Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Monster Jeff Gordon Created is Guarding the Door
You know you’re on a roll when, seven races into the season, you hold a points lead so large that you could finish dead last …
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Fanning the Flames: When the Story About the Story Becomes THE Story
Q: Why did NASCAR penalize Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Casey Mears for their actions at Phoenix? I thought NASCAR wanted emotion… isn’t that what Brian said last year? I could maybe understand a penalty if Junior spun Mears during green and caused a big wreck, but on the cool-down lap?
Crew Swaps Treat Symptoms, Not Disease, for Nos. 07, 29 Teams
After a thoroughly disappointing start to 2009 for the No. 07 and No. 29 teams, two operations that secured Chase berths in 2008, news broke …
Did You Notice? Restrictor Plate 1-Hit Wonders & the New Precedent of “Probation”
Did You Notice? Just probation for Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Did you really expect the sanctioning body to do anything more after their …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix
Phoenix’s Saturday night showdown may have been Mark Martin‘s time to shine, but it didn’t mean much for the rest of the Sprint Cup competition. …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix Edition
Another one bit the dust in the sands out west at Phoenix Saturday night. But as the smoke cleared from the Cup Series’ eighth race …
Talking NASCAR TV: Jump the Shark
Race fans, the title says it all for me. However, for those of you who may not be familiar with the term… let me explain. …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 Phoenix Spring Race Recap
The Key Moment: Mark Martin was able to quickly dispatch Ryan Newman on the race’s final restart, and Tony Stewart never generated the steam to …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix
Friday night’s broadcast from Phoenix was the Kyle and Carl show on TV… and it was literally called that. The first eight minutes of the …
Happy Hour: Why We Don’t See as Much Emotion as We’d Like
I play in a fairly competitive but unofficial softball league. During a game last season while playing first base, I squatted and reached to my …