Joe Gibbs Racing was in Victory Lane at Pocono on Sunday afternoon… just with the wrong car. Matt Kenseth, already a winner earlier this season at Bristol, went on to take the checkered flag in Sunday’s Windows 10 400, after JGR teammate Kyle Busch and Team Penske driver Joey Logano both ran …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: Rowdy’s Run & the New Aero Package
These words uttered by Joey Logano during his post-race interview on Sunday regarding Kyle Busch‘s recent run of wins couldn’t ring truer: “I’m glad he’s back, but geez!” The driver of the No. 18 Toyota has not only been dominating races these last few weeks, but has also been at …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: Tires, Track Surfaces & Water Bottles Causing Cautions
If you didn’t catch any of the action on Sunday from New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the racing was really heating up. Both in the temperature, some of the hottest racing temperatures we’ve seen all season thus far, and in battles for the lead with Kyle Busch continuing his surge to …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: Danica Patrick vs. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Talk about going into it blind. The stars of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series dove right into Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on an entirely new aero package with very limited track time. The new rules package that NASCAR brought last weekend, along with a new tire …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: How Late is Too Late & the Air Titan Brigade
If your July 4th weekend didn’t involve at least two of these things: hot dogs, fireworks or racing at Daytona, then you missed some of the best things our country and the sport we love offer. The fireworks in the towns and cities across this great nation of ours were …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: Will the Chase get ‘Rowdy?’
Love it or hate it. For years, most NASCAR fans have fallen into one of these two camps when it comes to road course racing on the Sprint Cup Series schedule. After this past weekend’s action at Sonoma Raceway, opinions may have changed for the better. There was some great …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: The Off Week, Rain Tires & Tech in the Sport?
The second off week of the season has now come…and nearly gone. It was relatively quiet this week, outside of the royal proposal in Germany of Dale Earnhardt Jr. to longtime girlfriend Amy Reimann. She (of course) said yes and now, the NASCAR world can celebrate Dale and Amy’s engagement …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: A New Rules Package & Kyle Larson vs. the Rain
Rain was the star of the day on Sunday in the Irish Hills of Michigan. The on again, off again race that resulted in a rain-shortened finish and a total of four red flags worked its magic for Kurt Busch for his second 2015 victory. But for drivers like Kyle Larson, …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: Martin Truex Jr., Race Sponsorship & Tony Stewart?
Martin Truex Jr.‘s win this past weekend at Pocono Raceway has been declared by many inside the sport as one of the most popular victories in the garage area. In fact, one popular member of the media even compared the overall outpouring of support by the entire Cup garage for …
Read More »NASCAR Mailbox: Jimmie’s Johnson’s Reign & the New NASCAR Drivers’ Council
Well folks, if anyone in the country doubted Jimmie Johnson this year, it’s officially time to eat your words. He has 10 – count them – 10 victories now at the, the most of any driver all-time at the mile oval. Johnson took a commanding lead in the race and …
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