Running Their Mouth: 2009 Auto Club 500 at Fontana
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.
Tony Stewart
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Daytona 500
Like it or not, after just 380 miles the first race of the 2009 Sprint Cup season is officially in the books. Matt Kenseth was crowned the winner of just the fourth rain-shortened Daytona 500 in history, taking the lead one lap before the weather with a generous push from runner-up Kevin Harvick. But was that last-lap pass enough to leave Kenseth number one in the eyes of our staff this week? After all, Kyle Busch dominated the race, only to become an innocent victim of the day’s big wreck on lap 125. And where did AJ Allmendinger land after starting the year with a career-best third – driving for a team that doesn’t even know if it’ll exist two months from now? Find these answers, and more, by examining our first Top-15 Power Rankings poll of the year.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2009 Daytona 500
Some teams came out of the block strong following good runs in Sunday’s Daytona 500. Due to the nature of restrictor-plate racing, fate can play … Continue Reading
Running Their Mouth: 2009 Daytona 500
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 Daytona 500 Race Recap
Rain began falling before green-flag racing could resume, handing Matt Kenseth his first Daytona 500 win.
Bubble Breakdown: AJ Allmendinger Sticks the Landing While Joey Logano Sticks It in the Wall
The 2009 Sprint Cup season officially kicked off Sunday afternoon with the running of the Daytona 500; and with that, the battle for the Top … Continue Reading
Matt Kenseth Scoots in Front Just in Time to Win 2009 Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth entered Daytona winless in his last 36 starts. That winless streak is now history. Kenseth passed Elliott Sadler in turn 3 on lap … Continue Reading
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2009 Camping World 300 at Daytona
It only took three races for Tony Stewart to put a Chevrolet back in victory lane. After posting runner-up finishes in both the Budweiser Shootout … Continue Reading
Voices From the Heartland: Time for “The Old Men” to Show “The Boys” a Thing or 2 at Daytona!
Normally, as we dive into all the hype that NASCAR inevitably creates heading into the Daytona 500, I really don’t get all that excited. ‘Cause … Continue Reading
Side by Side: Should NASCAR’s Champion’s Provisional Be Dropped?
With the Daytona 500 NASCAR’s “Super Bowl,” should they automatically save a spot for a former champion who can’t qualify into the field any other way?