Penske Problem: Kurt Busch’s Drive for De Facto Single-Car Team Taking Its Toll
For Kurt Busch, the story that has played out year after year during his tenure at Penske Racing seems to finally be catching up to him.
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Following Talladega Nights, Are More Days of Thunder Coming?
Say what you will about Days of Thunder, but one fact is irrefutable: the project was all Tom Cruise from conception to the wrap.
Did You Notice? Charlotte Indy Double Duty, a Boring 600 & Retiring With Dignity
Did You Notice? Bruton Smith’s $20 million offer for 2011 and beyond to any driver who wins both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day?
Dialing It In: NASCAR Legends in Love With What Hall Can Give Fans
Before a crowd of racing legends, politicians, dignitaries and fans, executive director Winston Kelley declared the NASCAR Hall of Fame open to the public.
What’s Vexing Vito: Johnson vs. Gordon the 2nd Coming of Waltrip vs. Wallace?
In the late 1990s it was FAG: Fans Against Gordon. Today it is ABJ: Anybody but Johnson.
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.
Thompson in Turn 5: Complaining Aside, NASCAR Restrictor-Plate Racing is Here to Stay
The anti-NASCAR restrictor plate hating crowd had a heyday following the uneventful laps and the spectacular wrecks during the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega.
Voices From the Heartland: Looking Back at How Fun NASCAR Was Not That Long Ago – Part 2
As I continue this little stroll down memory lane, I want to take a moment to comment on some of the comments from yesterday. A couple of readers, who called themselves Todd and Mike, so I will too, said the REAL FUN in NASCAR was back in the days of yore when the likes of …
Did You Notice? Truex Missed Teresa, Hall of Fame Snubs, Fan Tragedy Averted & Stewart’s Smelly Towel?
Did You Notice? With the Hall of Fame’s official selection of its top 25, debate’s now raging on which five will be picked to be part of the Hall’s inaugural class. When that happens, there will inevitably be drivers and teams that get snubbed… it’s just an unfortunate part of the process. But with the …
Fan’s View: Penske Teams Running Up Front – What’s With That?
Roger Penske is no newcomer, bringing entries to the Cup Series since 1972, yet he has never enjoyed the superstar status achieved by the more notable Hendrick.
Voice of Vito: Talladega Flights – Massive Crash Highlights Superspeedway’s Continued Conflicts
As you may have noticed, much of the action that many have become accustomed to in NASCAR has been absent over the last few weeks. Matt Kenseth winning back-to-back races was nice, and it surely did many good to see Mark Martin back in victory lane. For the most part, however, this has been a …
Bowles-Eye View: Beating & Banging at Its Best – NASCAR’s 5 Greatest Bristol Finishes
There was one race I’d go through hell and high water not to miss: the Bristol night race.