Mirror Driving: Auctioning Off Daytona, Bud Shootout Blues & Playing Cupid with Crew Chiefs
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or …
Matt Kenseth
Voice of Vito: America’s Most Wanted – Top-5 NASCAR Drivers to Watch in 2009
Editor’s Note: Catch Vito on a new day this season – his column will appear each Wednesday throughout all of 2009. Finally. After a NASCAR …
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth has 16 wins in 328 starts for Roush Fenway Racing. The bar has been set so high for the No. 17 team, though, that just a Chase berth is considered a disappointment for 2008.
Fanning the Flames: Closing the Inbox on the 2008 NASCAR Season
The NASCAR offseason is finally upon us; but as they say, there is no rest for the weary. It’s been a blast talking with so …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2008 Ford 400 at Homestead
After 36 points-paying events, nine months and 14,493 miles of racing, the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is finally in the books. When the smoke …
Happy Hour: A Meaningful NASCAR Finale
In 35 races so far this NASCAR season, we’ve seen the sport’s matinee idol perform well, but not spectacularly in his first season with a …
Fanning the Flames: Talking IROC, Driver Cash & the Perp Who Got Away With One
What, no questions about the ABC/ESPN2 fiasco this past week? I’m fairly shocked, but not entirely disappointed, as I believe we’ve run that topic out …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: How to Hold Your Own Homestead Trophy Celebration
The 2008 Sprint Cup season started 10 months ago in Daytona, traveled through the North, South, East and West; and now, it all comes down …
Did You Notice? Hendrick Layoffs, Ratings Reality & Jeff Gordon’s Age?
Did You Notice? That in the midst of a championship performance, the sport’s most powerful team – Hendrick Motorsports – is laying off a dozen …
Mirror Driving: Matt Kenseth’s Punt, Merger Meltdown & NASCAR’s TV Tragedy
After 4 1/2 hours and two delays, ABC made the decision to switch coverage of the race to ESPN2 so they could show America’s Funniest Home Videos. Was that a serious blow to the sport, or an unavoidable move due to race length? And if Jimmie Johnson wasn’t winning the race handily, would the network have made the same move?