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A Talk With Joe Balash on the Nationwide Series’ Past, Present & Future
As is often the case, it was one conversation that changed Joe Balash’s life. “Just happened to be another one of those phone calls,” he says now, but at the time it was clearly anything but. When that call came, Balash was Senior Vice President of Operations for the now-defunct ASA Series, rising to the …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Bread & NASCAR Circuses
Friends, Romans and countrymen, lend me your ears. It’s time to put an end to this restrictor-plate madness at last, before some other driver pays the ultimate price. It has been nearly two decades since NASCAR implemented the plate rules as a “temporary fix” at Talladega and Daytona. Tuesday would have been Dale Earnhardt’s 57th …
Fanning the Flames: The Latest on Bobby Labonte, Kevin Lepage & Looking Forward to Richmond
Richmond is a great track. Steeped in history yet progressive enough to keep it a state-of-the-art facility, this jewel in the capital of the South provides can’t-miss racing year in, year out. One of my most vivid racing memories as a child was watching Dale Earnhardt spin Darrell Waltrip after the two staged an epic …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2008 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond
If you’re like many fantasy owners, last weekend’s race at Talladega left your team looking like it had seen better days. But as you try to regroup, beware; seeing Richmond on the schedule this week may not give you a warm and fuzzy feeling. Saturday night’s Crown Royal 400 offers both the excitement and headaches …
Side by Side: Is the Risk of Injury Enough to Keep Cup Drivers Out of the NASCAR Nationwide Series?
Today’s Question: Dario Franchitti’s Talladega injury reminded us of the dangers of NASCAR Cup drivers competing in a lower series. Is it worth it?
Voices From the Heartland: If Nobody Else Is Going to Say Something to Kyle Busch, I Will!
Life is full of age-old questions. Like, if you were walking around with your fly undone, would you want someone to tell you? Or, if the slacks you chose made your caboose look, well, as big as an actual caboose, would you want to know? No question, fashion can be a tricky thing to master …
Mirror Driving: Did Busch Pass Below The Line? Will Tony Stewart Leave? & Will Lepage Ever Regain Respect?
Tony Stewart responded to reports he’s leaving Joe Gibbs Racing that he’s got several offers on the table. Where does that leave JGR in filling his seat?
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2008 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
How the Rankings Are Calculated: Frontstretch does their power rankings somewhat similar to how the Associated Press does them for basketball or football – writers on our staff will vote for the top 20 on a 20-19-18-17-16-15… 3-2-1 basis, giving 20 points to their first-place driver, 19 for their second and so on. In the …
Thompson in Turn 5: Richmond International Raceway the Best of the Rest!
These five weeks of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing that started at Texas Motor Speedway and run through May 10 are about as good as the schedule gets on a race-by-race basis. It’s a real chance to give fans a diverse look at the different styles of racing – with the exception of a road-course event …
Did You Notice? Ganassi’s Trial By Fire(d), the Trials & Tribulations of the Woods &… Morgan Shepherd?
Did You Notice? That at Talladega, the No. 21 Ford driven by Jon Wood had to pull in the garage after just one lap in order to fix radical adjustments made in qualifying to get the car in the show. Now, I know it looks like I pick on the Wood Brothers every week, but it’s …
Top 10 Reasons Kevin Lepage Won’t Have a Full-Time Ride in the Cup Series Anytime Soon
9. In 2007, Kevin Lepage qualified for just two Cup races!
Talking NASCAR TV: Unrestricted Thoughts on Restrictor-Plate Coverage From FOX & ESPN
NASCAR’s top-two series each put on a whale of a show at Talladega Superspeedway this past weekend, producing a pair of thrillers that left the TV cameras on high alert from start to finish. Of course, that’s not a new thing when it comes to Daytona and Talladega; and because of the nature of restrictor-plate …
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