Grading the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Pack: Part 2
NASCAR’s longest and most grueling race, the Coca-Cola 600, represents a significant milestone in the 2009 season. It’s not quite the halfway point to the …
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Thompson in Turn 5: The Jury Is Still out on Scott Speed, AJ Allmendinger Swap
When in the fall of last season it was announced by Red Bull Racing that it had relieved AJ Allmendinger of his duties behind the …
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 …
5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix Edition
Good finish For all the talk of anti-climactic races this season, NASCAR was fortunate to have an exciting finish this weekend at Phoenix. Sure, there …
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Keeping Your Team Hot in Phoenix’s Dry Heat
After a week off to regenerate the batteries and fatten up on Peeps and chocolate, the series is heading to the desert Southwest. The quirky …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Are NASCAR’s Cost Cuts Helping or Just Another Smokescreen?
NASCAR recently announced that the sanctioning body would now conduct postrace engine teardowns at their Concord facility, the latest in a series of measures designed …
5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Samsung 500 at Texas Edition
The streak is over How fitting is it that Jeff Gordon’s 47-race winless streak comes to an end at a track where he’s been winless …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Samsung 500 at Texas
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? I never thought it would be this good, this fast. But Tony Stewart has made the turnaround at …
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: 5 Bars for Fantasy Teams in Texas
Everything’s bigger in Texas, they say, and the Texas Motor Speedway certainly is considerably larger than the short tracks the Cup circuit has tackled these …
Voice of Vito: The Season Ahead – Martinsville Serves as NASCAR’s True Test of Legitimacy
I have always maintained that Martinsville is the true litmus test for the opening months of the NASCAR season. Daytona is the Super Bowl of …