July 3rd, 2008
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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 -- 7 comments
June 29th, 2008
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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
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 22nd, 2008
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 22nd, 2008
TZ’s Picks (Infineon):
1. Tony Stewart - 10th - 38.5 points
2. Juan Pablo Montoya - 6th - 40 points
3. Jeff Gordon - 3rd - 41 points
4. Boris Said - 41st - No points
5. Jeff Burton - 13th - 35 points
6. Scott Pruett - 38th - No points
Lock of the Week - Juan Pablo Montoya - Top […]
By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments
June 15th, 2008
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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 13th, 2008
For the third time this season, rain has cancelled Sprint Cup qualifying, this time for this weekend’s Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The field for Sunday’s race will be set according to the NASCAR rulebook, lining the first through thirty-fifth spots up according to the order in which they currently sit in the car […]
By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments
June 12th, 2008
Recent Winners:
2007 - Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards
2006 - Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne
2005 - Jeremy Mayfield, Greg Biffle
Recent Pole Winners:
2007 - Jeff Gordon, JJ Yeley
2006 - Jeff Burton, Kasey Kahne
2005 - Joe Nemecheck, Ryan Newman
Best Driver Ratings (from racingone.com):
1. Carl Edwards - 112.3
2. Kurt Busch - 106.8
3. Greg Biffle - 105.4
4. Jimmie Johnson - 104.7
5. Matt Kenseth […]
By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments
June 8th, 2008
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 6th, 2008
The latest in the business world is that Verizon Wireless is set to acquire Alltel in a deal worth approximately $27 billion - $22 billion of which is mostly existing debt owned by the Alltel Corp. While the deal has yet to be finalized, this could have a significant side-effect on the NASCAR world as […]
By Tim Zaegel -- 5 comments
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