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June 22nd, 2008

Rating the Race: Infineon - Toyota Save/Mart 350

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 -- 9 comments

June 13th, 2008

Rain Cancels Qualifying, Busch on the Pole

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

NASCAR Rivals: Patrick Carpentier vs. Sam Hornish Jr.

Coming into Sunday’s Pocono 500 race, both Sam Hornish Jr. and Patrick Carpentier found themselves in 33rd and 38th place in the standings, respectively, as both drivers continue to fight in a bid to make the cut for the top-35 in owner’s points. In Hornish’s case, it’s an effort to keep the car inside the […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 10th, 2008

3 Teams Under the Radar & On the Move

We all know that Joe Gibbs Racing has established themselves as the powerhouse of the field at this point in time. We know that Roush-Fenway Racing has come a long way in figuring out this new car and that Hendrick Motorsports seems to have lost the edge that they had on everyone else last year. […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 3 comments

June 8th, 2008

Rating the Race: Pocono 500

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 2nd, 2008

List of the Week: Worst Trends in NASCAR

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5. “Boogity, Boogity, Boogity!” - It was pretty catchy at first, and then it just became tolerable for awhile. Let’s face it, though, at this point it’s just redundant and played out, and it brings serious question to the vocabulary range of Darrell Waltrip. Let’s find something new, shall we?
4. […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments

May 14th, 2008

LaBonte Brothers Unite Under the Petty Banner

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Petty Enterprises recently announced that Kyle Petty will take a leave of absence from the no. 45 Dodge beginning on the June 1st race at Dover until July 12th when the Sprint Cup Series heads to Chicago. The reason for Petty’s leave from the team is to attend his […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

February 17th, 2008

Season Preview: Hendrick Motorsports

At this point, I’m not really sure what can be said about Rick Hendrick and Hendrick Motorsports that hasn’t already been stated a million times by now. It’s safe to say that Rick hasn’t built race teams or simply just an organization, he’s crafted and molded together a dynasty in oh, roughly twenty years time. […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments