Matt McLaughlin’s 2007 Daytona 500 Driver Handicaps
Jimmie Johnson won last year’s Daytona 500 and his 32nd-place result in last year’s Firecracker 400 ended a streak of five top-six finishes at Daytona.
Carl Edwards
Bowles-Eye View: “Wrist”Gate Should Be No Big Controversy for Jimmie Johnson
“Wrist”gate appears to have taken center stage as the hot story of the moment ever since word broke of Jimmie Johnson’s fractured left wrist.
Best of Mirror Driving: Lions, Tigers & Tony Stewart
Editor’s Note: With the offseason in full swing, Mirror Driving is off this week. Look for a brand new edition to come out next week before the holidays! In its place, we bring you this classic Mirror Driving column from July… a solid reminder of how some problems remain unsolved long after the season fades …
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Carl Edwards
Even though a season-long struggle left Carl Edwards one of the odd men out in the Chase, he still turned on the afterburners during the playoffs nevertheless.
Full Throttle: Is NASCAR’s Week in New York Necessary?
This is NASCAR’s big week in New York City, so NASCAR is everywhere and everyone is abuzz about all things NASCAR. Well, the brass in Daytona would at least like you to believe that second part. For the 26th year in a row, the NASCAR Cup awards banquet is going to be in New York …
Bowles-Eye View: Revisiting Bad NASCAR Predictions for 2006
Whether asking me to pick your NASCAR fantasy team or to say when Kentucky Speedway will be added to the Cup schedule, you readers can be crazy sometimes.
Busch Series Breakdown: 2006 Ford 300 at Homestead
Matt Kenseth led Carl Edwards to the checkered flag in the Ford 300 at Homestead to win his second straight race in the series to close out the season.
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2006 Ford 400 at Homestead Edition
How can you put the finishing titles on your own fantasy title, or just finish out the year with pride? Read ahead in this week’s Picks ‘N’ Pans for Homestead.
Frontstretch Breakdown: 2006 Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix
Kevin Harvick outlasted Jimmie Johnson following a restart with three laps remaining to win at Phoenix in Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500.
Jamie McMurray Hopeful Despite Disheartening Year
AVONDALE, Ariz. – “It’s been a frustrating year. I think everyone knows that.” That’s how Jamie McMurray, driver of the No. 26 Cup car for Roush Racing, summed up his 2006 season this morning in Phoenix. As a result, big changes are in the works at Roush Racing. The organization has only two drivers – …
Mirror Driving: Is Tony Stewart Better Off Without Being in the Chase?
Can it be said missing the Chase has helped Tony Stewart? Should there be a Chase provision that allows drivers in his position to finish higher than 11th?
Bowles-Eye View: Finding the Beauty Within a NASCAR Championship Lost
Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Atlanta’s place in NASCAR lore was simple: it was the palace through which Cup champions were crowned. For some, a coronation proved merely a formality, their hardware long clinched before the annual fall 500-miler; others used this 1.5-mile track to create drama until the final moment of the final lap …