Mirror Driving: Who’s Got the Chase Edge? Is Ron Hornaday a Hall of Famer? & R-P-M
With all the Hall of Fame talk recently, is Ron Hornaday a shoo-in for what he’s done?
With all the Hall of Fame talk recently, is Ron Hornaday a shoo-in for what he’s done?
Was Jimmie Johnson’s “rough” Sunday, his 17th straight top 10 at Martinsville enough to drop him from the top spot in our Power Rankings?
There was plenty of chatter in the week leading up to Martinsville that even though the No. 11 and the No. 29 teams were mathematically close to the No. 48 in points, the season was already careening inevitably to a fifth straight Jimmie Johnson title triumph
After the two of them were running side-by-side for a dozen laps at Martinsville, Denny Hamlin finally passed Kevin Harvick for the lead on lap 471.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – “Every man for himself” may have been the rule of the day at Martinsville. But under this reign, Jimmie Johnson fell short for once.
Welcome to Running Their Mouth! Each week, we’ll go through media reports, interviews, PR and all of our own stuff to find the best quotes from the Sprint 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 of the mouths of the drivers, crew members and car owners themselves. This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Taking the lead with 29 laps to go, Denny Hamlin scored his seventh victory of the year – a career high – and his fourth at Martinsville.
It was Martinsville, so almost nobody goes home with a clean racecar, but Kurt Busch drove like the Kurt Busch of his truck days for a lap or so on Sunday.
After 47 cars made qualifying runs around the half-mile speedway, Denny Hamlin was the once celebrating with the Coors Light Pole Award, his second of the year.
One down, nine to go. For better or for worse, NASCAR’s 10-race playoff began with a better-than-expected start.