Holding a Pretty Wheel: R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Who Needs That When NASCAR’s All About Me?
Last Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup veteran Mark Martin noted that the racing has changed during his career.
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Voice of Vito: Who Can Make a Move? Daytona Sight of 7-Man Battle Royale for Final Chase Spots
To say things are a bit crowded around the 12th and final Chase spot is like saying you might bump into somebody in Beijing on a bicycle. The fight to get into the final transfer spot come Richmond in September is setting up to be an epic bloodbath, the likes of which will make the …
Mirror Driving: 2011 Hall Candidates, Who Loses a Date & Respect, Baby
Sunday’s race was won with a bump and run from series champion Jimmie Johnson to Kurt Busch in a classic short track battle. But on Friday, Mark Martin and Jeff Burton both commented that lack of respect on the racetrack is becoming a huge problem in NASCAR, changing how the game is played in a bad way. Are they correct, or were the comments just leftover frustration from a wreck-filled race at Sonoma?
Bowles-Eye View: Will NASCAR’s New Garage Leader Please Stand Up? Only Veterans Can Stop Bumper Cars 2010
“Horrendous.” “Berserk.” “A living hell.” All these words were uttered by some of NASCAR’s finest drivers Friday, looking back at the Infineon Bumper Cars 350.
Fanning the Flames: Marcos, in America it’s pronounced “D’Oh!”
Don’t worry, Marcos. It happens to the best in the business, too. Need proof? Check this out.
Voice of Vito: New Hampshire Motor Speedway More Like the Thunderdome This Sunday
Sunday’s race (June 27) at New Hampshire might turn out to be a Nightmare on Bahre Street for some who have done others wrong in recent weeks.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma
A typical road-course weekend saw a few names you don’t normally see up front, and some you expected to see up front relegated to poor finishes through no fault of their own. When the smoke cleared from a day filled with bumper cars and bumpy strategies, Jimmie Johnson surprisingly took home the checkered flag for …
Fact or Fiction: Will Dale Jr. Make the Chase? & Other Hendrick Motorsports Topics
In the debut edition of Frontstretch’s newest column, Fact or Fiction, we tackle Hendrick Motorsports after Jimmie Johnson’s win Sunday in Sonoma.
Did You Notice? How Michigan Saved Itself, Ringers Unemployed & Fixing Mark
Did You Notice? Michigan’s attendance for the June race increased by 5,000 between 2009 and 2010? It’s an interesting twist during a year of continued declines.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Heluva Good! 400 at Michigan
The Irish Hills of Michigan were not the scene of a fuel-mileage strategy play this weekend; instead, drama fizzled in the face of domination by Denny Hamlin.
The Yellow Stripe: Who Would Be the Best 2010 Champion for NASCAR?
Who would be the best champion for the sport of NASCAR in 2010? I’m not talking here about who will be atop the points standings post-Miami.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2010 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono
It’s the Tricky Triangle for a reason, and a serious last-lap melee involving eight cars was the latest Pocono pitfall that knocked out top contenders late.