Championships are all done now...congratulations to Ron Hornaday, Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson for their titles. We may not be fans of all of them, but they earned the most points during the season and won, so they deserve our... [...]
After last weeks problems Johnson bounces back and wins at Phoenix. Now all he has to do is finish 25th or better no matter what Martin does to win the championship. Is it possible that something could happen at Martin... [...]
Congrats to Kurt Busch on the win, their fuel mileage strategy paid off where others fell short and also congrats to the person who picked him and won a million. Other than the accident on lap 3 and the typical... [...]
Congrats to McMurray for the win, he was at the right place at the right time when the final caution flew. Dega has always brought us the big one, but this time we got two of them within a couple... [...]
Denny Hamlin held of Jimmie Johnson from the last restart to win at Martinsville. While Johnson came in second, he still increased his points lead and it seems everyone but him is saying he's won the championship. It was a... [...]
Johnson wins another one and is now 90 points ahead of Martin in 2nd and 135 ahead of Gordon in 3rd. It seems like once again it's Johnson's title to lose now, unless he has some really bad luck or... [...]
Jimmie Johnson pulled off the win and took over the points lead with it and others saw their Chase hopes crash, literally. I'm not a fan of Johnson or Gordon, but I was actually pulling for Gordon on that last...' [...]
Tony Stewart kept his Chase hopes alive with the win at Kansas. With that win, it puts Stewart in 4th, 67 points behind Martin who is still in the points lead. I guess the biggest question is...is it too late... [...]
Johnson may have dominated and won the race at Dover, but all the talk is the wreck that happened on lap 31 where Logano flipped during a four car wreck. Logano was shaken up, but he was OK and was... [...]
First congrats to Hamlin for the win. That was a crazy race, but then again, Richmond usually is. The Chase is set and surprisingly Vickers is in and Busch and Kenseth are out. Although I was hoping Vickers could make... [...]
Kasey Kahne made a pass on Kevin Harvick after the final restart, took off and won the race. It was nice to see in Kahne get the win, although I was rooting for Harvick to make it two races won... [...]
I was surprised with the last lap pass, I thought for sure that Ambrose was going to win, although I knew Edwards would give him a fight, but all it took was that one slip to allow Edwards to get... [...]
Kyle Busch ended his slump of bad luck with a win at Bristol, holding off Mark Martin. Martin led the most laps but came in second. He actually did get alongside Busch, but got a little loose and being the... [...]
He came close yesterday to a win in Nationwide Series, but today Vickers was able to hold on and win, from the pole. His win gives Toyota their first Michigan win. It looked like it was going to be a... [...]
Tony Stewart was the winner of the rain delayed race at Watkins Glen and leads the points standings by 260 points over Johnson. At this point both Stewart and Johnson have 3 wins this season giving them equal amount of... [...]
Keslowki passed Busch with 8 laps to go and ended up winning the race. The two battled for a while there, but Keslowski pulled it out in the end. I guess being a new track to everyone, it helped lead... [...]
Congrats to Hornaday and Busch on their wins. I thought it was possibly going to be a KHI weekend until Harvick and crew (not sure who made the call) decided to try and stretch the fuel mileage. They had said... [...]
Congrats to Mark Martin for the win, he definitely had a stout car and deserved the win. The other story is the contact of Johnson and Busch. Can Johnson ever admit anything is his fault or partially his fault? I... [...]
For most of the race it seemed like Tony was going to win it, but being Daytona, we know anything can happen and it did. With the last lap pass that Kyle Busch made on Tony, I thought for sure... [...]
While the big news should have been Logano's first Cup victory, the biggest news seemed to have been the wreck and who's fault it was. Most seem to put the blame clearly on Kyle Busch, including a few drivers involved... [...]
Kasey Kahne held off Tony Stewart to get the win in a green/white/checkered finish at Sonoma. Congrats to Kahne! I have to say that this race was a bit more interesting than in has been in the past, these guys... [...]
Michigan definitely proved itself to be the typical follow the leader track, with the leader getting a huge lead. It seems to be that way at all the d-shaped ovals, add the loose factor in and it makes a boring... [...]
Tony Stewart, shut up his naysayers by getting his first win as owner/driver at Pocono. While this has never been an exciting race, it was great to see Tony get his win. So many people said Tony and Ryan wouldn't...' [...]
NASCAR made the announcement this afternoon, starting with this weekends race in Pocono, all restarts in the Cup series will be double-file, regardless of how many laps left. The leader will be able to choose whether he wants to restart... [...]
Jimmie Johnson dominated the race at Dover and won. Unlike the other races this weekend, the fastest car did win, as was shown in the final 20 laps of the race with how fast he closed in on the leaders.... [...]
It was announced today, that Tony Eury Jr. will not be Jr.'s crew chief anymore. Brian Whitesell will be in for this weekend at Dover and then Lance McGrew will take over next week while they look for a replacement.... [...]
NASCAR really proved it's inconsistency this time. I realize that they can't do much about the weather, but, NASCAR aways says that they will only start a race when they think they can get the whole race in. If anyone...' [...]
We've heard for a while now about Jeff Gordon's re-occurring back pain, some say it's an excuse for his performance last, but back pain is no laughing matter and I can see how it can easily affect a drivers performance....' [...]
Darlington definitely lived up to it's name as being the track "too tough to tame". You definitely can't say that this race was boring. Even with all the cautions there were some green flag runs, although none were really that...' [...]
After a slow start to the race because of showers during the day, they got underway under caution, which was a disappointment, I've never liked it when they do that. After a caution for a spin, there was a long...' [...]
Everyone expects wrecks to happen at Dega, but who would have thought they would have a 9 car wreck on lap 7? The day really went down hill from there for me since my favorite was involved, along with some... [...]
If anyone had any questions on whether Mark Martin should still be racing at age 50, he answered those questions with a win from the pole and the answer was a resounds yes. A lot of people questioned whether he... [...]
Words cannot express enough our sadness at the loss of Diane. She was a regular and popular poster on this blog and her comments will surely be missed. While a lot of us never met her in person, we knew... [...]
Well...I know this isn't one of the most exciting tracks for racing, but come on, I think this was the most boring Texas race. It seems like a lot of the teams missed the setup or the track changed that...' [...]
It's all over the place now and supposedly a done deal except for the crossing of the t's and dotting of the it's, NASCAR's Awards Banquet will move from New York City to Las Vegas. I never thought New York...' [...]
I've always been a fan of Bristol races, but I have to say that this weeks Martinsville race definitely put on a better show for the fans. We seemed to have seen more racing for position, inlcuding the lead (although...' [...]
Hopefully this will be the last change and we won't have another new change next year, but NASCAR has changed the format slightly for the All-Star race again. The format this time around is... Segment One - 50 laps with...' [...]
Since the resurfacing, Bristol has given us longer green flag runs and today was no exception. Yes, there were wrecks, as is typical of Bristol, but there was only one that involved multiple cars. Kyle Busch definitely had the car... [...]
After a week off, it's time to go racing again! Not just racing, short track racing at Bristol!! Bristol is also the cutoff for using last years owners points for being guaranteed a spot, after this week it goes to... [...]
Okay, yes I know it's early, but I had to get on and question the thinking of the #47's pit crew member that forced the caution catching all but five cars a lap or more down. I realize that they... [...]
Kyle Busch was up front when it counted and got the win, congrats to Kyle. While I may not be a big fan of his, he definitely had one of the dominant cars at the end of the race. Last... [...]
California showed us it's typical style, a boring follow the leader race. Sure there was some lead changes, but it was typical of California, the leader gets out front and takes off. For most of the race, it seemed like... [...]
It was definitely a typical wild Daytona race. First off, I have to say NASCAR is starting off in their typical fashion when there is a chance of rain. They knew the rain was going to be moving in, probably... [...]
Well folks...it's almost here and it's time to make your picks for the 500. The standard top teams seemed strong in the Duels and Shootout....HMS, JGR, RCR and Roush, but it's the 500 and as we know anything can happen.... [...]
After being squeezed into the wall in the early segment and then getting more minor damage from other incidents on the track and losing the draft, I didn't expect Harvick to be up there in the end, let alone win...' [...]
Racing season is just about to start and as usual, opens with the Bud Shootout on Saturday! While the format and choosing of the drivers has changed a bit, there are still a lot of the top drivers included, so... [...]
More changes for the Bud Shootout. First we were given the "new" way drivers were chosen, top six in owner points for each manufacturer. Now, they added a "wildcard" entry for each manufacturer. The final entry will either be a... [...]
Well, it appears that typepad changed formats and the way they have it you can only show up to 50 comments per page without additional templates for additional comments. I have let the powers that be know about this problem.... [...]
Most of the time we don't hear too many complaints about who is invited to do the tire testing by Goodyear, except maybe a grumble here and there from Roush when he and Ford was left out of testing, now... [...]
With all the recent layoffs and teams closing shop, what is NASCAR going to look like come February 2009? Teams have been having problems finding sponsorship and that's not recent news, but now teams are shutting doors because of it.... [...]
It was said that executives from FOX and ESPN are going to meet with NASCAR to look at ways to cut their costs of broadcasting the races. With the economy the way it is, I guess even the big guys... [...]
Edwards stretched his fuel mileage and won the race, unfortunately, he didn't win the championship. Johnson didn't need to do much to win, just stay out of trouble and crew chief Chad Knaus made sure Johnson stayed out of trouble.... [...]
Good race, Edwards won the race, but Bowyer kept himself where he needed and won the championship. Congrats Bowyer and and the whole RCR team! Landon Cassill won the Rookie of the Year honors, ironically, he wasn't even in the... [...]
Johnny Benson finished one spot ahead of Ron Hornaday and won the championship. It was a good race, for the most part pretty clean, hard racing among the leaders too. I was rooting for Hornaday, mainly because of his owner,... [...]
NASCAR announced this morning that it is banning testing for all three of the top series, Cup, Nationwide and Truck at all NASCAR sanctioned tracks in 2009. This includes all the pre-season testing done at Daytona prior to the Daytona... [...]
Once again, Johnson had the perfect car, no matter what Edwards did, he just couldn't move up through the field enough. While mathematically, Edwards still has a shot, it's Johnsons title again. I swear that is one team that didn't... [...]
The Truck Series has always given us a great points battle going down to Homestead and this season is no different with only 3 points separating Benson and Hornaday. I honestly thought the battle was lost on lap 1 when... [...]
Carl Edwards and team decided to gamble on fuel and somehow pulled it off and won. He also gained 77 points on Johnson, who struggled and finished 15th, a lap down. It was a huge gamble considering they could have... [...]
I swear, Johnson has to be the luckiest driver in NASCAR. He gets caught speeding, goes a lap down, has trouble in traffic and he still somehow pulls out a 2nd place finish in the end. And some people wonder... [...]
With 9 qualifying sessions rained out this season so far and possibly 10 if the predicted rain spoils it again, should NASCAR bring back the old 2 day format of qualifying or maybe tweak it? For those who weren't fans... [...]
Well, with this win, it seems like Johnson just about has this championship in the bag now. The only drivers that were close, ran into problems and lost points while Johnson once again, seemed to have the perfect car. The... [...]
Jeff Burton won and moved himself into second in the standings with that win. Earlier in the race it seemed like it was going to be another Jimmie Johnson night at Lowes, but he fell back to sixth in the... [...]
Carl Edwards bumped teammate Greg Biffle to help him move forward better, but did it in the turn and caused the Big One that took out a lot of cars and Chasers. Edwards took the blame, saying it was his... [...]
Tony Stewart started off Silly Season with his announcement in joining Haas to form Stewart-Haas Racing, then the announcement of Ryan Newman as his teammate. That's what started it all and it looks like we'll have lots of new looks... [...]
The race was fairly ho-hum for the most part until the end. I didn't think Edwards had enough, but somehow he charged up on Johnson and passed him. Unfortunately bouncing off the wall slowed his progress and Johnson got the... [...]
Greg Biffle passed his teammate with eight laps to go and held on to win his second race of the season and his second race of the Chase. It looked like quite a battle between the three Roush cars of... [...]
Greg Biffle passed Johnson on lap 289 and held on to win the first race of the Chase of this season, moving himself up six spots in the standings and also getting his first win this season, congrats Biffle. It... [...]
Ragan and Bowyer were really battling for that last Chase spot and it all came down to the end. Both did a good job, but Bowyer got the last spot, where he was when the race started. I guess the... [...]
Johnson, Earnhardt Jr. and Burton locked themselves into the Chase with their runs at California. Typical of California, it was a follow the leader race and the front car, which happened to be Johnson, ran away with it. Strange how... [...]
NASCAR announced some major changes to the Bud Shootout today. When Coors took over, Budweiser still wanted to stick around with the shootout, but changes would have to be made because Coors got the pole award, well today, the new... [...]
Carl Edwards passed and held off Kyle Busch for the win, even though Busch led most of the race. History seemed to doom Busch, the driver that led the most laps at Bristol had not been the winner of the... [...]
When it was heard about the possibly trying to cheat the dyno testing after the Michigan Nationwide race, everyone thought NASCAR would come down hard for the blatant cheating and they were right. Seven members of the #18 and #20... [...]
Carl Edwards held off Kyle Busch to get the win. Late race cautions for debris kept closing the field back up, but Busch didn't have enough to catch Edwards. Blaney took a hard hit into the wall and three of... [...]
The race was going along fairly tame until the big wreck on lap 83, that collected nine cars. McDowell and Gilliland got together and caused the big wreck, obviously something had been going on previously with those two since NASCAR... [...]
Marcos Ambrose, who looked to be the winner last week until a speeding penalty took the wind out of their sail, finally got his first win at Watkins Glen. He may not have had the best car on the track... [...]
The rain came again at Pocono and stirred things up, making pit and fuel strategy come into play. Twenty cars elected to stay out when the rain came, everyone else pitted, it paid off for some and not others. Edwards... [...]
Well, we kept hearing it might happen, but it never did, until now. The rain tires actually were used in a NASCAR race. The crews got three minutes to get the rain tires on, if the teams chose to, they... [...]
Jimmie Johnson held off Carl Edwards in the final laps of the race, or what NASCAR wants to call a race. The big story was the tires, as they had been all weekend for the Cup series and instead of... [...]
Tony Stewart had his press conference today and confirmed that his car number would be the #14 and would be co-sponsored by Office Depot and Old Spice. Stewart picked the #14 because of his admiration of A.J. Foyt, someone he... [...]
Benson pulled out the win in the truck race, once he got out front in the end, there was no stopping him. The biggest incident/tussle came when Sprague and Chrissy Wallace got caught up in a wreck. It was really... [...]
It was no surprise that Kyle Busch won again, a familiar story this season. This season is looking like last season except that it's Busch winning instead of HMS drivers. For everyone else, it has to be frustrating, just as... [...]
Tony Stewart made his official announcement today. It is what everyone had suspected, Stewart is now 50% owner of the new Stewart Haas Racing, what didn't happen was announcements about drivers or sponsors. Stewart will drive one of the cars,... [...]
Nascar had to go to video coverage and scoring loops to see who won and Kyle Busch came out the victor over Carl Edwards. It seemed like Jeff Burton and Ryan Newman both had targets on their backs last night.... [...]
Kurt Busch was one of eight cars that stayed out under the caution and decided to gamble with rain coming. A few laps later a caution came and then the rain and that was the end of the race. It... [...]
Kyle Busch won again, not really surprising, as if people didn't think he'd be able to move up through the field. Some drivers took a hit in points, like Hamlin, Kahne and Harvick, all of which were in the top... [...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. gambled on fuel and took home the win in a green-white-checkered finish. Other than the finish, it was a rather boring race with long green flag runs and it came down to fuel mileage in the end.... [...]
Erik Darnell edged out Johnny Benson in a photo finish, literally. NASCAR actually had to look at photos of the finish to call the winner, it was that close. Congrats to Darnell. The other big story of the race had... [...]
Well, the two biggest stories this week, NASCAR-wise, are the lawsuit and Petty Enterprises. I have to say I wasn't surprised to see Petty get an investor to help the team, especially after their move, I was surprised to read... [...]
Kasey Kahne had a stout car all weekend and was in the top most of the day. At one point it looked like his day may have been done when a mistake on a pitstop dropped him to the rear... [...]
Kyle Busch ran away with the win, Edwards came in second, but over five seconds back. One huge wreck on lap 19 and then long green flag runs led to the demise of a lot of teams, something that usually... [...]
Everyone expected a penalty since NASCAR impounded the two Haas CNC cars, but I'm not sure they expected the severity of the points penalty that was handed down. I think most people were expecting the same 100 point penalty that... [...]
Kasey Kahne was strong all night, but it looked as if he was going to finish second behind Tony Stewart, but then Stewart had a tire go down, which relegated Tony to an eighteenth place finish instead of first. Kahne... [...]
There's been a bit going on this week in the world of NASCAR. Humpy Wheeler resigns - Humpy Wheeler will officially resign after this weekends running of the Coca Cola 600 as President and General Manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway.... [...]
Kasey Kahne was voted in as the fan favorite and he thanked the fans by winning the All-Star Race. It was the first time a voted in driver has won, congrats Kasey! Allmendinger and Hornish transferred over by having the... [...]
It's that time again, where the All-Stars of NASCARs Cup Series get to shine. There are no points, so it's all-out for the money and bragging rights and it should prove to be an exciting race. I was surprised to... [...]
While NASCAR loves it's newsworthiness of it's "star" drivers and the news that even their aggressive drivers bring about, sometimes it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for. These aren't your drivers that make the news week after... [...]
NASCAR said yesterday at the testing session at Lowe's that no additional penalties will be handed out for Hamlin or Waltrip. And NASCAR wonders why people think they are not consistent? There was a precedent with both of these acts... [...]
