Numbers Game: 2011 GEICO 400 at Chicagoland
1 – laps Jeff Gordon and David Gilliland were each penalized for speeding down pit road at the end of Monday’s race at Chicagoland (Sept. 19).
1 – laps Jeff Gordon and David Gilliland were each penalized for speeding down pit road at the end of Monday’s race at Chicagoland (Sept. 19).
Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson battled until the crew chiefs screamed, “Save fuel!” and everyone ran like a cop was pointing a radar gun.
Welcome back to another delayed edition of Talking NASCAR TV. Thanks to a lucky day off, I was able to watch Monday’s Sprint Cup race live from home.
Tony Stewart out-lasted his competition in a fuel-mileage contest to record his first win of the 2011 campaign at Chicagoland.
“It is huge; I had a migraine all day yesterday so I am kinda glad we didn’t race.” – Tony Stewart, race winner
Apparently, when hyping up this year’s Chicago-based Chase debut, NASCAR forgot to send an invite to Mother Nature.
1.) Will the Jimmie Johnson/Kurt Busch feud carry into the Chase?
For such a long season, the NASCAR calendar sure does seem to fly by. With 26 races in the books, we now arrive at the pay window.
Without further ado, here is my take on how the final NASCAR Cup standings will play out.
How will NASCAR, in 2012, try to draw more fans to more events so these attendees might spend more money?