Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2014 Auto Club 400 at Fontana
Key Moment – When five drivers lost tires between laps 193 and 197, a caution finally came out. All of the lead lap cars except …
Key Moment – When five drivers lost tires between laps 193 and 197, a caution finally came out. All of the lead lap cars except …
The good news is that nobody had to worry about points on Saturday night. The bad news is that many teams come to Daytona with three cars: their Sprint Unlimited car, Daytona 500 car and Daytona 500 backup. After a practice wreck, some teams could be left scrambling. Carl Edwards’s team already loaded his Unlimited car on a hauler bound for Charlotte after his practice wreck; they’ll fix it, hang new sheetmetal, and bring it back to serve as the Daytona 500 backup as Edwards was forced to pull his original second car out for Saturday’s race.
There were a few typical Martinsville skirmishes on Sunday. Kurt Busch called Kevin Harvick “half-assed” when Harvick refused to cut him some slack as Busch wanted to move into the bottom groove and Harvick got into him instead spinning him around. Johnson was upset with Mears after Mears got into his right front, wrenching the steering wheel from his hands, though no damage was done. Montoya was upset with Johnson, who shoved his way underneath the No. 42 in the closing laps, sending him up the track.
Almost lost in the Dover shuffle this weekend was a bit of news that’s sure to come as a blessing to some Sprint Cup teams – and a bane to others.
Did You Notice? Ford on Ford, Foreign Imports & Jeff Gordon’s NASCAR Hope
This is Aric Almirola’s first pole in his 47th career Cup start.
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?
RPM announced a crew chief change Monday, releasing Greg Erwin nine races into 2012 and replacing him with Mike Ford.
Was Ryan Newman’s win enough to vault him to the top of our Power Rankings?