Bowles-Eye View: “Red” Alert, the Death of NASCAR’s Middle Class
Jay Frye has spent over a dozen years as the benchmark of NASCAR’s middle class.
Jay Frye has spent over a dozen years as the benchmark of NASCAR’s middle class.
Denny Hamlin emerged first from the pits on the final caution and held off a determined Matt Kenseth for the final five laps at Michigan.
With yet another chassis adjustment scheduled for the season after next, Edwards made a plea for some changes on NASCAR’s part relating to downforce.
Michigan is almost always a fuel-mileage game, so it’s no surprise that mileage was an issue during the race.
The big controversy of the afternoon at Michigan was between Hendrick Motorsports teammates Martin and Earnhardt following a late-race incident.
There wasn’t a soul coming into Michigan race weekend that would dare question just how stout Roush Fenway Racing’s Ford Mustangs were.
I would put David Ragan back in the lineup this weekend. He has a pair of top 10s in eight starts there and the Roush cars are always strong in the Irish Hills.
The tricky triangle in the Pocono Mountains threw the competitors some curveballs this spring, the unique three-turn track paired with the return of shifting.
Sunday’s 500-miler at picturesque Pocono (June 12) gave Carl Edwards just a little reminder of how the other half live.
Until a few years ago, shifting gears at Pocono at various points on the track was common practice. But a new gear rule negated the gear changes.