2011 NASCAR Driver Review: David Ragan
David Ragan scored his first career Sprint Cup Series victory in July’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in his 163rd start.
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2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Trevor Bayne
You get one guess at this one. Trevor Bayne’s fast Ford and his tandem-drafting skills made him the toast of Daytona Beach before the green flag for the Daytona 500 dropped.
5 Questions for 2011: Who Wins the Game of Hendrick Crew Chief Musical Chairs?
Hendrick Motorsports played crew chief musical chairs this offseason, giving Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin a breath of fresh air. Will any of the three benefit from the arrangement, and if Junior struggles again, do you expect him to leave the Hendrick camp a year early?
5 Questions for 2011: Will the NASCAR Nationwide Series Survive?
Today’s Season Preview Topic: While the NASCAR Nationwide Series eliminated Cup full-timers from championship contention this year, they stopped short of keeping them from running the full schedule. Do you expect them to do so when all is said and done, and with no rookies or new teams on the horizon are these moves too late for the series to survive over the long-term?
2010 NASCAR Driver Review: David Ragan
With zero wins or top-five finishes, finding a high point in David Ragan’s season is tough.
2010 NASCAR Driver Review: Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott and the Wood Brothers race team qualified a surprising fourth at Homestead-Miami Speedway, hung around in the lead pack for most of the race, and then fought valiantly (almost defiantly) with points contender Denny Hamlin to keep the 14th position, before giving it up just before the checkered flag.
The Cool-Down Lap: How Should NASCAR Nation Feel About 5 Straight?
In case you haven’t heard, Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s team won the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship on the strength of a second-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Sunday’s Ford 400 – his fifth straight. And while the ESPN crew and pillars of the media that cover NASCAR release stories lacing him …
Top 10 Ways Denny Hamlin Can Ensure He Wins the Championship
10. Pulverize a water bottle before and after the race.
The Cool-Down Lap: The Kyle Busch Conundrum, Sunday Meltdown Latest Fault of His Fire
He’s talented. He’s fiery. He may be his own worst enemy. There are many adjectives to describe Kyle Busch, the 25-year-old driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, who absolutely shot himself in the foot, then chopped it off, salted it, cooked and ate the nasty appendage during Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor …
Top 10 NASCAR Political Donations
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. donated $12,000 to Nancy Pelosi. He knows lost causes when he sees them.