Mirror Driving: Stewart vs. Hamlin, Kyle Busch vs. the World & Jamie McMurray vs. the Weight of Expectations
Jamie McMurray’s win: Long time coming, or lucky son-of-a-gun?
Jamie McMurray’s win: Long time coming, or lucky son-of-a-gun?
At Daytona in February, Mark Martin made his debut for Ginn Racing by winning the Daytona 500… but losing the Daytona 505 by little more than one foot. Many argue that he got worked out of it by NASCAR’s controversial decision to not throw the yellow flag for a crash off turn 4 until after …
Saturday was supposed to be the luckiest day of the year – July 7, 2007 (7/7/07). On that fateful night, some of NASCAR’s greatest drivers were lucky, indeed, finding no problem pulling the lever and hitting that jackpot on the slot machine of restrictor-plate racing known as Daytona International Speedway. While Jamie McMurray snagged the …
Saturday night was an encapsulation of so many things that are good and bad about NASCAR teammates. Some drivers helped their teammates succeed, some ended their teammate’s night, and some just couldn’t get out of each other’s way. With the driver movement that is already set to take place at the end of the year, …
Editor’s Note: Each week, we’ll go through all the media reports, interviews, PR and our own stuff to find the best quotes from the Nextel Cup race to capture the story of how the weekend unfolded. It’s the most original commentary you’ll ever find; the truth, coming straight out of the mouths of the drivers, …
$6,202,439 – total purse for the Pepsi 400.
The screaming on the radio was so deafening, Jamie McMurray couldn’t clear his head. The third-closest finish in NASCAR history had just taken place, and the 31-year-old from Missouri had seen too many close calls go against him to count his chickens before they hatched. It took the better part of 30 seconds to mouth …
10. Richard Childress driver Clint Bowyer led a Pepsi 400 race-high 55 laps, finishing seventh. By way of contrast, winner Jamie McMurray led all of three laps.
Carl Edwards looked three-wide but thought better of it on the last lap at Daytona, leaving teammate Jamie McMurray free to catch the perfect side draft.
David Ragan carried the Roush Fenway flag at the end of the Daytona 500. Five months later, the “Roushketeers” turned in a much better performance.
A nasty rumor surfaced this week that NASCAR had discussions to move the date of the Daytona 500, to November, where it can square off with the NFL.
Greg Sacks was a successful driver in the early ’80s, having won 17 events, including the 1982 Stafford Motor Speedway track championship.
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