Side by Side: Who’s to Blame for Daytona’s Big Wreck – Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Brian Vickers?
Today’s Question: Who’s to blame for the big wreck in this year’s Daytona 500 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Brian Vickers?
Today’s Question: Who’s to blame for the big wreck in this year’s Daytona 500 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Brian Vickers?
Some teams came out of the block strong following good runs in Sunday’s Daytona 500. Due to the nature of restrictor-plate racing, fate can play a major role in which teams are successful and which head to California hoping to get their season on the right track. And while it’s easy to get caught up …
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Rain began falling before green-flag racing could resume, handing Matt Kenseth his first Daytona 500 win.
Matt Kenseth has established himself as one of the best drivers of this era. By winning the Daytona 500 and a Cup championship, he joins just 11 other men.
Matt Kenseth entered Daytona winless in his last 36 starts. That winless streak is now history. Kenseth passed Elliott Sadler in turn 3 on lap 145 for the lead under threatening skies. Half a lap after the pass, the yellow came out for a crash involving the No. 98 of Paul Menard and the No. …
The most recent Daytona 500 champion to win the Sprint Cup was Jimmie Johnson in 2006, the only driver in the last 10 years to accomplish that.
One glaring problem NASCAR has seemed to go unnoticed by the press and blogosphere. And there really isn’t much NASCAR can do about it. Jimmie Johnson.
Just as the Daytona 500 brings stock car racing roaring back to life, it also marks the beginning of the 2009 season for hundreds of thousands of fantasy racers across the country. And just as every driver in the 500 field needs a strong finish this Sunday to kick off their campaigns, every fantasy racer …
2009 closes out the first decade of the 21st century for NASCAR, and what a long, strange trip it’s been. Who would have thought back in 2000 Petty Enterprises would cease to exist nine years later – along with no Adam Petty to lead NASCAR’s first family into the next generation? Or that Dale Earnhardt …
Welcome to the first 2009 edition of Running Their Mouth! Each week, we’ll go through media reports, interviews, PR and all our own stuff to find the best quotes from the Nextel Cup race, capturing the story of how the weekend unfolded. It’s the most original commentary you’ll ever find: the truth, coming straight out …
The Key Moment: Kevin Harvick assumed the lead milliseconds before the caution flag flew, signaling the end of the race. In a Nutshell: With the convoluted new format and dearth of attendance and excitement Saturday night, is it time to just call this Shootout silliness off? Dramatic Moment: Waiting to see who was going to …
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