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Archive for the ‘Rating the Race’ Category

June 29th, 2008

Rating the Race: New Hampshire - Lenox Industrial Tools 301

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They added an extra scheduled lap this year to the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, but it was all for naught as the race was halted for rain on lap 284 of the scheduled 301-lap event, and in the end, it was surprise-winner Kurt Busch standing in Victory […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Rating the Race: Infineon - Toyota Save/Mart 350

Heading into Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway, most people weren’t talking about points leader Kyle Busch as a favorite to win, especially since he was starting all the way back from the 30th position … well, they were wrong. Busch put his no. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota out front on lap 32, […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 8 comments

June 15th, 2008

Rating the Race: Michigan - Lifelock 400

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It took 15 races with Hendrick Motorsports, and 76 races since Richmond in 2006, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finally once again reached Victory Lane - silencing his critics and giving Junior Nation something to cheer about. Earnhardt led five times on the day, last taking the lead from […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

June 8th, 2008

Rating the Race: Pocono 500

After smashing the field during qualifying, and then establishing himself as the car to beat throughout the practice sessions over the weekend, Kasey Kahne backed it all up in convincing fashion as he won Sunday’s Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway.
Kahne, who started Sunday’s race from the pole position, ran up front during the early portions […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 5 comments

June 2nd, 2008

Rating the Race: Dover - Best Buy 400

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Kyle Busch stayed atop the Sprint Cup Series points standings, and he did so in convincing fashion by dominating the later portions of the Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway, outrunning the Roush-Fenway Racing cars to the finish. The race was 400 circuits long, and Busch was […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

May 26th, 2008

Rating the Race: Lowe’s - Coca Cola 600

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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 11th, 2008

Rating the Race: Darlington - Dodge Challenger 500

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Kyle Busch paced the field by a couple seconds to earn himself the checkered flag on Saturday night for the Sprint Cup Series’ running of the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway to pick up his third win of the season, tying him for the series lead with […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 13 comments

May 4th, 2008

Rating the Race: Richmond - Dan Lowry 400

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Saturday night’s running of the Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 was one of dominance, heartbreak, surprise, and all-around pure excitement, and the Sprint Cup Series manage to squeeze it all into just 400 laps at Richmond International Raceway. In fact, there hasn’t been any […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 11 comments

April 27th, 2008

Rating the Race: Talladega - Aaron’s 499

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If you were one of the many fans that came into Sunday afternoon’s Aaron’s 499 expecting to not be able to expect what would happen in the closing laps of the race, then you got exactly what you expected! Kyle Busch came to Talladega this weekend with five […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 5 comments

April 13th, 2008

Rating the Race: Phoenix - Subway Fresh Fit 500

All year long folks have been trying to figure out what’s been wrong with Hendrick Motorsports and when they would finally get their first win of the season, and Jimmie Johnson and his no. 48 Lowe’s team were able to answer those questions and put a silence on all of their critics Saturday night in […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 9 comments

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