Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix
Denny Hamlin dominated the Phoenix event, but a long green-flag run at the end combined with poor fuel mileage conspired to relegate him to a 12th-place finish.
Denny Hamlin dominated the Phoenix event, but a long green-flag run at the end combined with poor fuel mileage conspired to relegate him to a 12th-place finish.
What started Feb. 6 with NASCAR’s equivalent of the preseason is going to wrap up in Homestead this weekend with the closest points race in six years.
Things are so rough in NASCAR these days that last week’s race at Texas had enough action and storylines to jar a collective NASCAR press from cynicism.
Yes, genuine emotion still has a place in sponsor-driven NASCAR and it’s been sadly lacking for years.
Texas Motor Speedway became Denny Hamlin’s personal playground on Sunday (Nov. 7), when he unseated Jimmie Johnson from the top spot in the standings.
There’s no question that NASCAR has had some arbitrary rules enforcement from time-to-time throughout its history, but this one is simply going over the top.
Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 was an absolute barnstormer of a NASCAR race – an instant classic – some of the best competition we’ve had all year, without question.
We can all agree on something: Jeff Gordon had every right to be ticked off Sunday afternoon when Jeff Burton took a left into Gordon’s right-rear quarterpanel
It only took a few laps before Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 turned into what PR staff at the track referred to as “an Eddie Gossage dream.”
Before Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus morphed into a well-calibrated machine, Rick Hendrick had to host a kindergarten-style milk and cookies meeting.