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August 13th, 2008

NASCAR Rivals: Bobby Labonte Injured by Watkins Glen Mele’

With the laps dwindling down and the middle of the pack getting a little antsy, the field turned to complete mayhem with just 8 laps to go in the Centurion Boats at the Glen on Sunday afternoon. Michael McDowell spun David Gilliland as the two raced for position, setting off a chain reaction that left […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 1 comment

August 10th, 2008

Rating the Race: Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen

Kyle Busch made perfect on his efforts to sweep the road course races in the Sprint Cup Series this season as he nabbed his first career victory at Watkins Glen International on Sunday. He led four times for a race high 52 laps, giving him his 8th win of the season and making him the […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 5 comments

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 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

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 19th, 2008

Fantasy Preview: Infineon

Recent Winners:
2007 - Juan Pablo Montoya
2006 - Jeff Gordon
2005 - Tony Stewart
Recent Pole Winners:
2007 - Jamie McMurray
2006 - Kurt Busch
2005 - Jeff Gordon
Best Driver Ratings (from racingone.com):
1. Juan Pablo Montoya - 115.3
2. Tony Stewart - 113.9
3. Kurt Busch - 109.3
4. Ryan Newman - 104.3
5. Boris Said - 103.9
Best Average Finishes (from racingone.com):
1. Juan Pablo Montoya […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

June 15th, 2008

Rating the Race: Michigan - Lifelock 400

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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 9th, 2008

List of the Week: NASCAR’s Sexiest Divas

This week I wanted to treat all of my loyal readers to a very special “List of the Week”, in which I will highlight 10 of the sexiest drivers’ wives looking their best (sorry I had to include the guys in some of these shots - I was somewhat limited to the pictures I had at my […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 23 comments

June 5th, 2008

Fantasy Preview: Pocono

Recent Winners:
2007 - Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon
2006 - Denny Hamlin (x2)
2005 - Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards
Recent Pole Winners:
2007 - Dale Earnhardt Jr, Ryan Newman
2006 - Denny Hamlin (x2)
2005 - Jamie McMurray, Michael Waltrip
Best Driver Ratings (from racingone.com):
1. Denny Hamlin - 133.1
2. Kurt Busch - 116.6
3. Tony Stewart - 103.2
4. Ryan Newman - 101.9
5. Jeff Gordon - […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

May 14th, 2008

Tale of the Last 12 Months

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Bill Marx recently wrote an article called Who Turned the Standings Upside Down over at sportingnews.com, and to be quite honest, I just plain ol’ found it rather interesting. All Bill did was simply compare the standings this year as they sit now to what they looked […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments