Holding a Pretty Wheel: For Dale Earnhardt Jr., Does Fun Trump Having It All?
At the top level of NASCAR, there are so many factors to consider every week. There are sponsors to please, fans to appease, and an …
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Happy Hour: Travis Kvapil’s Situation is Sad – But It’s Reality
It’s a bummer to watch Travis Kvapil be out of a ride because of the harsh realities of motorsports. As I write this, and as …
Did You Notice? Earnhardt’s Free Pass, Busch’s Less Than Intimidating Nature & Mourning NASCAR’s Past
Did You Notice? Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s been getting rather “lucky” these days? Just 19th in points after five races, so much talk has centered around …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Food City 500 at Bristol
The fastest half-mile in the world at Bristol battered many of Cup’s top contenders and spit them out. Bad luck struck more than one competitor, …
The Yellow Stripe: Taking It to the Next Level, Which of These 10 Drivers Will Win a NASCAR Cup Championship?
The label of future Sprint Cup champion is liberally dispensed – but rarely achieved. In the 60 years of NASCAR competition, only 28 drivers have …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: A Look Back at NASCAR’s 2009 Season to Date
Four weeks into the 2009 NASCAR season, nothing is etched in stone. It’s too early on to know who will be champion, and even too …
What’s Vexing Vito: Should Dale Earnhardt Jr. & Tony Eury Jr. Split Up?
Like many NASCAR journalists keeping up with the sport, I was thumbing through the article links on Jayski the other day – mainly to see …
Fanning the Flames: Confusing Contingency Awards, NASCAR’s Aero Dependence Gone Awry & Rain-Outs
Once again, some random, midweek thoughts whilst sitting on the front porch swing and enjoying the blooming Bradford Pears on a rare 70-degree afternoon in …
Voice of Vito: Don’t Jump, It’s Not Worth It! NASCAR’s Biggest Names Stumbling Along the Ledge on Off-Weekend
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is off this week, giving some teams a much-needed break. Not so much from the cross-country grind that is the …
Mirror Driving: Substitute NASCAR Drivers, Runaway Tires & are the Busches the Best Siblings Ever?
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or …