What’s Vexing Vito? Will Kurt Busch’s Slight Score Phoenix Racing a Sponsor?
Might Kurt Busch’s slight towards The Sporting News’s Bob Pockrass end up landing the No. 51 Phoenix Racing team a sponsor after all?
Casey Atwood
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Washed up by 25, Why NASCAR Needs a Stronger Development Path
Casey Atwood is the poster child for being thrown into the limelight too early, and then tossed away when things don’t go right.
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix
Friday night’s broadcast from Phoenix was the Kyle and Carl show on TV… and it was literally called that. The first eight minutes of the pre-race show were uninterrupted Kyle vs. Carl, as was the majority of the on-track coverage from flag to flag. Yet, while both drivers led a number of laps, neither driver …
2009 Season Preview: Can Joey Logano Succeed?
After another long offseason, NASCAR is set to return to our lives with the 31st Annual Bud Shootout in less than two weeks! That means it’s time to get the blood racing and your mind fixated on another year of our sport. This week, we’ll get you thinking on six big questions facing NASCAR this …
Did You Notice? Reed Sorenson Could Be Casey Atwood, Part II, & 2 Teams Better Than 1 for the Big 4
Did You Notice? That sneaky suspicion that Reed Sorenson’s move to Gillett Evernham Motorsports equals the second coming of Casey Atwood? In light of the official announcement Sorenson’s headed to GEM, I can’t stop thinking about the comparison between the two. For new fans, some background: both were rookies in the Cup Series at 20 years …
Bowles-Eye View: JJ Yeley Proved Nice Guys Sometimes Do Finish Last
By all accounts, JJ Yeley is one heck of a nice guy. I haven’t dealt with him directly during my three-year tenure on the NASCAR beat, but he’s known to be funny, relaxed, excitable, and just an all-around good person. Too bad that reputation couldn’t translate into on-track success in a stock car. Yeley was …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Michigan Spring Race Recap
Patrick Carpentier’s last lap spin and the resultant caution sealed the win for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 bunch at Michigan.