Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Struggle at Daytona? Bounce Back With Johnson
Like I said last week, Jimmie Johnson is good just about everywhere else, and Phoenix may be his best track.
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Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 Daytona 500
Not since Jamie McMurray won his second race at Charlotte has someone won in their Cup career as quickly as Trevor Bayne did in taking the Daytona 500.
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Surviving the 2-Car Tango in Daytona
Here we go, set to embark on the longest fantasy season: fantasy NASCAR. Without further ado, let’s jump into a two-car draft and get ready for Daytona.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Forced to Backup Car, Will Start Daytona 500 at the Rear
Polesitter Dale Earnhardt Jr. will keep that title in name alone after a wreck in Wednesday practice forced the No. 88 team to pull out the backup car.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: 2011 Preseason Top 15
After nearly three months of hibernation, the green flag drops on NASCAR’s 2011 points championship this week.
No Bull: Random Thoughts on NASCAR Whiners, Plates & Winners Entering 2011
Is there a more vocal segment of a fanbase in sports – outside of the loud minority of Nebraska football fans – than the unsilent minority of NASCAR whiners?
5 Questions for 2011: Who Wins the Game of Hendrick Crew Chief Musical Chairs?
Hendrick Motorsports played crew chief musical chairs this offseason. If Junior struggles again, do you expect him to leave the Hendrick camp a year early?
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Why Jimmie Johnson Will Win it All (Again) in 2011 & Why He Won’t
Will it ever end? Following a 2010 season in which the seemingly impossible happened, as Jimmie Johnson won his fifth Cup title in a row, coming to rest dangerously close to the sport’s all-time greats, we’re all left to ask one question: Can he possibly do it again?
A lot of fans are probably hoping to see Johnson’s streak come to an abrupt end this year, and some even go so far as to argue his titles are “bad for NASCAR.” (A ridiculous argument, by the way. NASCAR survived Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt relatively unscathed and it will survive Johnson, too.) But whether Johnson can continue his remarkable streak is up for debate. There is plenty of reason to think that 2011 will be same old, same old. But there is also plenty to think that this time, he won’t. As the new season looms, the title question is already at the forefront. Here are six reasons why Johnson will – and won’t – hoist his sixth straight Cup this year.
Mark My Words, Jimmie Johnson Will Be Sporting a “6-Pack” by November
Domination, thy name is Jimmie Johnson. Well, at least in NASCAR circles as of recently.
The Yellow Stripe: 11 NASCAR Wishes for 2011
Before the madness begins anew under the lights at Daytona this Saturday night, here are, in no particular order, my 11 wishes for NASCAR in 2011.