Bubble Breakdown: A Day of Near-Misses for Landon Cassill, Trevor Bayne
Landon Cassill learned a hard rookie lesson at Indy: no matter how wide the straightaways are, it’s impossible to go into the corner four-wide.
Casey Mears
Casey Mears Driver Diary: Road Courses, Daytona Success & Looking Ahead
Sonoma was actually planned to be a start-and-park, so we were going there with intentions of qualifying the best we could, running a few laps …
Bubble Breakdown: Status Quo Maintained at Loudon
With positions 31-34 in the owner points all but stagnant, the three-way battle for the last locked-in spot in the Cup field took a number of turns at Loudon.
Bubble Breakdown: Hendrick Equipment, Former Proteges Best in Kentucky
With Hendrick horsepower under the hood, Landon Cassill was the frontrunner of the bubble drivers for the entire 400 miles at Kentucky.
Bubble Breakdown: Daytona Great Equalizer Does Little to Impact Owner Points Race
Though 26th place is not what the No. 51 team had in mind for the return to Daytona, their longtime expertise at plate racing shone through again.
Bubble Breakdown: David Gilliland Shines in Hometown Gig Out West
Racing within his means, David Gilliland navigated through some nasty wrecks and gave his organization a major confidence boost.
Bubble Breakdown: Big-Time Engine Deals Pay Off for Cassill, Others in Motor City
Landon Cassill came out of nowhere to score a 12th-place finish, his first career top-15 result at the Cup level and by far a career-best finish.
Bubble Breakdown: Results at a Premium in Pocono Top-35 Battle
Pit strategy was the only means for the teams fighting the owner points battle to secure any TV time even over a four-hour broadcast at Pocono.
Casey Mears Driver Diary: Making Gains, Hot Times & New Additions
Casey Mears, driver of the No. 13 GEICO Toyota in the Cup Series, does a monthly diary for Frontstretch. Here’s his latest entry for May and June.
Bubble Breakdown: Hot Hot Heat Wears Down Bubble Drivers in Kansas City
While fuel mileage proved to shuffle the front of the Cup field on a hot afternoon in Kansas City, the same could not be said for the Top-35 bubble roster.