There was a time when Jeff Gordon was the last guy you wanted to see on the last lap of a race. Remember 1997 and 2002, when he bumped Rusty Wallace out of the way to win at Bristol? Or how about that time in 2006, when Gordon wrecked Matt Kenseth at Chicagoland with four …
This is getting completely out of control. Just when you thought full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers could exert no more dominance over NASCAR’s Nationwide and Truck series, think again. Five races into the 2010 Nationwide season, we have four wins by Cup drivers. Four races into the current Truck campaign, I count three victories by …
Move over, Mr. Martinsville. You’ve got company now. After Denny Hamlin’s win in Monday’s rescheduled Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, Jimmie Johnson no longer owns exclusive rights to the title, “Mr. Martinsville,” conferred upon him a few years ago by teammate Jeff Gordon. Instead, Johnson must share it with Hamlin. Why should you …
Everyone was wrong about Denny Hamlin. Contrary to popular preseason chatter, he’s not the guy with the best shot at ending Jimmie Johnson’s reign atop the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Instead, the first five races of 2010 have proven differently, with Hamlin failing to even post a top-10 finish to date. In his place, there’s …
For most of the 2009 season, the driver nicknamed “Happy” was as unhappy as any competitor in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage. Not anymore. Roll the tape forward to 2010, three races down, and Kevin Harvick is once again living up to the moniker he’s carried for most of his Cup career. Surprisingly, but …
Just when it seemed the news couldn’t get much worse for NASCAR, here comes just what the doctor didn’t order: Another Jimmie Johnson win. With all due respect to the four-time defending Cup Series champion, his victory in Sunday’s race at Auto Club Speedway wasn’t exactly the jolt that NASCAR needed as it looks to …
Call Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s surge to second place in Sunday’s Daytona 500 a case of just being lucky. Go ahead and talk about how he was a non-factor for much of the race, only to hit a new gear after a late stop for tires that gave him an advantage on those with older rubber. …
The challenge that awaits Matt Kenseth on Sunday may seem a bit daunting. That’s because it really is. If the Roush Fenway Racing driver wins the Daytona 500, he’ll become just the fourth driver in the event’s 52-year history to find victory lane in consecutive seasons. The first back-to-back winner of The Great American Race …
Winning the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway can be a nice shot in the arm for a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and team as they prepare for the real start of the season eight days later. If nothing else, a victory in the 75-lap exhibition event builds confidence for the next weekend’s Daytona 500, …