Bubble Breakdown: Pole Position Turned Post-Race Disappointment for RPM at Texas
Would the bubble drivers have a chance to take the first step at Texas? Read on to find out in this week’s edition of the Bubble Breakdown!
Travis Kvapil
Bubble Breakdown: RGM and TRG Break Away From FRM’s No. 38 at Talladega
Another veteran would take the helm of the Air National Guard Ford at Talladega, where Saturday’s qualifying session proved just as significant to the bubble battle as the race itself…
Every Man for Himself the Rule of the Day at Martinsville
“Every man for himself” may have been the rule of the day at Martinsville. But under this reign, Jimmie Johnson fell short for once.
Bubble Breakdown: Ken Schrader’s Phenomenal Day While Robby Gordon Strikes Back
In a surprising and pleasant twist, the best bubble performance of the week belonged to Latitude 43 Motorsports and fan favorite Ken Schrader.
Bubble Breakdown: Robby Gordon Returns to Fight Front Row… Did It Work?
Robby Gordon would return to his No. 7 at New Hampshire, but without backing from sponsor ExtenZe, would the 2001 winner have a chance to keep his team’s Top-35 prospects strong?
Bubble Breakdown: Kevin Conway, Robby Gordon’s Team Still Headed the Wrong Way
Dave Blaney gunned FRM’s No. 38 a full 39 points closer to the bubble, where Robby Gordon’s new wheelman Kevin Conway suffered a second straight DNF. But for Bob Jenkins’s only team outside the Top 35, in order to exact FRM’s revenge on the Conway-ExtenZe duo, the team would still have to drive through Latitude 43 Motorsports, now a tantalizing seven points right in front of them.
What Money Can’t Buy, Front Row Motorsports is Banking On for the Future
It’s been a month of transition for Front Row Motorsports, major, unexpected decisions shaping the philosophy and the future of the team going forward. For while some details are still missing as to what transpired at Michigan last month, the results remain the same: Kevin Conway and his ExtenZe sponsorship are no longer associated with …
Bubble Breakdown: Front Row Version 2.0 Making a Move at Atlanta
Less than a week after Kevin Conway and sponsor ExtenZe left Front Row Motorsports’ No. 34 team, drivers Travis Kvapil, David Gilliland and Tony Raines quietly salvaged finishes inside the top 30 at Bristol to move all three of their teams more than 20 points away from the bubble. Sliding closer to trouble was none …
Grading the 2010 NASCAR Pack, Part III: Drivers Brad Keselowski – Brian Vickers
With the NASCAR season two-thirds of the way gone and the final off week now out of our way, we’re taking a brief moment of respite, grading all the drivers and teams once again on their performance so far in 2010. Tuesday, we covered an owner-by-owner breakdown of season results so far… all of which you …
Bubble Breakdown: Front Row Motorsports Regroups at Brutal Bristol
Last week at Michigan, Elliott Sadler ended a nine month top-10 drought and amassed a season high 375-point cushion on the bubble. Regan Smith and Scott Speed also turned heads on race day by parlaying pit strategy into a pair of top-25 finishes while Sam Hornish Jr. continued a steady seven-race gain. But behind these …