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August 8th, 2008

Goodyear Was Starting to Get Loose in Turn 3 … But, They’re Straight Now

Some would say that it’s been a trying season for Goodyear in 2008 as they continue to work on developing new tires to coincide with NASCAR’s latest project, the Car of Tomorrow. Things got heated early in the season between Goodyear’s racing group and some of the drivers in the garage area, particularly after Atlanta when several […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

July 30th, 2008

As Expected, Drivers Disappointed With Goodyear Tires at Indy

For those of you that had the misguided pleasure of watching this past weekend’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, chances are that you were extremely disappointed with the product that NASCAR and Goodyear brought to the table … and, the drivers and their crews were no different. Perhaps the closed door meeting from NASCAR a […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments

July 28th, 2008

List of the Week: Elements that Can Ruin a Race

Coming off the heels of a very disappointing race this weekend at Indianapolis, it got me thinking of what some of the biggest factors can be to ruining a race for us - the fans. Of course, we’re always unhappy when our driver finishes outside of the top-ten, or even worse, when the driver that […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments

May 28th, 2008

What’s A Brother Gotta Do To Get Some Love?

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Utter heartbreak and sheer disappointment. That’s the best way to describe Kurt Busch’s career in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ever since younger brother, Kyle, joined the circuit full-time for Hendrick Motorsports back in 2005 … well, I guess you could throw subtle envy into that equation as well. […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

May 24th, 2008

SMI Purchases Kentucky Speedway, But Doesn’t Pickup Cup Date

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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 […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

March 10th, 2008

Stewart Smokes His Tires

In listening to and reading post-race comment after the running of Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500, you’d never know that Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jeff Gordon all finished inside the top-five based on their commentary alone. In what’s turning into an ongoing saga between the race car drivers and Goodyear that started months ago […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments

March 9th, 2008

Kenseth Steals One

He came into the Nicorette 300 first in the Sprint Cup Series standings, first in the Craftsman Truck Series Standings, and second in the Nationwide Series Standings – just 42 points behind series leader Tony Stewart, who was not racing in the event. And, after leading 153 of the first 170 laps, it appeared evident […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

March 8th, 2008

Busch Pulls A Double

Kyle Busch made it two in a row in the Craftsman Truck Series on Friday night by holding off Ron Hornaday to win the Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race went under caution on lap 112 due to rain showers, at which time Busch opted to pit. With the race being under […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 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

March 18th, 2007

Jimmy Johnson Wins the Kobalt Tools 500 in Atlanta

Jimmy Johnson passed Tony Stewart with three laps to go (after Tony brushed the wall) to win the Kobalt Tools 500.
The 48 just would not be denied. It was awesome today.
A thumbs up to Jeff Burton for finishing 4th today after his win in the Busch series yesterday. This proves he really isn’t letting the […]

By cathy -- 0 comments