That’s History: Never Pre-write NASCAR’s History
I was looking for some notes in my hard drive abyss when I came across a historical document: my preseason picks for the 2006 NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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Bowles-Eye View: NASCAR’s Future is Worrying Me
As always this time of year, NASCAR’s Chase is gobbling up most of the press, submersing some controversial subplots for 2007 into the background while predictions for the championship and the constant twists and turns of each week distract us from the big picture of the sport. I’m just as guilty as anyone else in …
Frontstretch Breakdown: 2006 Subway 500 at Martinsville
Surviving a thrilling duel with rookie Denny Hamlin in the final six laps, Jimmie Johnson held on to win to win the Subway 500 at Martinsville.
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2006 Subway 500 at Martinsville Edition
This weekend’s race at Martinsville kicks off the second half of NASCAR’s playoffs, the Chase for the Championship. The first five races have been kind to some of us (Mike), while others are struggling to make up lost ground from early miscues (Cami). On the track, Jeff Burton has made the biggest gain, moving from …
Bowles-Eye View: At Lowe’s Motor Speedway, NASCAR Simply Not Doing Enough
Two years. One “levigation” project. One nightmare. That just about sums up the type of racing we’ve seen at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Once known as one of the sport’s best tracks, recent results have been nothing short of disastrous. Now six Cup races into a new racing surface, no fuel cells, tire combinations or public …
Race Trax: 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
The Bank of America 500 is the 31st race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule. The Cup Series visits 1.5-mile Lowe’s Motor Speedway twice a year.
Scanner Static: Brian Vickers Gets in 1 Parting Shot
Q: I’m no fan of Jimmie Johnson or Dale Earnhardt Jr. – I pull for the Roush cars on race day – but I had to get a laugh out of the way Talladega ended. Hendrick shuts Brian Vickers out of his team meetings after years of making him run races with crappy stuff and …
What’s the Call? New Points System for the NASCAR Chase?
With Johnson, Earnhardt Jr., Gordon and Hamlin all in incidents caused by non-Chase drivers, is it time for a separate points system for NASCAR’s Chasers?
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Edition
Who are the drivers most likely to help you rebound from a tough week in your fantasy league as the racing moves back to “normal” racing at Charlotte?
What’s the Call? Tony Stewart Better Off NOT Making the Chase?
Tony Stewart won this week thanks to gambling that probably wouldn’t have happened if he was racing for the championship. Is this actually better for sponsors?
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2006 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Edition
With new asphalt and restrictor-plate engines, every team is going to be holding their breath for 500 miles, hoping they can avoid Talladega’s Big One.
Becca’s Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2006 Banquet 400 at Kansas
This week at Kansas, I had to laugh when the TV broadcast flashed the “Team Chevy Winning Moment” banner across the bottom of the screen.