1. Marcos Ambrose – Starts 1st – Yahoo! B Group Ambrose entered the week as my #1 rated Top Tier Elite driver and he remains in that position. On Sunday he’s starting on the pole and if he runs a mistake free race I think he’ll be unbeatable. Track position is very important here and [...]
Roush All The Way I was hoping this weekend would be smooth sailing after all of the hiccups in Pocono, but that’s just not the case. Many teams had problems during the practice sessions on Friday with their tires blistering, and because of this Goodyear is giving them a new left-side tire. NASCAR is actually [...]
Sleeper Weekend in Pocono The Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR may end with surprises on Sunday because of two factors: this race is 100 miles shorter than a normal Pocono race, and the track has been repaved. The latter has caused cars to actually get faster as a fuel run goes on and track position will [...]
Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR The Start of a Hot Streak? We’re in Dover, Delaware this weekend for the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway, “The Monster Mile”. There were two practice sessions this weekend (both on Friday) and you can find detailed reports about them as well as combined average [...]
A Seventh Time For “Five Time”? Not only was the practice schedule completely idiotic this weekend, but NASCAR.com had technical difficulties (surprised?) so fantasy racers are even more in the dark for this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. No average speeds were available for the first practice on Saturday, and I consider Happy Hour speeds as worthless [...]
Can BK Make It Two Wins In A Row? This week the Sprint Cup series is at Darlington Raceway for the first and last time in the 2012 season. There are two things I can guarantee for Saturday night: we’ll see plenty of drivers making contact with the wall and we will see a whole [...]
Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Get Out Your Dart Board This week’s article is going to be a little different than usual. These races at Talladega and Daytona really are a crap shoot, and anybody can win. Heck, even Dave Blaney finished 3rd here last fall. Below you will find my favorites, some “out of the [...]
“Epic Swag” Looking Good We’re going to have some good old fashioned Saturday night racing tomorrow night, so it’s fitting that Mark Martin and that #55 Toyota are fast…again. Just like in Phoenix, “Epic Swag” grabbed the pole for Saturday night’s race. Carl Edwards will start 2nd, followed by Kevin Harvick and the sudden qualifying [...]
Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR “A mountain green colored race car is a fast race car.” That quote is from Jimmie Johnson, which he said on Twitter after Happy Hour on Friday (click here to view). Practice speeds were somewhat inconclusive (to say the least) this week, and if you don’t know why you [...]
Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR Phoenix Is Still Jimmie’s House After a long, tiring, and exciting speedweeks in Daytona, the Sprint Cup Series has made the trek across the country to Phoenix for this year’s Subway Fresh Fit 500. After this race last season, in case you forgot, Phoenix International Raceway was completely repaved [...]
And The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Is….. Three points, two drivers, one champion. Carl Edwards started off this weekend being fast in practice, and brought that over into qualifying where he won his third and final pole for this 2011 season. Martin Truex, Jr. will start beside Cousin Carl on Sunday, and for [...]