The Daytona 500 is the final race of restrictor-plate racing as we know it. For the remaining races at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway in 2019, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will use the same tapered spacer package it’ll race for the majority of the schedule. What this …
Read More »Clint Bowyer Misses Out on Duel Victory
For much of Thursday’s (Feb. 14) second Gander RV Duel at Daytona International Speedway, Clint Bowyer was in prime position to win his first career race during Daytona Speedweeks. But coming to the tri-oval to take the white flag, reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano put a …
Read More »2018 Top NASCAR Storylines: Ford Shocks the NASCAR World
The dominance of the Blue Oval is back in NASCAR. For the first time since 2002, Ford took home the manufacturer’s title, finally grabbing it back from Toyota and Chevrolet. In a year that saw struggles unlike any other season for the Bow Tie group, the Ford squad made sure …
Read More »2018 NASCAR Driver Reviews: Clint Bowyer
If Clint Bowyer needed anything at the beginning of 2018, he needed a return to Victory Lane. The veteran driver was stuck in a winless drought stretching back to the autumn of 2012, a total of 185 races. Bowyer had come close to winning on a handful of occasions in …
Read More »Thinkin’ Out Loud: A Look Back at NASCAR 2018 and a Glimpse Ahead
Who’s in the headline When it was all said and done at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it was Joey Logano holding up the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy. Logano was the least decorated of the four finalists but was running as well as anyone when the final four races of …
Read More »Daily Fantasy NASCAR Hot-Starts: Ford EcoBoost 400
Championship weekend for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series marks the end of the fantasy racing season. On FanDuel, this is the last chance to win big and ride into the offseason with some money in the bank. The Championship 4 drivers are getting all the hype, and are all …
Read More »The Frontstretch 5: Title Contenders & Their Chances
1. The Closer It’s really hard to deny that Kevin Harvick is the most deserving title candidate so far. He leads the Cup Series in wins (eight), top fives (21), top 10s (27), laps led (1859) and total playoff points (51). Take away the playoffs and he’d be currently be …
Read More »Couch Potato Tuesday: NBCSN Forced to Deal With Lack of NASCAR Texas Action
Since Texas Motor Speedway was repaved prior to last year, races there have been rather tepid. Sunday’s (Nov. 4) AAA Texas 500 was the third Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race out of four to have exactly 16 lead changes. That total’s already low but a lot of those 16 …
Read More »Thinkin’ Out Loud: Kevin Harvick Fires Warning Shot with Domination in Texas
Who’s in the headline Kevin Harvick has had the fastest car nearly every weekend this season. The Achilles heel for the team is that they routinely shoot themselves in the foot through pit road miscues. When they don’t, they dominate, which is what happened at Texas on Sunday. Harvick led …
Read More »Beside the Rising Tide: Rambling, Gambling Man
I’ve never been much on gambling. Perhaps that’s because I’ve lived most of my adult life in the suburbs of Philly. Our professional sports teams are notorious for failing to live up to expectations. Even with success seemingly imminent, those teams will find a way to wrest defeat out of …
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