Bubble Breakdown: JJ Yeley Proves Underdogs Can Compete on Intermediates at Atlanta
At one point Tuesday, the perfect blend of Mother Nature combined with late-race fuel strategy nearly produced NASCAR’s upset winner of the decade.
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Bubble Breakdown: Everyone Holds Serve at Michigan
When all was said and done at Michigan, the gap between 35th and 36th grew larger and the locked-in segment of the Sprint Cup field stayed stationary.
Bubble Breakdown: Hendrick Equipment, Former Proteges Best in Kentucky
With Hendrick horsepower under the hood, Landon Cassill was the frontrunner of the bubble drivers for the entire 400 miles at Kentucky.
Bubble Breakdown: Daytona Great Equalizer Does Little to Impact Owner Points Race
Though 26th place is not what the No. 51 team had in mind for the return to Daytona, their longtime expertise at plate racing shone through again.
Bubble Breakdown: Big-Time Engine Deals Pay Off for Cassill, Others in Motor City
Landon Cassill came out of nowhere to score a 12th-place finish, his first career top-15 result at the Cup level and by far a career-best finish.
Bubble Breakdown: Results at a Premium in Pocono Top-35 Battle
Pit strategy was the only means for the teams fighting the owner points battle to secure any TV time even over a four-hour broadcast at Pocono.
Bubble Breakdown: Hot Hot Heat Wears Down Bubble Drivers in Kansas City
While fuel mileage proved to shuffle the front of the Cup field on a hot afternoon in Kansas City, the same could not be said for the Top-35 bubble roster.
Bubble Breakdown: Stenhouse Shines, 600 Miles Chews Up Backmarkers
Momentum, thy name is Stenhouse.
Bubble Breakdown: I’ll Take Start & Park for $77,500, NASCAR
With Robby Gordon’s team choosing to start-and-park, could anyone behind him take advantage and sneak into a locked-in spot for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600
Bubble Breakdown: Track Too Tough to Tame Mixed Bag for NASCAR Underdogs
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out this week’s big story from NASCAR Bubbleland: Regan Smith earning an upset Darlington victory.