Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 Stater Brothers 300 at Fontana
In a word, uneventful. As if following up Daytona with Fontana wasn’t enough of a letdown, Kyle Busch made sure that there would be no …
Carl Edwards
Mirror Driving: Daytona Disappointment, Yellow Line Disgust, & is Kenseth a Hall of Famer?
The Daytona 500 had several controversial moments, but the biggest was the race being shortened by over 100 miles due to rain. Did NASCAR do the right thing by starting at the scheduled time, or should the green flag have been moved up so that the entire race could be run?
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Daytona 500
Like it or not, after just 380 miles the first race of the 2009 Sprint Cup season is officially in the books. Matt Kenseth was crowned the winner of just the fourth rain-shortened Daytona 500 in history, taking the lead one lap before the weather with a generous push from runner-up Kevin Harvick. But was that last-lap pass enough to leave Kenseth number one in the eyes of our staff this week? After all, Kyle Busch dominated the race, only to become an innocent victim of the day’s big wreck on lap 125. And where did AJ Allmendinger land after starting the year with a career-best third – driving for a team that doesn’t even know if it’ll exist two months from now? Find these answers, and more, by examining our first Top-15 Power Rankings poll of the year.
Why Brad Keselowski Can Win the 2009 Nationwide Series Title
The first NASCAR preview magazine that came to the local newsstand was that of The Sporting News. As I read through it, I flipped to …
Closing NASCAR’s 7th Decade: The Top-12 Drivers – Including the Champ Who’ll Lead Us Into 2010
2009 closes out the first decade of the 21st century for NASCAR, and what a long, strange trip it’s been. Who would have thought back …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not: 2009 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona Edition
Considering the fact that a points-paying race has not yet taken place, gauging the true momentum of drivers and teams is a bit more of …
Running Their Mouth: 2009 Bud Shootout at Daytona
Welcome to the first 2009 edition of Running Their Mouth! Each week, we’ll go through media reports, interviews, PR and all our own stuff to …
Voice of Vito: America’s Most Wanted – Top-5 NASCAR Drivers to Watch in 2009
Editor’s Note: Catch Vito on a new day this season – his column will appear each Wednesday throughout all of 2009. Finally. After a NASCAR …
2009 Season Preview: Can Anyone Keep Jimmie Johnson From Making History?
Editor’s Note: After another long offseason, NASCAR is set to return to our lives with the 31st Annual Bud Shootout this Saturday! That means it’s …
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards had a career-defining year in 2008 winning those nine races. More importantly, he ran consistently well all season.