Holding a Pretty Wheel: Wildcard Doesn’t Make Chase Exciting, It Makes it Worse
The Chase was contrived before. With the addition of the wildcard, it’s contrived and cheap.
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Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Kurt Busch Could Pull Road-Course Sweep at the Glen
A Kurt Busch sweep of the road courses, much like Kyle Busch did in 2008, is a real possibility this weekend.
Did You Notice? A Tilt Towards Strategy, Not Speed & 4 Rookies That Could Have Been
Did You Notice? Why so many races have switched towards a fuel-mileage strategy?
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono
Brad Keselowski’s Pocono win may have him set for the postseason, but did it give him a push into the top half of the Power Rankings?
Bowles-Eye View: Mother Nature Plays Racing God – Victors & Victims From Pocono’s Sunny Ending
What a nice little assist Brad Keselowski got from Mother Nature, right?
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono
Joey Logano was so close to victory he could smell it, and it smelled a lot like rain on a humid summer day. Unfortunately for Logano, who had grabbed his third career pole on Saturday, the rains let up, the race ran its complete distance, and the third-year driver faded to a disappointing 26th. For Logano, who is breathing a sigh of relief now that Edwards is no longer a threat for his ride, Silly Season isn’t quite over until other potential replacements like Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers and Mark Martin have contracts somewhere else. Good finishes still have extra importance for the No. 20 right now.
Running Their Mouth: 2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono
Best Quote “It’s not me, its good people. It’s having Paul Wolfe [crew chief] and a team that digs. There are so many people to …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in NASCAR: 2011 Indianapolis – Pocono Edition
With six races to go until the NASCAR Sprint Chase for the Cup cutoff begins, the major NASCAR touring series all invaded Indianapolis.
Fact or Fiction: Which Crew Chief Change Has Become a NASCAR Wildcard
After a last-place finish in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 (July 31), Robby Gordon’s on-again, off-again NASCAR team is very decidedly off.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
Paul Menard’s Brickyard win means that Brad Keselowski will likely be left in the cold unless he can catch another win.