Running Their Mouth: 2007 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Clint Bowyer
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in the Chase: 2007 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Edition
The halfway point of the Chase at Lowe’s brought with it a reality check to several men no longer in the hunt for a championship. For drivers like Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, and Kevin Harvick, their one-time title dreams turned into nightmares filled with enough broken parts and pieces to start a junkyard. On the contrary, for others it was a case of too little, too late, as strong runs by Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch didn’t even make a dent in deficiencies that seem far too steep to overcome.
Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 Charlotte Fall Race Edition
Jeff Gordon – Gordon has won here four times, including the 1994 World 600 to score his first ever Cup Series victory. (Has it really been 13 years? Wow). But he’s in a pronounced slump at LMS right now, having failed to finish the last five points races here. Jimmie Johnson – Johnson refers to …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings After the 2007 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega
1) Jeff Gordon (Six First-Place Votes)
Was going to either win or become a hood ornament on Tony Stewart’s Chevy in a daring last-lap pass at Talladega.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in the Chase: 2007 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Edition
It’s the one wreck all year that leaves everyone at risk, from championship contenders to field-fillers alike: the Big One. You never know when it’s going to happen at Talladega, and you never quite know how many cars – or carnage – it’ll cause. Sunday, its damage was quite extensive. A handful of Chasers, including …
Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 Talladega Fall Race Edition
Jimmie Johnson – Johnson has been on a roll at Talladega as of late: he won here last spring and finished second in April. He almost won last fall’s Talladega event, as well; that is, before former teammate Brian Vickers crashed the little party Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson were staging on the final lap …
I’m Just Sayin’… Greg Biffle Won, Period
I was as stunned as anyone to hear Jimmie Johnson say in his immediate post-race interview that he didn’t think Greg Biffle won Sunday’s race at Kansas.
Top 12 Things NASCAR Chase Drivers Do For Luck
12. Denny Hamlin – Gets rubbed by a pit lizard.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in the Chase: 2007 Lifelock 400 at Kansas Edition
Editor’s Note: Regular Hot/Not columnist Cami Starr is off this week. Expect her back next Tuesday at the same time, same place, to give all her latest insight as the Chase race continues to unfold. After a wild and wacky weekend at Kansas, people are still trying to figure out who won the race, let …
Running Their Mouth: 2007 LifeLock 400 at Kansas
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the rain and darkness-shortened LifeLock 400 at Kansas.
Bowles-Eye View: Weird, Wacky, Wild… & Perhaps NASCAR’s Latest Mistake
Weird. Just, weird. I spent the latter part of Sunday night trying to come up with better words to describe the most recent 400-mile race at Kansas Speedway; however, no amount of journalistic prose could excuse the feelings that – well, something strange just happened to the Nextel Cup Series this weekend. Something I fear …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2007 Kansas Race Recap
Clint Bowyer was trying to reel in Greg Biffle when Juan Pablo Montoya slapped the wall and blew a tire, forcing the race at Kansas to end under caution.