Beyond the Cockpit: Carl Edwards at Phoenix
NASCAR fans from Arizona and beyond converged on Phoenix International Raceway last week for a chance to purchase tickets from Nextel Cup star Carl Edwards.
Carl Edwards
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 Auto Club 500 at Fontana Edition
While Sunday’s race provided a wild, exciting finish, the Daytona 500 wasn’t too kind to many people playing fantasy racing. With pre-race favorites like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch all finishing 30th or worse, you clearly weren’t alone if you found your team struggling to earn points in week 1. …
Matt McLaughlin’s 2007 Fontana Spring Race Driver Handicaps
Jimmie Johnson: Johnson scored his first-ever Cup victory at Fontana back in 2002 (yes, kids, they were racing stock cars way back in 2002). In addition, Johnson has scored three runner-up finishes at California, one of them in this race last year. That’s a total of four first or seconds in eight career Cup starts …
Who Wins, Who Gets Fired & Who’s the Best Rookie? Frontstretch 2007 NASCAR Staff Predictions
Now that another new NASCAR season is officially upon us, the time is here for our Frontstretch staff to look like geniuses… or, more likely, make fools of ourselves with our season picks for who takes this year’s title. Read on to find out who your favorite expert picked to not only win the Nextel Cup …
Scanner Static: Is There a Crew Chief in the House at Daytona?
Happy Daytona Speedweeks, folks! It’s been a wild one so far and they haven’t even dropped the green on the Gatorade Duels. Manifolds, wheel-well vents, suspensions and revitalization have been the stories of the week; with so much going on, allow me to indulge myself for a bit before we get to your questions. First …
Matt McLaughlin’s 2007 Daytona 500 Driver Handicaps
Jimmie Johnson won last year’s Daytona 500 and his 32nd-place result in last year’s Firecracker 400 ended a streak of five top-six finishes at Daytona.
Bowles-Eye View: “Wrist”Gate Should Be No Big Controversy for Jimmie Johnson
“Wrist”gate appears to have taken center stage as the hot story of the moment ever since word broke of Jimmie Johnson’s fractured left wrist.
Best of Mirror Driving: Lions, Tigers & Tony Stewart
Editor’s Note: With the offseason in full swing, Mirror Driving is off this week. Look for a brand new edition to come out next week before the holidays! In its place, we bring you this classic Mirror Driving column from July… a solid reminder of how some problems remain unsolved long after the season fades …
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Carl Edwards
Even though a season-long struggle left Carl Edwards one of the odd men out in the Chase, he still turned on the afterburners during the playoffs nevertheless.
Full Throttle: Is NASCAR’s Week in New York Necessary?
This is NASCAR’s big week in New York City, so NASCAR is everywhere and everyone is abuzz about all things NASCAR. Well, the brass in Daytona would at least like you to believe that second part. For the 26th year in a row, the NASCAR Cup awards banquet is going to be in New York …