Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 Texas Spring Race Recap
Jeff Gordon won for the first time in 47 races. You knew it was coming eventually – just not at Texas.
Jeff Gordon
5 Points to Ponder: 2009 Samsung 500 at Texas Edition
The streak is over How fitting is it that Jeff Gordon’s 47-race winless streak comes to an end at a track where he’s been winless … Continue Reading
Bowles-Eye View: Jeff Gordon, NASCAR’s Elder Statesman?
It’s been 12 years since Jeff Gordon made his first start at Texas Motor Speedway in the spring of 1997. I was only 16 but … Continue Reading
Jeff Gordon Snaps Career-Long Winless Streak in 2009 Samsung 500 at Texas
Coming into Sunday’s Samsung 500, Jeff Gordon had not been to victory lane since the Bank of America 500 on Oct. 13, 2007, a streak … Continue Reading
Happy Hour: Once & for All, the Reason Dale Earnhardt Jr. Isn’t Winning
Last week, the bubbling cauldron that is the motorsports media began to boil over once again, reaching a point where Dale Earnhardt Jr. publicly asserted … Continue Reading
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Ramblin’ Man on Dale Earnhardt Jr., Digger & Qualifying
Here are some brief thoughts on a variety of NASCAR topics while waiting for fickle spring to make its long overdue arrival… Qualifying When the … Continue Reading
Fanning the Flames: Little Rock, Chase Hopes, Ford’s New Engine & a Crack-Back
If every race were as good as the one we saw last weekend, ratings would be up 15% right now, not down. Watching Martinsville made … Continue Reading
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: 5 Bars for Fantasy Teams in Texas
Everything’s bigger in Texas, they say, and the Texas Motor Speedway certainly is considerably larger than the short tracks the Cup circuit has tackled these … Continue Reading
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville
With their bumping and banging for the lead on Sunday, Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson were able to make big gains up the Power Rankings … Continue Reading
Fanning the Flames: Yeah, I’ll Admit It; I Miss the Old Bristol Stomp
Ah, Bristol; you gotta love it. Even when we have a race that isn’t considered to be one of the all-time classics (Sunday’s was at … Continue Reading