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July 27th, 2008

Rating the Race: Indianapolis - Allstate 400

With only two accidents and one blown engine, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis Motorspeedway still managed to see 11 caution periods during the 160-lap event because of tire issues …. that’s the story of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, and unfortunately that story overshadows the one of Jimmie Johnson winning the pole award […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments

July 27th, 2008

Fantasy Follow-Up: Indianapolis

TZ’s Picks (Indianapolis):
1. Jeff Gordon - 6th - 40.5 points
2. Kyle Busch - 15th - 35.5 points
3. Mark Martin - 11th - 37 points
4. Tony Stewart - 23rd - No points
5. Matt Kenseth - 38th - No points
6. Clint Bowyer - 19th - No points
Lock of the Week - Tony Stewart - Outside Top Fifteen […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 8 comments

July 24th, 2008

Race Preview for the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway (aka: the Brickyard) is home of the Indianapolis 500 and is highly regarded as one of the most prestigious tracks in all of motorsports. After taking a week off, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will now return to the Brickyard for the fifteenth time in a race whose prestige to NASCAR […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 9 comments

July 23rd, 2008

Stewart-Haas Racing Expected to Make Announcement on Friday

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Several sources are indicating that Tony Stewart and his newly formed Stewart-Haas Racing are expected to make an announcement this Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While many people are quick to jump to the conclusion that this announcement will put a close to the highly anticipated second driver scenario, that does not appear […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

July 4th, 2008

Mark Martin to Hendrick; Office Depot to Tony Stewart

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Ever since we learned that Hendrick Motorsports scheduled a press conference this weekend at Daytona, most people believed that they would announce Mark Martin as the driver for their no. 5 car next season, and they were right. What was unclear, however, was whether it would be […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 3 comments

February 6th, 2008

Wednesday Mid-Week Wrap

2/3 – NASCAR has announced their driver lineup for the 2008 Budweiser Shootout. The entry list includes a total of 23 drivers. Read More.
2/4 – Tony Stewart was awarded a “Brickyard” ring by IMS boss, Tony George, this past week at the Indiana Statehouse for winning the 2007 Allstate 400 in Indianapolis. Read More.
2/4 – […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

January 31st, 2008

the Big Ten: Best Moments of 2007

10. Juan Pablo Montoya wins his first Cup race at Infineon, setting the bar even higher for the open wheel drivers making their move to NASCAR.
 
9. Jamie McMurray wins his the Pepsi 400 at Daytona.  This is Jamie’s first win since filling in for Sterling Marlin at Lowe’s back in 2001 and his first win […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

September 30th, 2007

3-Peat is in the Works

So, why exactly does it appear that Tony Stewart could be in line for his third Cup Championship in just six years?  Stewart has a history of being one of the hottest drivers this time of the year every season, and 2007’s not looking much different.  Despite leading the most laps on the circuit in […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments