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Archive for the ‘Rating the Race’ Category

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

April 6th, 2008

Rating the Race: Texas - Samsung 500

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We started Sunday’s running of the Samsung 500 with each of NASCAR’s four car manufacturer’s with a car in the top-four of the starting grid, and that’s exactly how we ended the day, though the race wasn’t […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments

March 30th, 2008

Rating the Race: Martinsville - Goody’s Cool Orange 500

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The Sprint Cup Series returned to action this Sunday with 500 gut-wrenching, heart-pounding laps of the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway, and after taking a long week off, NASCAR fans were treated to quite a […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

March 16th, 2008

Rating the Race: Bristol - Food City 500

After the rainy skies of Tennessee deprived us of qualifying on Friday and shortened Sprint Cup practices over the weekend, many fans weren’t sure what to expect from Sunday’s running of the Food City 500. Would there be more than the normal number of comers and goers in the early to middle stages of the […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 9 comments

March 9th, 2008

Rating the Race: Kobalt Tool’s 500

After 500 miles of hard racing, Kyle Busch pulled his no. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry into victory lane after picking up the checkered flag in the Kobalt Tool’s 500. The win not only increased Kyle’s spread amongst the top of the points standings in the Sprint Cup Series, but also permanently wrote his […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

March 2nd, 2008

Rating the Race: UAW-Dodge 400

NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series kicked off their first race of March with a bang this Sunday in Sin City when they visited Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the UAW Dodge 400. Heading into the weekend, Kyle Busch and his no. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team was the talk of the town as he came into […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments