Professor of Speed: Choosing Your Battles
Memorial Day weekend is a time to remember and commemorate, but not if you were racing at the front at Charlotte or Indianapolis.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Potts’s Shots: Indy & Charlotte From a Flagman’s Perspective
As you were a flagman for so many years, I’d like your take on the last-lap situations at the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600
Did You Notice? Establishing Consistency, NASCAR’s Big Picture & Quick Hits
Did You Notice? The inconsistency of NASCAR’s Sunday caution calls at Charlotte?
Mirror Driving: A Cautionary Tale, David Ragan Rallies & Preseason Favs Fading
David Ragan’s second-place finish Sunday was his career best, but is it enough to keep the Roush Fenway driver in the seat of the No. 6 Ford?
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte
The Memorial Day Weekend races all had exciting finishes, with two of them coming down to a pass on the front straight for a win.
The Yellow Stripe: Dale Earnhardt Jr., What a Difference a Year Makes
For Dale Earnhardt Jr., the race would not end in raucous champagne celebrations in victory lane, rather crushing disappointment of being so close and yet so far.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in NASCAR: 2011 Charlotte-Kansas Edition
One glance at the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points standings shows that there is only one driver “hotter” than Harvick right now — Carl Edwards.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 World 600 Race Recap
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas exiting the fourth corner on the final lap, allowing Kevin Harvick to claim his third win of the season in the World 600.
Kevin Harvick Wins 2011 Coca-Cola 600 as Others Run out of Fuel
As Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran down the backstretch, the tank ran dry. Coasting through the final corner, Earnhardt Jr. could only watch as Kevin Harvick drove past.
Bowles-Eye View: Almost Just Doesn’t Cut It – The Missed Opportunity 600
To Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s credit, of all the drivers hurting after the Missed Opportunity 600 he appeared to take defeat well in stride.