was a coming out party for Michael Waltrip Racing.