The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Dickies 500 at Texas
Kevin Harvick, a title contender just a year ago, grabbed a fifth-place finish at Texas on a fuel gamble, coasting across the line.
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Holding a Pretty Wheel: Spread Too Thin, Do Other Interests Slow Drivers’ Cup Efforts?
Harvick missed the Chase for the Cup miserably this year, where he sits 21st in driver points. Is team ownership a contributor?
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Rambling Man
You know what? This weekend, I played hooky. Few of you are going to be surprised to learn I really don’t care for the Cup racing at Fontana. As that date approached on the calendar, I grew more and more restless. Another date rapidly approaching on that same calendar – Oct. 25, the night we …
Talking NASCAR TV: Rough Weekend for Racing Broadcasters Across the Board
Sunday saw the fourth race of the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup at a new location, as Auto Club Speedway moved from Labor Day to Columbus Day weekend.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 Pepsi 500 at Fontana
Jimmie Johnson finally beat back a pesky Jeff Gordon after a series of frantic restarts over the final 15 laps of the race at Fontana.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: These Are the Moments
I wrote last week that one thing that makes NASCAR worth watching is the moments. Those brief seconds when time seems to stop will never let you quit watching, just in case you miss one. And there have been a lot of them over the years – moments that take your breath away. Sometimes with …
The Yellow Stripe: Earnhardt, Kyle Busch Among 10 Drivers Who Can’t Wait for ’10
Hands up those who predicted Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s season would be quite this bad? Not so many of you, huh?
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 AAA 400 at Dover Edition
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.
Did You Notice? Liquor’s Love Affair Turned Divorce, Throwing Caution to the Wind & Finding Earnhardt
Did You Notice? The significance of liquor companies leaving NASCAR?
Mirror Driving: Montoya or Martin Driving Dirty? a Cautionary Tale & as the Tryson Turns
Juan Pablo Montoya says Mark Martin played dirty at the end of the Cup race at Loudon. Is he a sore loser or did Mark’s reputation let him get away with one?
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 Sylvania 300 Edition
In the closing laps, Sunday’s Sylvania 300 was a barnburner, with Chasers Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin and Juan Pablo Montoya sparring for the lead.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 New Hampshire Fall Race Recap
Mark Martin chose the outside lane and held the lead on the final three restarts to assert his claims as a legitimate title contender at New Hampshire.