Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 Brickyard 400 Race Recap
The Key Moment: Jimmie Johnson edged ahead of Mark Martin on the final restart to take the lead for good. A valid argument could be made …
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Mirror Driving: Gauging the Importance of Indy While Sorting Out Title Contenders in Cup, Nationwide & Trucks
Indy is a race that any driver would love on his resume, but does the Brickyard 400 live up to the hype?
2009 NASCAR Report Cards, Part I: Grading the Chase Contenders
We’re one race past the statistical halfway point of the 2009 NASCAR season and as we gear up for the stretch run of 17 Sprint …
Thompson in Turn 5: Indy – a Better NASCAR Tire This Time Around!
There has been a lot of racing miles run and a lot of rubber laid down since what Turn 5 believes to have been the …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland
Total chaos on the double-file restarts. Jeff Burton visibly mad. And Mark Martin actually experiencing good luck! Chicago had more than its share of strange …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Life Is a Team Sport, But Is NASCAR?
We’ve all heard it: the winning driver in victory lane thanking his teammates, without whom he surely could not have prevailed. Well, OK, maybe not …
What’s Vexing Vito: Daytona Destruction Slices & Dices Chase Field – Who Will Be In & Who Will Be out Come September?
Last Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (July 4) could very well prove to be lynch pin in the 2009 Sprint Cup season for several …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
The tight packs and unpredictable nuances of Daytona’s draft moved several competitors around our Power Rankings this weekend. While one driver took a large hit …
What’s Vexing Vito: Back to the Few Sure – Roush Looks to Rebound From Miserable Season at the Friendly Confines of Daytona
Remember that scene in Dumb & Dumber when Lloyd Christmas starts saying, “Find a happy place…?” Earlier this week, the stress of the day job …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon
Mother Nature interfered in yet another race this season, causing some drivers who don’t normally run in the top 15 to come home with quality …