The 12: NASCAR Power Rankings First Data 500 Edition
Martin Truex Jr. sure knows how to dominate a race. At Martinsville Speedway, Truex led 464 out of 500 contested laps to earn his seventh … Continue Reading
Denny Hamlin
Beside the Rising Tide: The Finish You Didn’t See and Other Non-Observations
The Best Finish to a Stock Car Race You Never Saw There were plenty of last lap dramatics in Saturday’s truck series race at Martinsville. … Continue Reading
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBCSN Has Decent Sunday, FOX Sports 1 Has a Nightmare
Martinsville was very interesting. The rules package made for another anticlimactic Cup race with a grand total of three lead changes. That’s the same as … Continue Reading
5 Points to Ponder: 2019 NASCAR Playoffs All Chalk
ONE: NASCAR Playoffs All Chalk Martinsville Speedway marked the start of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8. Just two more races … Continue Reading
Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Please Staple, Don’t Paper Clip
Martinsville Speedway is the oldest track on the NASCAR circuit, but lately the tracks uniqueness has been entirely flattened by awful racing throughout the pack, … Continue Reading
Team Penske Crew Member Suspended After Joey Logano-Denny Hamlin Fight
Team Penske employee Dave Nichols Jr. has been suspended for one race after his actions in a post-race scuffle between Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin … Continue Reading
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2019 First Data 500 at Martinsville
The Headline(s): Martin Truex, Jr. took what Brad Keselowski did to the field in the spring race at Martinsville and bested it, winning both stages … Continue Reading
Up to Speed: No Love Lost Between Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
Martinsville Speedway’s reputation for producing hot tempers and hurt feelings remain intact. The fall playoff race, in particular, has featured no shortage of drama between … Continue Reading
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2019 First Data 500
Who… should you be talking about after the race? It became crystal clear early on that Martin Truex Jr. had the car to beat Sunday at … Continue Reading
Denny Hamlin: ‘That’s Short Track Racing’
When Denny Hamlin won the pole for Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, he became the odds-on favorite for the win. And though the … Continue Reading