The Yellow Stripe 9 - Frontstretch

The Yellow Stripe: 10 NASCAR Wishes for 2010, Some of Which May Actually Come True

August 6, 2022February 8, 2010 by Danny Peters

After last year’s damp squib of a race, what NASCAR needs is a Daytona 500 that lives up to the famous old moniker, “The Great American Race.”

The Yellow Stripe: 9 Drivers (Who Don’t Race for Hendrick) to Watch in 2010

August 4, 2022November 24, 2009 by Danny Peters

It was a tremendous season for Hendrick Motorsports, so as thoughts turn to 2010, I’m going to take a look at nine non-Hendrick drivers to watch.

The Yellow Stripe: Is Jeff Gordon’s Drive for 5 Permanently Stalled?

August 3, 2022November 16, 2009 by Danny Peters

if you’ll forgive the crass reference, Jeff Gordon’s “Drive for Five” has very much “short-circuited” all over again.

The Yellow Stripe: Can Mark Martin Do the Unthinkable & Prevent the 4-Peat?

August 2, 2022November 10, 2009 by Danny Peters

What the 38th-place finish for Jimmie Johnson did do was open up a small sliver of opportunity for Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon.

The Yellow Stripe: Reasons to Keep Watching NASCAR in 2009 (No Really, There Are… I Think)

July 31, 2022November 2, 2009 by Danny Peters

I was appalled by the lack of racing and then carnage at the end of what purported to be a NASCAR race, but was a glorified 2.66-mile game of Scalextric.

The Yellow Stripe: What Might Have Been for Hamlin, What Never Was for Mears & What Will Never Be for Johnson

July 30, 2022October 26, 2009 by Danny Peters

Fast forward to Sunday’s return to the track in the shadow of the Blue Ridge and there’s three words that sum up where we are: Jimmie flipping Johnson.