Only Yesterday: No Cautions, Pace Lap Mayhem & a Junior Record at Talladega
From an incident in the opening pace laps to a caution-free event, the 2002 EA Sports 500 remains a topic to this day.
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Only Yesterday: 300 – Rise of an Empire for Rick Hendrick
A look back at some of the biggest wins in Hendrick Motorsports history, plus the drivers who contributed to its 300-win total over the last 39 years.
Stat Sheet: The Most Successful Drivers Without a Cup Championship
Denny Hamlin is one win away from standing alone as the winningest Cup Series driver without a title.
Only Yesterday: Number Changes for All-Star Race Aren’t Exactly Uncommon
Kevin Harvick wasn’t the first and probably won’t be the last.
NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Exceptional Longevity
Some of NASCAR’s greatest aren’t just such because of their win totals — it’s also all about the length of their staying power.
The Frontstretch 5: Best NASCAR Cup Seasons By Drivers Who Didn’t Win Championship
1. 1985 Bill Elliott won plenty of races and money and even earned a couple really cool nicknames in 1985. But the big prize eluded the red-headed Georgia leadfoot that year. Elliott came into 1985 having won a total of four NASCAR Cup Series races during the previous two seasons, but proved to be almost …
Turn Back the Clock: 1993 NASCAR Season
While the 1992 NASCAR season is seen as the most pivotal year in the modern era of NASCAR, what followed in 1993 set the stage for the next two decades of competition, thrusting the sport from burgeoning regional underground sport to one of national prominence. Key events, new tracks, personalities and accomplishments help define the …
Thinkin’ Out Loud: Joey Logano Wins Martinsville Battle, War Undecided
Who’s in the headline Joey Logano knew he had a chance to go to Homestead and challenge for a championship. It was going to take some old school, short track racing but he wasn’t afraid to do it. In Turns 3 and 4, where the greats of the sport have moved competitors to win since …
What Could’ve Been: Mark Martin and Rick Hendrick Almost Teamed Up in 1984
For three men in the NASCAR world, the month of January has been among the best of their lives, as they were inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan. 20. Mark Martin and Rick Hendrick, who join Richard Childress, Raymond Parks and Benny Parsons in the Hall, are back together as inductees following …
Who’s Hot & Who’s Not: Kentucky Edition
The restrictor plate race at Daytona brought us the usual action. That mainly included a big wreck involving something like 206 cars (well actually 22, but you get the point), and the always tense finish with of course, a car sliding over the finish line, because you know that happens all the time. HOT The …
Mark Martin Embracing Acknowledgment Following Hall of Fame Induction
Since his last race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet in 2013, Mark Martin has not attended a Sprint Cup Series race since. However, that streak will come to an end in this Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, as Martin will sport his NASCAR Hall of Fame shirt after being …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 All-Time NASCAR Drivers
The Sprint Cup Series had its final off weekend before the run to Homestead. So we thought it’d be fun to stir the pot a little and ask the question, “who are the top NASCAR drivers of all time?” This question has been debated for many years and the lists are quite different depending on who …