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Archive for October 2007

October 31st, 2007

Wednesday Mid-Week Wrap-Up

10/26 – Greg Biffle wins his first Bud Pole Award of 2007 as he led the field in qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
 
10/27 – Kyle Busch wins the NASCAR Craftsman Truck race in Atlanta.
 
10/27 – David Reutimann avoids a late-race pileup to win the Busch Series race at Memphis.
 
10/28 […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

October 30th, 2007

DEI Sends Junior Up In Smoke

Quick Timeline:
First 10 races of 2007:  Dale Earnhardt Jr. sits 12th in points, despite 2 engine failures.  His DEI teammate, Martin Truex Jr, sits 20th in points, and had 1 engine failure.
 
May 10th, 2007:  Dale Earnhardt Jr announces he will depart from DEI at the end of the ’07 season.
 
4 races later:  Earnhardt Jr drops […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

October 29th, 2007

Rating the Race: Atlanta

Another “race in the Chase”, and another Hendrick win. If you’re a Jimmie Johnson fan or a Jeff Gordon fan, I’m sure that this year has provided you with one of the most entertaining Championship runs in recent memory – especially since NASCAR rolled out with their current playoff format. However, I am in no […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 3 comments

October 29th, 2007

Poll Results: Week of 10/22 - 10/28

Question: Should Nextel / Sprint Cup regulars be allowed to compete in the Busch / Nationwide Series?
Answers:
a) Yes - 33%
b) No - 67%
 
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October 27th, 2007

Saturday Morning Quick Fix

It’s that time again. As you sit there stretching in front of your computer, wiping the “dust” out of your eyes, and contemplating the best cure for your hangover, “Do You NASCAR” is here to fill your impatient racing needs with a recap of this past week’s events.  Before I do that, though, I’d like […]

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October 26th, 2007

Battling ‘Mates: Part III - Whose Line Is It Anyway? Edition

In the third and final portion of the “Battling ‘Mates” series, I want to talk about a couple of drivers who aren’t actually teammates at all.  Well, they are … but, not really.  For years, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. – drivers of the Joe Gibbs no 20 and the DEI no 8 cars, […]

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October 24th, 2007

Battling ‘Mates: Part II - the Spilled Milk Edition

Yesterday I covered the friendly on-track rivalry between teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in the first part of the “Battling ‘Mates” trinity.  The second piece isn’t quite so friendly.  By now, everyone is aware of what happened between Roush Fenway teammates Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards following the race at Martinsville last Sunday.  As […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 3 comments

October 24th, 2007

Fantasy Preview: Atlanta

The Nextel Cup Series will attempt to follow up its above-average race at Martinsville when they head to Atlanta this weekend.  We’ve still got at least three drivers still in serious Championship contention, some drivers hoping to end their sub-par seasons on a high note, and several other drivers joining new teams and attempting to […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 3 comments

October 23rd, 2007

Battling ‘Mates: Part I - the Championship Edition

This is the first of a three-part series I will be featuring this week as we explore just what can potentially happen and what does happen when teammates collide.  What would inspire me to piece such a story together? Look no further than the race this past weekend at Martinsville, my friends, and then you […]

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October 23rd, 2007

What’s Wrong With a Little Switch-a-roo?

As I stated in a post of mine late last week, Bobby LaBonte appears to have gotten Petty Enterprises headed at least a step into the right direction.  I also outlined in that same story, the same cannot be said for the other drivers that have graced the cars owned by Richard Petty, including his […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 8 comments

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