Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Track That Stole NASCAR’s Innocence
Somehow, the fall of the Southern 500 and the ride of the Brickyard 400 manage to encapsulate all that is wrong with today’s NASCAR in one package.
Somehow, the fall of the Southern 500 and the ride of the Brickyard 400 manage to encapsulate all that is wrong with today’s NASCAR in one package.
Read this week’s Power Rankings and see if your driver was eating lobster or wondering why his tire bead melted in Loudon.
“Happy” Harvick was more like “Pissed-Off” Harvick after Sunday’s race at Loudon (July 17).
Did the strength of Kyle Busch’s victory, pushing him ahead of Kevin Harvick in points, have him climbing to the top in our weekly Power Rankings?
Even if a win at Kentucky Speedway’s inaugural event was significant, it’s not as though Kyle Busch isn’t familiar with winning.
Carl Edwards lost the points lead on Saturday night at Daytona – did he also lose the top spot in the Power Rankings to new top dog Kevin Harvick?
Is Carl Edwards’s lead in the poll growing like his lead in the points standings after another strong run at Sonoma, while his closest pursuers had bad days?
So after much deliberation and watching last weekend’s NASCAR races I have come to a stunning conclusion: the sport needs more road-course events.
Marcos Ambrose has crept into the fray of consistent contenders and has outperformed Gordon and Stewart on numerous occasions in recent years.
Was Denny Hamlin’s first win of the season at Michigan enough to vault him into the top spot in the Power Rankings?