5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Ford 400 at Homestead Edition
Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer have put together better runs, culminating with all three finishing in the top 11 at Homestead on Sunday.
Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer have put together better runs, culminating with all three finishing in the top 11 at Homestead on Sunday.
Joey Logano easily captured the 2009 Rookie of the Year Award, the youngest driver to do so in NASCAR history.
If nothing else, the Ford 300 was certainly a microcosm of the 2009 season. Brad Keselowski and Jason Leffler ran hard with good cars, but …
Allmendinger carried the RPM torch to a 10th-place run in the Ford 400, bookending his season with top-10 finishes and making a statement.
Most sports would still love to have NASCAR’s attendance and ratings, but the current trend is very much downward.
Points racing isn’t new either. Under NASCAR’s “old” modern-era points system, championships were won on points racing.
Anyone that’s read my Nationwide Series coverage over the course of the 2009 season knows that it’s been hard to find positive things to say.
Q: Who’s the richest man in a NASCAR garage? A: The last-place driver in a Cup race.
Hamlin said in response to “Do you think NASCAR needs to get involved with Brad at this point?” a, “Nah, nah, I’ll take care of him. It’s no biggie… I got it.”
Ron Hornaday became the oldest champion in NASCAR’s top-three series. Are those efforts enough to make him a “lock” for the NASCAR Hall of Fame?