Voice of Vito: Where’s the Beef? Chase for NASCAR Championship a Far Cry From Past Battles
With only one race remaining before the start of NASCAR’s 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup, the race for 12th place has all been but …
Bill Elliott
Bubble Breakdown: Bill Elliott Gets Wood Brothers Back in Top 35; Dave Blaney, Toyota Fall Out
All Bill Elliott had to do when Dave Blaney’s engine let go was maintain his position and he would be sitting pretty as far as the bubble position is concerned.
Running Their Mouth: 2007 Sharpie 500 at Bristol
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the Sharpie 500 on the newly repaved Bristol Motor Speedway.
Bubble Breakdown: Petty Enterprises Coming Dangerously Close to Top-35 Cliff
The two-car battle for the 35th and final position in owner points is close to becoming a three-team race – and that new third team is a team that’s slumping rather than one stepping up as the season nears its stretch run. While its sister car streaked to a second straight top 10 finish at Bristol, the No. 45 from Petty Enterprises seems to have been left behind. The Dodge continues to struggle each and every week, whether it’s Kyle Petty, Chad McCumbee, or Kenny Wallace behind the wheel – a 32nd-place run for Wallace at Bristol is the team’s best finish in five weeks, with results of 41st, 42nd, 33rd and 41st coming in the previous four races. That has left the team dangerously on the edge of falling into the grasp of teams below them.
Bubble Breakdown: Bill Elliott vs. Dave Blaney – The Top-35 Battle Heats Up
The pressure that Dave Blaney had to feel on Friday did not phase the Toyota driver, who posted the 17th-fastest time of the session.
Running Their Mouth: 2007 3M Performance 400 at Michigan Rain Delay
Here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking during the rain delays for the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Bubble Breakdown: Wood Brothers Racing Benefits From NASCAR’s Stubbornness
Although he got a ride in the end, Boris Said wasn’t afraid to voice his frustrations about what NASCAR’s ruling did to his friend and car owner Mark Simo.
Bubble Breakdown: Ricky Rudd Pulls Away, Bill Elliott Pulls Closer in Top-35 Race
Through a strong 13th-place finish in the special Combos-themed Ford, Ricky Rudd helped Robert Yates’s No. 88 climb four spots in owner points.
Bubble Breakdown: Confused by Top-35 Fallout From Ginn, DEI Merger? 1 Toyota Team Knows the Answer
Following the merger between Ginn Racing and DEI, the No. 13 team, currently 35th in owner points, was eliminated; losing their “locked-in” qualifying spot.
Bubble Breakdown: Little Change in Top-35 Picture at Chicagoland
With the Daytona debacle now in the rearview mirror, the battle for the Top 35 in car owner points continued this week in Chicagoland; but …