Running Their Mouth: 2007 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the much-anticipated UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 Talladega Fall Race Edition
Jimmie Johnson – Johnson has been on a roll at Talladega as of late: he won here last spring and finished second in April. He almost won last fall’s Talladega event, as well; that is, before former teammate Brian Vickers crashed the little party Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson were staging on the final lap …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Edition
This is the week the Chasers dread most, as the Nextel Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway for the first restrictor-plate race under Car of Tomorrow conditions. The 2.66-mile high-banked oval is notorious for being a crapshoot – simply because the restricted engines keep everyone in a three-wide pack most of the day. In that …
Top 12 Things NASCAR Chase Drivers Do For Luck
12. Denny Hamlin – Gets rubbed by a pit lizard.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in the Chase: 2007 Lifelock 400 at Kansas Edition
Editor’s Note: Regular Hot/Not columnist Cami Starr is off this week. Expect her back next Tuesday at the same time, same place, to give all her latest insight as the Chase race continues to unfold. After a wild and wacky weekend at Kansas, people are still trying to figure out who won the race, let …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2007 Kansas Race Recap
Clint Bowyer was trying to reel in Greg Biffle when Juan Pablo Montoya slapped the wall and blew a tire, forcing the race at Kansas to end under caution.
Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 Lifelock 400 at Kansas Edition
Jeff Gordon – Gordon won the first two Cup races at Kansas and finished fifth in his third start at the track. He hasn’t had a top five here since then, though, and last year suffered a mechanical DNF. Tony Stewart – Stewart won this race last year, coasting to the finish line out of …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 Lifelock 400 at Kansas Edition
Week three of the Chase finds the traveling road show in the Heartland of America at Kansas Speedway, the newest of the “cookie-cutter” tracks that have come to dominate the schedule in recent years. The first of five intermediate events on the rest of this year’s schedule, the race should give fantasy team owners a …
Running Their Mouth: 2007 Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover Downs.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in the Chase: 2007 Dodge Dealers at Dover Edition
In Dover on Sunday, it was the Monster Mile that played as tough as Talladega asphalt, taking a swing at some of the biggest names in the sport.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2007 Dover Fall Race Recap
Carl Edwards elected to stay out on worn tires during the penultimate caution period at Dover, and he was able to hold off Greg Biffle on four fresh tires.
Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 Dover Fall Race
Jimmie Johnson – Johnson won both Cup races at Dover in 2002, as well as this event in 2005. He has top-10 finishes in seven of 11 Cup starts here – but has missed the mark the last two times out. Jeff Gordon – It’s a tale of two tracks for Gordon. On the plus side, …