Voice of Vito: The Chase for the Cup – Saving Fans From a NASCAR Championship Already Decided
This year, NASCAR’s Chase looks to provide some excitement again to what otherwise would be a comatose-inducing runaway by points leader Jeff Gordon.
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Busch Series Breakdown: 2007 Kroger 200 at IRP
Jason Leffler was able to run down and pass Greg Biffle with three laps to go, bringing Toyota their first ever victory in the Kroger 200.
Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 Brickyard 400 Edition
Jeff Gordon – Gordon has won a track record four Brickyard 400s, including the inaugural event in 1994. He’s also managed 10 top-10 finishes here in 13 starts. The Indiana transplant is hugely popular with the fans in Indy, as well. Denny Hamlin – Hamlin finished 10th here last year in his only Brickyard start …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2007 Race to the Chase Special Edition
It’s time to turn our focus to the upcoming seven-race slugfest that will determine the field for the 2007 Chase for the Championship.
Busch Series Breakdown: 2007 Gateway 250
Reed Sorenson survived the carnage of wrecked racecars and a late challenge by Scott Wimmer to take the checkered flag first in Saturday night’s Gateway 250.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
There was at least one driver who didn’t sleep through the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland snooze-fest; that would be Tony Stewart.
10 Points to Ponder After the 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
1. They call it “cookie cutter” for a reason – Sorry guys, but the USG Sheetrock 400 just wasn’t a very exciting race. Tony Stewart got out front with a fuel-only pit stop and was never challenged in the closing laps after holding off a single pass attempt by Matt Kenseth. There were several long …
Busch Series Breakdown: 2007 USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland
Buschwhacking Cup regulars dominated the USG Durock 300, leading all but four laps of the race and taking nine of the top-10 finishing positions.
Driver Handicaps: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Edition
Jeff Gordon – Gordon won this race last year and has top-five finishes in four of his six starts at Chicagoland.
Running Their Mouth: 2007 Pepsi 400 at Daytona
Editor’s Note: Each week, we’ll go through all the media reports, interviews, PR and our own stuff to find the best quotes from the Nextel Cup race to capture the story of how the weekend unfolded. It’s the most original commentary you’ll ever find; the truth, coming straight out of the mouths of the drivers, …
Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 Firecracker 400 at Daytona
Jeff Gordon – Gordon’s Daytona record speaks for itself; he’s won a total of six points races there, most recently the 2005 Daytona 500. With the Hendrick teams on a roll at the plate tracks, that should make Gordon an automatic contender, right? Not quite; it has to be pointed out that Gordon has finished …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 Pepsi 400 at Daytona Edition
The Nextel Cup circuit heads to Daytona this week for NASCAR’s traditional Independence Day extravaganza. Held on the 2.5-mile tri-oval to mark the end of the season’s first half, the 400-miler gives us a chance to take stock and look back on what’s been a wild and wacky beginning to ’07. Even though the race …