Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond
It was business as usual at Richmond Friday night, as Kyle Busch in his No. 18 ran up front all night, led the most laps …
Elliott Sadler
5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Edition
A NASCAR induced near-disaster? Like every single person watching the FOX telecast or sitting in the stands at the 2.66-mile superspeedway that has produced some …
Did You Notice? Restrictor Plate 1-Hit Wonders & the New Precedent of “Probation”
Did You Notice? Just probation for Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Did you really expect the sanctioning body to do anything more after their …
Despite Recent Struggles, Optimism Runs High in Richard Petty Motorsports Camp
HAMPTON, Ga. – Matt Kenseth may have won the Daytona 500, but Richard Petty Motorsports left the Great American Race as the talk of the …
It’s Not a Sport, It’s a Business: The Start & Park Phenomenon Threatening NASCAR’s Future
At Fontana just a few short weeks ago, millions of NASCAR fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. After offseason talk there wouldn’t be enough …
Fanning the Flames: NASCAR Drivers Weigh In on Test Ban & Crew Chiefs Weigh In on a Driver
A few random reflections while “watching” (read: daydreaming during) America’s Best Dance Crew with my fiancé. Yeah I know, you can let me have it… …
The Yellow Stripe: Catch 21 – NASCAR Thoughts, Questions & Observations 3 Races Into 2009
21, as many of you will know, is a lucky number in Las Vegas. So, here are exactly that many questions, observations and thoughts – …
Voice of Vito: Diary of a Madman – Cabin Fever & Stir Crazy Collides With an Irritating Daytona 500
Well, another Daytona 500 has come and gone, and many are still talking about it. The 2009 NASCAR season is officially underway, and this year …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Daytona 500
Like it or not, after just 380 miles the first race of the 2009 Sprint Cup season is officially in the books. Matt Kenseth was crowned the winner of just the fourth rain-shortened Daytona 500 in history, taking the lead one lap before the weather with a generous push from runner-up Kevin Harvick. But was that last-lap pass enough to leave Kenseth number one in the eyes of our staff this week? After all, Kyle Busch dominated the race, only to become an innocent victim of the day’s big wreck on lap 125. And where did AJ Allmendinger land after starting the year with a career-best third – driving for a team that doesn’t even know if it’ll exist two months from now? Find these answers, and more, by examining our first Top-15 Power Rankings poll of the year.
The Yellow Stripe: Oh, So Close – Tough Luck for Elliott Sadler, Joe Gibbs Racing & Fans at the Daytona 500
Luck can be a fickle mistress, and at the premature end of the 51st running of the Great American Race, there were plenty of drivers …