Running Their Mouth: 2009 Autism Speaks 400 at Dover
This week, here’s a peek at what the drivers were thinking following the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway.
Kurt Busch
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Coca-Cola 600
While racing was supposed to be the focus at Charlotte, rain wound up being the headline. Since the Coca-Cola 600 was called short due to weather, the final standings were a jumbled mess of drivers who took a risk on the final pit stop to steal a good finish – leaving the fastest cars in …
Happy Hour: Return of the Forgotten Busch Brother
After an almost inexplicable collapse in the Chase last year, one that was largely due to mechanical failures rather than driver errors, Kyle Busch in 2009 has reverted to being the dominating force he was in 2008. Once again, the driver of the No. 18 car has been making noise that cannot be ignored, scoring …
Grading the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Pack: Part 2
NASCAR’s longest and most grueling race, the Coca-Cola 600, represents a significant milestone in the 2009 season. It’s not quite the halfway point to the Chase (that comes the following week after Dover), but once the checkers fly late Sunday evening we’re exactly one-third of the way through the 36-race schedule. With that in mind, …
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Taming Charlotte’s Beast of the Southeast
Charlotte is a fast track that offers a big challenge to teams this weekend. The race transitions from daylight to night and is the longest on the schedule.
Grading the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Pack: Part 1
NASCAR’s longest and most grueling race, the Coca-Cola 600, represents a significant milestone in the 2009 season. It’s not quite the halfway point to the Chase (that comes the following week after Dover), but once the checkers fly late Sunday evening, we’re exactly one-third of the way through the 36-race schedule. With that in mind, …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 All-Star Race
The All-Star Race is supposed to feature the cream of the crop, a chance for Sprint Cup’s top tier to go head-to-head in a battle royale with nothing but money and pride on the line. And after a tame beginning, this race featuring a who’s who of stock car stardom refused to disappoint, with drivers …
Running Their Mouth: 2009 Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte
This week, here’s a peek at what the drivers were thinking following the Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Southern 500
The Track Too Tough to Tame may have a new surface, but she’s that same old fickle girl. The rankings may not have taken a DNF at Darlington, but they certainly earned their stripe with the list all scrambled after 500 miles there Saturday night. Former champions are hogging the top of the charts, but …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond
Some retro short-track racing in Virginia provided a lot of high-powered action Saturday night, with the end result a record 15 caution flags and a late-race pit strategy that left the standings jumbled all the way up until the checkered flag. That unpredictability factored right into our own Power Rankings this week, as 14 out …