Voice of Vito: Overlooking the Obvious – Media Largely Ignoring Compelling Chase Stories, Handing Johnson Title Prematurely
The flavor of the month syndrome seems to have hit home hardest during the 2009 NASCAR Chase for the Championship.
The flavor of the month syndrome seems to have hit home hardest during the 2009 NASCAR Chase for the Championship.
Dover’s Monster Mile had no mercy for our poll this week, with its slick track and tough tire compound leading to poor finishes for drivers on last week’s list.
Surprise, surprise⦠Jimmie Johnson is the early favorite to win the Cup Series title. The three-time defending Chase champ dominated the AAA 400 at Dover.
Jimmie Johnson took the lead on lap 176 and was never headed at Dover.
DOVER, Del. – To say Jimmie Johnson was in a league of his own Sunday was putting it mildly.
Coming into Dover, Juan Montoya averaged a 24.4 average finish with just one top 10 in five starts, but closed out Sunday with a solid fourth place.
DOVER, Del. – Saturday saw Richard Childress Racing’s Nationwide program resemble the juggernaut that Kevin Harvick took to the 2006 Series crown.
DOVER, Del. – The biggest highlight of Saturday’s Nationwide Series race came not on the track, but on pit road following the checkered flag. Denny …
DOVER, Del. – The big story in Dover on Friday? As Allen Iverson might say (bringing back an old-school reference), “Everybody’s talking ’bout tires.”
The first Chase race is finally behind us, with Mark Martin earning his season-high fifth win of the season in Loudon, N.H.