Running Their Mouth: 2008 Samsung 500 at Texas
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Texas Spring Race Recap
Carl Edwards had been slow on restarts all day, but he got a good one when it counted as the final green flag waved at Texas.
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2008 O’Reilly 300 at Texas
Kyle Busch took the lead for the fourth and final time on lap 158 and was never seriously challenged down the stretch as he scored his first series win of the season in the O’Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Convenient NASCAR Crashes – Karma or Coincidence?
How many times did your mother tell you to treat people the way you want to be treated? You probably laughed and stuffed your little brother in the laundry chute anyway. Maybe you went outside to play in the yard a few days later, and stepped right where the same brother walked the family dog …
Nuts for Nationwide: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 1st Win 10 Years Ago Today
On this very day some 10 years ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first race in NASCAR’s second series, taking the checkered flag in the 1998 Coca-Cola 300. The Kannapolis, N.C. native drove his father’s AC Delco-sponsored No. 3 Chevy to victory lane at Texas Motor Speedway. Later that same year, Junior founded JR Motorsports, …
Top 10 April Fools’ Jokes Played On/By Various NASCAR Teams/Personalities This Week
10. Jeff Burton called Michael McDowell and invited him to dinner.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2008 Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville
After another session of good ol’ rubbin’ and racin’ at Martinsville, the votes are in on where the Frontstretch staffers feel the drivers fall in the hierarchy of the current Power Rankings. The results may surprise you: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has scaled the mountain even though he hasn’t won a race yet, while teammates Jeff Gordon …
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2008 Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Edition
In this short season, Denny Hamlin has asserted himself as one of the stronger drivers on short tracks. After nearly winning at Bristol two weeks ago before a fuel pickup problem relegated him to a sixth-place finish in the closing laps, Hamlin made his way to victory lane at his home track this weekend, earning …
Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Martinsville Spring Race Recap
Denny Hamlin took the lead with 74 laps to go, then benefited from some obstinate lapped traffic behind him to hold off Jeff Gordon for the win at Martinsville.
Tracking the Trucks: 2008 Kroger 250 at Martinsville
Dennis Setzer took the checkered flag ahead of Matt Crafton to win the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway Saturday afternoon.