New Cars, New Asphalt: Testing Comes Back to Daytona
Sprint Cup drivers got a first taste of Daytona’s new pavement Thursday that not only showcased the speedway’s new look, but also the new, improved car.
Sprint Cup drivers got a first taste of Daytona’s new pavement Thursday that not only showcased the speedway’s new look, but also the new, improved car.
The power of the media and its ability to sway NASCAR’s fans (the ones that are left, anyway) is far from absolute.
In a season that saw Tony Stewart have many downs and very few ups, it’s a no-brainer that Fontana was the high point of Smoke’s year.
With 36 points races and 41 weeks on the calendar, the extensive NASCAR Cup season finally came to its long-awaited conclusion in Homestead, Fla.
When Martin Truex Jr. fell off the pace at Homestead, Carl Edwards lost the only competition that could keep him honest and drove on to an easy win.
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.
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.
It may have been the curse of the ancient Indian burial ground popping up once again on Sunday, as Talladega saw some crazy twists and turns.
After his second-place finish at Talladega, Kevin Harvick moved to 38 points out of the lead – meaning he controls his own destiny with just three races left.
Simply put, no one dominates Talladega. Just when you think you’ve got a lock, you find out the man in question fails to finish half his plate-track events.