Last race of the season and the winner was Gael Brooks with an 868.
I scored a 717 and finished the season in 32nd place. Boo.
Allison Smith was our half-way point overall leader and she ended up the overall leader at the end, too. She also won three weeks [...]
We need to talk.
We’ve had a pretty decent relationship for the past 15 years (the past five I wrote about here in Track Talk). Some of those years were unbelievable. Yep, the late ’90s were really good for us.
But let’s be honest with each other. The past five years [...]
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Ron Hornaday Jr., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion
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Kyle Busch, NASCAR Nationwide Series champion
Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion
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I forgot to post last week’s winner so let’s cover the past two races.
The winner for the Dickies 500 was Curtis Melton with a 793. And, the winner for the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 was Larry Gowen with an 890.
I scored a 659 and 779, and am [...]
Jimmie Johnson celebrates with his crew after winning the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale. (AP photo)
Jimmie Johnson’s crew did what championship teams do, right?
They rebound from adversity.
Johnson wrecked on Lap 3 last week at Texas and today at [...]
Pre-race observations…
As Jeff Gordon was walking out to driver introductions a woman asked him to sign her hat. As he handed it back to her, she clutched it to her chest, squealed and jumped up and down.It was adorable, if not a little weird.
And P.S. to that, Gordon received the [...]
I got to the track bright and early this morning. It was just me and a bunch of crew guys making our way from the parking lot to the infield.
For a person who works a lot of 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. shifts you better offer something good [...]
Well, well, well… next week is going to be pretty interesting if Denny Hamlin has anything to do about it.
During today’s Nationwide race, Hamlin bumped Brad Keselowski then Keselowski bumped Hamlin and then spun him out.
After the race Keselowski played it cool and said it was over to him.
Hamlin was [...]
OK, this race is called the Able Body Labor 200. I’m still waiting for someone to tell me what that means because, like I said on Twitter, Able Body Labor sounds like a birthing class.
I guess I should Google it.
The race hadn’t even started and someone was black-flagged for not [...]
There’s was a bit of a rain delay earlier as it started sprinkling just as Cup practice was starting.
The cars finally got on track about 30 minutes ago.
It should end close to 2 and then we’ll get ready for the Nationwide race.
Sun’s come out a bit but it’s still [...]
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Jeff Gordon convinced Rick Hendrick to hire Jimmie Johnson when no one had ever heard of the guy.
Way to go, Jeff.
It’s easy to assume that Gordon might regret that decision now that Johnson is about to tie him with four championships.
I know I would but I [...]
Denny Hamlin just left the media center and he summed up NASCAR’s problems in one simple sentence.
“A lot of people just agree with NASCAR because they don’t want to get in trouble with NASCAR but the truth is the truth.”
Amen.
I’m not one to say what that truth is but there’s [...]
In 2010, Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski will be the only two full-time Sprint Cup drivers who plan to run the entire Nationwide series, too.
It’s always bothered me that the big shots took spots in the field from guys who are trying to gain experience or make a name for [...]
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I’m all settled in here at Phoenix International Raceway.
I intended to get here a lot earlier than 12:30 p.m. but when I was still awake at 3:30 a.m. I realized waking up at 8 a.m. was not going to happen.
I left Tucson a little later than [...]
Note: I will be at Phoenix International Raceway Friday-Sunday. Check Track Talk for updates or follow along on Twitter at twitter.com/TrackTalkBlog
If you watched even 10 minutes of the Texas race today then you had about 20 reminders that Jimmie Johnson wrecked on Lap 3.
It’s all anyone wanted to talk [...]
Who is going to step up and wipe that smug smile off his pretty little face? And when? (AP photo)
I just had an epiphany.
It’s not Jimmie Johnson’s fault that NASCAR is boring.
It’s not Jimmie Johnson’s fault that NASCAR is boring.
It’s not Jimmie Johnson’s fault that NASCAR is [...]
