Numbers Game: 2012 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
3.4 – Clint Bowyer’s average finish in the last five Talladega races. In his eight Talladega starts prior, his best effort had been a fifth.
3.4 – Clint Bowyer’s average finish in the last five Talladega races. In his eight Talladega starts prior, his best effort had been a fifth.
Just another silly, contrived and violent plate race … racing that appeals to the least common denominators amongst us.
Whatever the solution, something needs to be done to clean up the plate races going forward.
Three years seems like nothing – just ask couples in long-term, successful marriages – but in NASCAR terms, history shows it’s all you need to prove yourself.
The Aaron’s 499 saw more terminal engine failures than any race this year, with four.
Restrictor-plate racing, intentionally or not, is the closest thing to an equalizer that can be found in NASCAR sanctioned-events.
Late in Saturday race, NASCAR decided to throw a caution for debris, probably thinking it’d help provide the fans with the exciting finish they were demanding.
Did You Notice? During a resurgent year for Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports as a whole has fallen behind the curve?
By now, everyone knows about the black flag that cost Carl Edwards a shot at the win on Saturday night (April 28). Was NASCAR’s call correct?
Frontstretch caught up with Parker Kligerman while he was on his way to Nashville Superspeedway for a test.