Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Edition
Despite its reputation for being just another 1.5-mile “cookie-cutter” track, Chicagoland Speedway is developing a wider racing groove.
Jimmie Johnson
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Nextel Cup: 2007 Pepsi 400 at Daytona Edition
Saturday was supposed to be the luckiest day of the year – July 7, 2007 (7/7/07). On that fateful night, some of NASCAR’s greatest drivers were lucky, indeed, finding no problem pulling the lever and hitting that jackpot on the slot machine of restrictor-plate racing known as Daytona International Speedway. While Jamie McMurray snagged the …
Mirror Driving: Does 1 Win Drive Hamlin to New Heights? Was Musgrave’s Suspension Right? & NASCAR Penalties – Too Much or Too Light?
With his win on Sunday, has Denny Hamlin vaulted into position to be Jeff Gordon’s most serious challenger for the championship?
Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 Firecracker 400 at Daytona
Jeff Gordon – Gordon’s Daytona record speaks for itself; he’s won a total of six points races there, most recently the 2005 Daytona 500. With the Hendrick teams on a roll at the plate tracks, that should make Gordon an automatic contender, right? Not quite; it has to be pointed out that Gordon has finished …
Voice of Vito: What’s in a NASCAR Suspension?
It’s the circle of life, Simba; as one suspension ends, two more begin without so much as a hesitation with NASCAR’s new, by-the-book mentality in place.
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2007 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at Loudon
Crew chief Mike gave Denny Hamlin two tires during a pit stop with 44 laps to go at Loudon, putting the No. 11 car out front in clean air.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Your Only Job is Fairness – An Open Letter to NASCAR
Dear Brian, Mike, John and the rest of the people in position to make up NASCAR’s rules as you go along: I know your jobs aren’t easy. I probably wouldn’t want any of them. I’m a school teacher, though, so I know a thing or two about being fair. Fairness isn’t about convenience. It isn’t …
What’s the Call: Are NASCAR’s Penalties Against Jeff Gordon & Jimmie Johnson’s Teams Too Severe?
Earlier this week, NASCAR came down hard on the No. 24 and No. 48 teams for failing pre-race inspection at Infineon. Did the sport come down too hard?
Matt McLaughlin’s Driver Handicaps: 2007 New Hampshire Summer Race
Jeff Gordon – Gordon has three wins at Loudon, but none since 1998. In fact, his third-place finish at NHIS last fall put to bed a streak of three straight finishes outside of the top 10. But overall, Gordon has 13 top 10s in 24 career starts at this track – and do you want …
Fantasy Picks ‘N’ Pans: 2007 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at Loudon
The Nextel Cup Series heads to the Northeast this weekend to the cozy confines of New Hampshire International Speedway, the 1.058-mile flat track in Loudon, N.H. The eighth Car of Tomorrow race of the season, this weekend up north is likely to send the usual CoT cast of characters near the front of the pack. …