Waid’s World: How Ricky Rudd Went from a Babyface to 1 Tough Competitor
In the first two races of the 1984 Cup season, in immense physical pain, Rudd scored a victory and a top 10, forever changing his image in NASCAR.
Ricky Rudd
Kevin Harvick Won’t Be the Next NASCAR Iron Man. Who Will?
Kevin Harvick will retire 14 races short of being NASCAR’s Ironman. Does anyone else have a chance at beating Jeff Gordon’s 797 starts in a row?
Waid’s World: Tire Wars Escalate & The Casualties Begin to Mount
When the Tire Wars began in earnest with the start of the 1988 NASCAR Cup Series season, the conclusion, as it is with most wars, wasn’t certain.
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.
Dropping the Hammer: Appreciating the Reliability of Kurt Busch
The more NASCAR has changed over the last 20 years, the more Kurt Busch has adapted and found ways to win. A new points format? Busch won the first championship of the playoff era in 2004. A new kind of car? Busch has won in every generation of car he’s competed in as a full-time …
Turn Back The Clock: 2001 NASCAR Season, Dark Times
NASCAR history can be measured in several ways, whether it be decades, the presence of certain drivers or various championship point formats. For myself and many others in the NASCAR industry, there is the way things were before 2001 and the way things were after it. It’s debatable, but I’d argue that no full season …
Did You Notice? The Difference a NASCAR Decade Makes? & Feed the Rich
Did You Notice? What a difference a decade makes? I figured we’d do something a little different to show how much NASCAR has changed in the past 10 years.
Talking NASCAR TV: A Last Look at Together – The Hendrick Motorsports Story
If there’s one thing that I can tell you right off the bat about Together: The Hendrick Motorsports Story, it is this. They talk about family a lot.
Today’s NASCAR Drivers Don’t Hold a Candle to Old-School Toughness
Editor’s Note: Due to personal issues detailed in Monday’s Thinkin’ Out Loud column regarding his nephew, Matt McLaughlin has taken this Thursday off. In his place, our TV critic Doug Turnbull fills in… we hope to have Matt back on Monday. Until then, keep him in your thoughts during his difficult time. The heat radiated …
Mirror Driving: Mexico’s Blown Save, Jon Wood… Savior? & Saving Excitement at Talladega
The Sprint Cup Series was idle while the Nationwide Series teams went to Mexico City. Given the huge cost of the trip, should it be the other way around?
The Yellow Stripe: From Snake Eyes To Box Cars, Sizing Up NASCAR Odds In Vegas
With the old adage that the “bookies never lose” notwithstanding, and NASCAR’s annual date with Sin City just a couple days away, now seems as good a time as ever to put up some odds you might (or might not) see throughout the 2008 NASCAR season. — All bets are off: Juan Pablo Montoya employing …
2007 NASCAR Driver Review: Ricky Rudd
In what turned out to be his only top-10 finish of the season, Ricky Rudd started and finished the Coca-Cola 600 in seventh place.