May 26th, 2008
NASCAR’s Worst Tracks:
5. Pocono Raceway
4. New Hampshire International Raceway
3. Auto Club Speedway
2. Michigan International Speedway
1. Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR’s Best Tracks:
5. Richmond International Raceway
4. Daytona International Speedway
3. Lowe’s Motor Speedway
2. Chicagoland Speedway
1. Bristol Motor Speedway
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May 26th, 2008
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In the longest race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, Kasey Kahne proved that attrition pays off, as he was setup in the right place at the right time in the closing laps of the Coca Cola 600 to put his no. 9 Dodge into Victory Lane at […]
By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments
May 26th, 2008
TZ’s Picks (Lowe’s):
1. Carl Edwards - 9th - (39 points)
2. Jimmie Johnson - 39th - (no points)
3. Kyle Busch - 3rd - (41 points)
4. Kasey Kahne - 1st - (41.5 points)
5. Mark Martin - 15th - (34 points)
6. Tony Stewart - 18th - (no points)
Lock of the Week: Carl Edwards - Top Ten - (5 […]
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May 25th, 2008
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It’s probably fair to say that before the 2008 NASCAR season started, the dynamic duo over at Hendrick Motorsports, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, would have finished in the top-five “Most Hated Drivers” poll by NASCAR fans. For years, Jeff Gordon’s dominant on-track nature has had him marked as […]
By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments
May 24th, 2008
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Kyle Busch has visited the Nationwide Series Winner’s Circle three times this season from behind the wheel of a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, but Saturday night, he won the Carquest Auto Parts 300 by driving his no. 32 Braun Racing ride to the front of the field, […]
By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments
May 24th, 2008
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie, Donny Lia, took home his first checkered flags in the series during the Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motor Park with a last lap bump on David Starr to get the win. The race drew a record 15 caution flags throughout the day, the last of which came from a Brendan […]
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May 24th, 2008
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It was announced Thursday that Bruton Smith, company chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) has purchased Kentucky Speedway, located about midway between Louisville, KY and Cincinatti, OH, for the sum of $78.3 million - the track had originally cost $152 million just to build. Smith was […]
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May 24th, 2008
All the way back on May 2nd, I asked my DYN readers if they felt that NASCAR should adopt a policy of stripping victories away from drivers who fail post-race inspections. Here is how you responded …
Yes - 53%
No - 47%
Be sure to check out the sidebar of the page for this week’s democracy poll!
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By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments
May 23rd, 2008
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Folks, welcome once again to yet another exhilarating edition of “Loose in Turn Three.” As always, I’m joined by good friends and sometimes nemesis (or, at least on Friday’s), Bruce Simmons and Charlie Turner, and we’ve got an exciting lineup for you this week. These last few weeks […]
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May 23rd, 2008
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Kyle Busch drove around Lowe’s Motor Speedway in just 29.121 seconds this past Thursday, and in doing so, took his first Coors Light Pole award in a 2008 points race, though he also sat on the pole for last weekend’s All-Star Challenge. Kyle’s lap was fast, but almost […]
By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments
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