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Jul 26
Monday

Post-Brickyard Pre-Pocono Winners And Losers

The Brickyard 400 started with a wreck, ran through a stretch of overheating racecars and blown tires, settled into a period of green-flag stops, then ended in a four-tire stop that trapped Juan Montoya in aeropush, while teammate Jamie McMurray had no one to race against down the stretch to further the improbable nature of one of the most bizarre careers in modern NASCAR. The Brickyard has become a lead-in to the Summer 500 at Pocono, and while the two tracks share similarities the differences outweigh them between Pocono's different bankings, sharper corners, and greater track width; indeed the most striking difference is that the Brickyard at times is impassable while at Pocono the leaders periodically stack it five wide. The winners ... FULL STORY »

Pre-Brickyard SITREP

NASCAR's Boys Have At It Tour hit its mid-July bye week at the Winston Cup level but saw an eruption of fireworks at Gateway International with a late-race showdown that for awhile was a superb demonstration of how "cookie cutter" ... FULL STORY »

‘Transformers 3′ to Feature NASCAR Transformers?

Together at last! Hollywood stereotype, meet Southern stereotype, as newly-published set photos strongly suggest that Michael Bay's Transformers 3 will feature NASCAR vehicles. The evidence comes from Jalopnik, which received photos from a reader in Detroit ... FULL STORY »

Devotion Carries Dale Earnhardt Jr. To Emotional Daytona Win

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 2, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jerry Markland / Getty Images for NASCAR) Whether you believe it was fate or luck, Dale Earnhardt Jr. carried the No. 3 back to a familiar place Friday night at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Gatorade Victory Lane. The win virtually paused the life of all those who ... FULL STORY »

Where “Boys Have At It” Is Misunderstood

NASCAR's "Boys Have At It" philosophy has become a sharper discussion point as the 2010 season has progressed and it gets some attention here. Most commentary about the philosophy treats it as a positive. However, it has been misunderstood ... FULL STORY »

NASCAR Can Finally Change Its Worst Mistake

NASCAR's greatest mistake celebrates - if one can appreciate irony - its 20th anniversary, and fittingly with "Boys have at it" now an official philosophy it makes sense that NASCAR is considering dropping restrictions on testing after 20 years of ... FULL STORY »

Pocono And Other IRL Topics

With word that the IRL will return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July 2011, the Indy Racing League has been getting some attention apart from Dario Franchitti's Indianapolis romp (marred by the presence of his shrewish loud mouth wife ... FULL STORY »



Chase Idea: End It Don’t Mend It
Posted 06.24.10
NASCAR has been holding some more Town Hall meetings with drivers and crew chiefs about improving the sport, and one of the subjects has been about the Chase and how to improve the format. It has come as we've now gotten a call for a Nationwide Series Chase format ...FULL STORY »
For NASCAR, Officiating Tower Again A Cause For Concern
Posted 06.20.10
It has long been an issue with NASCAR - the tightness of control the sanctioning body maintains in its rule packages. Having the tightest rules in racing has long been a major reason for the sport's competitive depth and resulting growth in popularity. The tightness of control, though, ...FULL STORY »
Milka Duno
Milka Duno: Gaining Speed On The Track; Continuing To Make A Difference Off
Posted 06.16.10
Ever since Milka Duno entered the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2007, the Venezuelan has seen her name in the headlines for the right and what some say the wrong reasons. While I have not agreed with a lot of her negative publicity, Duno is gaining speed on and even off ...FULL STORY »
No. 51 Aric Almirola, No. 30 Todd Bodine and No. 18 Kyle Busch got three-wide (Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Aric Almirola Pulls Off Upset At Michigan
Posted 06.12.10
Aric Almirola is developing into the new Kyle Busch at Billy Ballew Motorsports (BBM) if you will as the Tampa, Florida native literally came out of nowhere inside the final 10 laps of Saturday’s VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway to record his second win of the season in the ...FULL STORY »
2010: Where It’s Better – And Where It Isn’t
Posted 06.12.10
Approaching halfway into the 2010 season is being noted for its upsurge in controversies and action; as well as, for more NASCAR meetings with drivers and crew chiefs about possible changes. "Everything really across the board" is being discussed at these meetings, according to Jeff Gordon. The controversy du jour ...FULL STORY »
No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Silverado (Austin Dillon) - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR
Rookie Austin Dillon On A Roll With Second Straight NCWTS Pole
Posted 06.12.10
Raybestos Rookie of the year candidate Austin Dillon notched his second consecutive pole Saturday morning and will lead the field in today’s VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), the eighth race of the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season. Dillon, the son of former NASCAR driver Mike Dillon ...FULL STORY »
Frank Kimmel
Kimmel’s Korner
Posted 06.09.10
With over 32 years of experience sitting behind the wheel of a racecar, Frank Kimmel knows what it takes to win and be successful on and off the track.  Kimmel has tackled countless race series – street stocks, IROC, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, ARCA Racing Series ...FULL STORY »
Pocono’s Close Shave And “Have At It’s” Absurdities
Posted 06.06.10
At 2.5 miles in length and with straightaways up to 100 feet wide, Pocono Raceway has always had a lot going for it, and some of the best racing of 2010 erupted in spots at Pocono's Gillette 500. The sponsorship from Gillette is reminiscent of the track's first decade ...FULL STORY »
Remembering Richard Jackson
Posted 06.02.10
It says something about how the sport has evolved that it is likely few will remember Richard Jackson. Yet a serious student of the sport should remember Jackson as part of one of the most dramatic runs of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Forming a specialized racecar ...FULL STORY »


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