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July 13th, 2008

Rating the Race: Chicago - Lifelock.com 400

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Kyle Busch continued his dominating run over the Sprint Cup Series Saturday night as he picked up his series-leading 7th win of the season by taking the checkers in the Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, IL. After rain cancelled Friday’s qualifying session, Busch was awarded the pole […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

July 10th, 2008

Race Preview for the Lifelock.com 400 at Chicago

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NASCAR will return to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, IL this weekend. Saturday night’s race will mark the eighth trip to Chicagoland for the Sprint Cup Series, and the first NASCAR event there run under the lights. The 1.5 mile tri-oval track has produced only two repeat winner to-date (Kevin […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

July 8th, 2008

Vickers, Busch Remain Amongst Perrenial Chase Contenders

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With only eight races remaining until NASCAR sets the field for their Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2008, only 223 points separates 8th place Kasey Kahne from 18th place Kurt Busch in the points standings. While that may seem like a lot and perhaps too much to […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

July 6th, 2008

Rating the Race: Daytona - Coke Zero 400

*Credit photo to Sporting News 
Kyle Busch won his sixth race of the Sprint Cup season and picked up the second Cup restrictor plate win of his career, much to the dismay of the crowd on-hand at Daytona International Speedway for Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400. But, whether or not you like Kyle Busch is irrelevent - what […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments

July 6th, 2008

Fantasy Follow-Up: Daytona

TZ’s Picks (Daytona):
1. Tony Stewart - 20th - No points
2. Jimmie Johnson - 23rd - No points
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 8th - 38.5 points
4. Kurt Busch - 4th - 40.0 points
5. Kyle Busch - 1st - 41.0 points
6. Greg Biffle - 43rd - No points
Lock of the Week - Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Top Ten - 5 points
Sleeper Pick - Brian […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

July 3rd, 2008

Race Preview for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

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This week, NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero 400, one of the biggest races of the year on the Sprint Cup schedule. With Daytona being one of NASCAR’s two restrictor plate courses, the track has fallen under quite a bit of scrutiny over the years. […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 9 comments

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 26th, 2008

Fantasy Preview: New Hampshire

Recent Winners:
2007 - Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin
2006 - Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch
2005 - Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart
Recent Pole Winners:
2007 - Clint Bowyer, Dave Blaney
2006 - Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman
2005 - Tony Stewart, Brian Vickers
Best Driver Ratings (from racingone.com):
1. Tony Stewart - 117.9
2. Jeff Gordon - 108.7
3. Ryan Newman - 102.7
4. Denny Hamlin - 102.4
5. Kevin […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 19th, 2008

NASCAR Rivals: Kenseth, Vickers vs. NASCAR Rulebook

It’s been tough to find a fan in America that wasn’t happy to see Dale Earnhardt Jr. FINALLY reach Victory Lane this past weekend at Michigan. While the majority of the NASCAR garage area was also happy to see the likeable Dale Junior get the win as well, some drivers brought into question the validity […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

June 15th, 2008

Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr Wins the Lifelock 400

For those of you that were forced to miss the race due to Father’s Day - and, for those of you that just want to relive the glory - here’s the footage of Dale Earnhardt Jr. trying to conserve his fuel in the closing laps of Sunday’s Lifelock 400 as he goes onto break his winless […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments