After four years and millions of tears, Jr. nation sees victory lane again
Dan SangerWell after 143 races, rumors of conspiracy, alien abduction, and sabotage, Dale Jr found victory lane again today at Michigan International Speedway. As big a story as that is it is questionable whether it is the biggest story of the weekend. But it is without question a much bigger story than what his girlfriend thinks of his win or the fact More...
Simple Physics spoils Talladega
Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCARFor a long time I have said of Talladega and Daytona that they are multi-million dollar junk yards. This year was no different but this time it could all be laid at More...
A Chain Reaction Victory for Newman
Brad KeppelThe shortest track on the circuit, the oldest track on the circuit, but Martinsville delivered a short track shot in the arm for NASCAR’s faithful. It was a shot that the power house of Hendrick Motorsports More...
Smoke Wins 2nd at California
Simon Scoggins | SpeedwayMedia.comThis weekend it was a race against Mother Nature. The rain was coming. They could see it coming on radar and they could feel it coming as the temperatures began to drop. But the More...
Smoke and Mirrors in Vegas But Mostly Just Smoke
David YeazellThe lights, the anticipation, the atmosphere of chance, the courage to gamble, it was Vegas and it was all about Smoke and mirrors. Ok maybe just Smoke. The Sprint Cup race had a very exciting ending, More...
The Only Thing Missing from the Daytona 500 was the Locusts
Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARThere was something in the air on Sunday that you just kind of knew that NASCAR had once again been beaten by its arch nemesis Mother Nature. The monsoons like rains More...
Science, Skill and Lady Luck Decide Shootout Winner
David Yeazell | SpeedwayMedia.comLast nights Budweiser Shootout was an incredible display of talent and mayhem with the return to pack racing. We all learned something. We learned that packs breed multi-car wrecks. More...
Smoke Rises
Congratulations to the man called Smoke. He set out on a journey 10 weeks ago that he himself said his team was not ready for. He gave himself no chance to win. But through the head games there was a fire burning More...
Confidence A Double Sided Coin
A long time ago, the short track ace and 89 Winston Cup Champion Rusty Wallace made the statement, “It’s not cocky if you can get it done. It’s confident.” Then there was the standard that was attributed More...
Team Orders determine Outcome at Talladega
Sadly, we are now looking at the politics of the sport. Now the politics have always been there it’s just that they were under currents that the fans couldn’t hear and were not exposed to. Now with the More...
