The end of the History 300 was a little bit like a scene from the 1994 movie Speed. Brad Keselowski was faced with the same decision that perplexed Sandra Bullock's character: Stay on or get off.
Kes (pictured) chose to stay on the track while the rest of the field took a pit stop with 57 laps to go at Charlotte. That decision, coupled with some excellent driving and a little bit of luck, was good enough to earn Keselowski his first Nationwide victory of the season. Denny Hamlin crossed the finish line .84 seconds
2012 All-Star Race
by Ronald A. Rowe May 22nd, 2012 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series
Jimmie Johnson is on a roll. A week after collecting the 200th win for Hendrick Motor Sports, Johnson followed up with a dominating win in the All-Star Race. Johnson's car was passed exactly three times all night. Three. To put that into perspective, the next closest number was nineteen. Johnson won the race of pit road by a bumper and went on to win the race by a mile*. He cruised the final ten laps without a serious challenge to his lead.
Johnson was also the winner of the first
Johnson was also the winner of the first
Aaron’s 499
by Ronald A. Rowe May 10th, 2012 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series
Saturday, Kyle Busch was leading the race at Talladega only to get passed on the final lap of a Green- White- Checkered finish. Sunday, the tables were turned. Busch was in second on the final lap after a restart hoping to execute the same kind of slingshot move that burned him the night before. But it wasn’t to be and Busch finished second for the second day in a row.
No, Sunday belonged to Brad Keselowski, who held off Busch to take the checkered flag by three-tenths
No, Sunday belonged to Brad Keselowski, who held off Busch to take the checkered flag by three-tenths
Aaron’s 312
by Ronald A. Rowe May 8th, 2012 | NASCAR, Nationwide Series
The Aaron’s 312 was a little longer than expected. For only the third time since the rule change, a Nationwide Series race was settled on the second Green- White- Checkered restart. The fans certainly didn’t seem to mind getting a little extra racing for their money as the final laps provided the most intense action of the day.
It’s good to have teammates, but in the end NASCAR racing is an individual sport. So it wasn’t surprising to see Joey Logano and Kyle Busch helping one another and then competing with each other, both
It’s good to have teammates, but in the end NASCAR racing is an individual sport. So it wasn’t surprising to see Joey Logano and Kyle Busch helping one another and then competing with each other, both
Virginia College Savings 250
by Ronald A. Rowe May 3rd, 2012 | NASCAR, Nationwide Series
The ending of Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway was like something that a Hollywood studio might think up. Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin were turned sideways and sliding side by side as the checkered flag waved, separated by the thinnest of margins -- .062 seconds to be exact.
It was the start of a very good weekend for the Busch Brothers and a poor one for Nationwide drivers who were swept out of the first three spots in the race by Busch, Hamlin, and fellow Sprint Cup driver
It was the start of a very good weekend for the Busch Brothers and a poor one for Nationwide drivers who were swept out of the first three spots in the race by Busch, Hamlin, and fellow Sprint Cup driver