Thinkin’ Out Loud at Atlanta: The Ford Empire Strikes Back
The talk of the town entering the weekend was anything but a car with a blue oval, but Ford proceeded to lead 221 of the 260 laps on Sunday.
The talk of the town entering the weekend was anything but a car with a blue oval, but Ford proceeded to lead 221 of the 260 laps on Sunday.
A historic domination of qualifying by Ford was led by Team Penske, who qualified 1-2-3 as Joey Logano scored the pole at Atlanta.
Our writers discuss a hypothetical electric vehicle event, NASCAR’s latest penalties, and what would make William Byron Hendrick’s top dog.
Was a 100-point penalty enough from NASCAR enough for Hendrick Motorsports if they did have a competitive advantage by tampering with hood louvers?
The penalties against Hendrick included points deductions, fines and crew chiefs suspensions.
All four Hendrick cars are docked driver and/or owner points and their crew chiefs are suspended.
Who’s the top dog at Hendrick Motorsports right now? The answer isn’t obvious, which is great for the team.
Three of the first four races of the 2023 Cup Series season have gone into overtime – and every driver that would’ve won in regulation went on to lose.
Sunday saw some more issues with the production being able to keep tabs with the commentators, and Mike Joy takes action on Twitter.
Byron has gotten off to fast starts before, but his strong season beginnings have always fizzled out. Will it happen again?