July 4th, 2008
NASCAR officials confiscated and impounded the no. 1 DEI Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. on Thursday afternoon when the car failed multiple attempts during the opening day inspections, as the roof failed to meet the inspection templates. The incident forced Truex to miss out on the first practice session after the team was unable to […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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June 29th, 2008
TZ’s Picks (New Hampshire):
1. Matt Kenseth - 18th - No points
2. Denny Hamlin - 8th - 39 points
3. Ryan Newman - 15th - 35 points
4. Kevin Harvick - 14th - 35 points
5. Tony Stewart - 13th - 35 points
6. Kyle Busch - 25th - No points
Lock of the Week - Denny Hamlin - Top Ten […]
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June 29th, 2008
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Every now and then, thing happen in the sport that make guys like me stand up and just flat-out say, “I was wrong.” Well, this could be one of those moments …
I received a phone call this morning asking me if it was true that two-time […]
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June 27th, 2008
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Much to pretty much everyone’s surprise, Patrick Carpentier won his first career Sprint Cup pole award when his no. 10 Gillette-Evernham Dodge turned the fastest lap during Friday’s qualifying session, clocking in at 29.349 seconds. Patrick, whom some people feel may be in danger of losing […]
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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 25th, 2008
All season long, the only name people want to talk about in championship discussions has been Kyle Busch. When we want to talk about the evolution of the sport, again, Kyle Busch’s name is one of the first that comes to mind. If we’re talking about who can give Jeff Gordon a run for his […]
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June 24th, 2008
By now, most of you are probably familiar with the many rumors surrounding the status of Casey Mears and the no. 5 team over at Hendrick Motorsports for 2009. Several sources are indicating that Rick Hendrick may have notified Casey last week that his tenure with HMS was coming to an end at the conclusion […]
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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
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