The Cup Chase
At least Jimmie Johnson made it interesting. A week ago in Texas, he came in a shocking 25th place, shortening his lead in the Cup Chase and giving hope to Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, and a couple of other also-rans who suddenly believed that they may be able to snatch a victory at the end of the NASCAR season.
Those dreams all but evaporated in the wake of Johnson's commanding win at Phoenix this week. Johnson now heads into the final race of the season with a 108 point lead. That means that regardless of what anyone else does, he...
Will She or Won’t She?
Danica Patrick reportedly is in talks with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to join his NASCAR team. This apparently has been going on for months, with Danica visiting various NASCAR locales and floating trial balloons all summer. Even though she just signed a deal with Mario Andretti's team that will keep her in the Indy league for at least three more years, the contract does make provisions for Patrick to participate in a 'limited number' of races outside the IRL.
I'm confident that Patrick is ready for NASCAR. My question is, is NASCAR ready for Danica Patrick? This is a sport...
Junior’s Bad Day
It looked like it was going to be a good day for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. He started in the front row and held the lead for 41 laps of the Price Chopper 400 on Sunday, until a loose lug nut turned into a monkey wrench for the number 88 car. As Junior pulled away from a routine pit stop, the NASCAR official in the pit pointed emphatically to the tire left behind in pit row. The crew had not reattached one of the lug nuts on the left rear tire. In short order, the...
Substance Abuse and NASCAR
Drugs and NASCAR seem to go hand in hand these days.
Aaron Fike, NASCAR Craftsmen Truck Series driver raced on May 7, 2007, after shooting up with heroine. He was later caught by police and arrested, along with his girlfriend, for possession of black tar heroine. That day he placed in the top five, racing along at speeds of up to 120 mph, all while completely high.
Makes you cringe, and worry for the men racing alongside such drivers at breakneck speeds.
Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely on Saturday May 9, 2009. In addition Tony Martin and Ben Williams (both... Fast and Furious Stars and Cars
The Fast and the Furious series is back again, but this time around it actually includes most, if not all, the characters from the original. You remember Dom Torretto, right? That psycho yet super cool bald dude played by none other than Vin Diesel and, of course, Brian the undercover cop played by Paul Walker, or in simpler terms "the blonde dude that all chicks pretty much dig"? Also returning is Jordana Brewster who plays Toretto's sister Mia, and Michelle Rodriquez who plays Toretto's mean streak girlfriend.
This time, however, it seems as though the actors are not the main stars...