Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Edition
There have been more defining races at Kansas Speedway than Sunday’s Price Chopper 400 – where everyone left with virtually the status quo.
Marcos Ambrose
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Brad Keselowski Ending Hendrick Tenure on a High Note
Brad Keselowski was clearly the class of the rookie field on Sunday, and would have done even better if it weren’t for the bad luck in the pits.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 Dover Fall Race Recap
Jimmie Johnson took the lead on lap 176 and was never headed at Dover.
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Mr. Logano’s Wild Ride Means Top-Rookie Honors for Scott Speed
This was one of those weekends where everybody involved with the sport came out a winner when Joey Logano walked away from an eye-popping accident.
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: In the Clutches of Dover’s Monster (Trophy)
From magic to monsters, this week the Sprint Cup Series heads to Dover to tackle another 1-mile oval that bears no resemblance to the flat track of Loudon.
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Rookies Perform Terribly While a Former ROTY Behaves Terribly at Loudon
Joey Logano Start: 33rd; Finish: 21st Summary: Joey Logano’s return to his home track in Loudon, where he scored his first career Cup victory earlier this year, did not get off to a good start. The Connecticut native could only muster enough speed out of his Home Depot Camry for a dismal 33rd starting position …
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Freshmen Struggle to Find Footing at Richmond… With 1 Exception
Joey Logano Start: 27th; Finish: 14th Summary: Joey Logano faced a tall order when Saturday evening’s race began. Starting towards the back of the field at a short track during one of the season’s most intense races of the year would be daunting for any freshman, but especially for one who had yet to score …
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Rocking & Rolling to Richmond Fantasy Success
The Race to the Chase concludes this weekend, with a Saturday night short-track special under the lights at Richmond setting the field for NASCAR’s made-for-TV “playoffs.” And while ESPN will be up to their usual tricks, trying to create rivalries between Chase contenders or hyping a hypothetical “tie” scenario that could put 13 drivers in …
Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Joey Logano Leads Quiet Night for Rookie Contenders
Scott Speed Start: 32nd; Finish: 24th Summary: It certainly wasn’t flashy, but Scott Speed finished the race 24th with a car in good shape. That’s about everything Team Red Bull can ask at this point considering the Top 35 is all but out of reach and that the organization’s focus is square on the No. …
Fan’s View: Montreal When the 3rd Time Isn’t the Charm
There are days when you just know THAT car will win. It started on the pole and its pilot seems to float away from the field almost all afternoon. Destiny whispers to us of glory and champagne spray. How cruel Fate can be. I admit to having a major soft spot for NASCAR’s resident Aussie …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Montreal
For the third year in a row, Marcos Ambrose was the class of the field. And for the third year in a row, he failed to take the checkered flag at Montreal. Ambrose, who in an interview that ran during the race broadcast was quoted calling his secret to road racing “minimizing the mistakes made …
Running Their Mouth: 2009 EnjoyIllinois.com 225/NAPA Auto Parts 200 Edition
Here’s a peek at what drivers were thinking following the EnjoyIllinois.com 225 at Chicagoland Speedway and NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.