Kevin Harvick won the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca Cola at the Daytona International Speedway Saturday night. Really? Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca Cola? As if we didn’t get that Coke Zero was a Coca Cola product?
Anyway – Harvick won for the second time this season, firming up his hold on first place in the Sprint Cup standings. Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all benefited from a combination of a high finish and a lack of competition (half the field did not finish the race). Busch and Earnhardt moved up two places each,
Lenox Industrial Tools 301
by Ronald A. Rowe June 29th, 2010 | NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson won again.
This time, he won a dramatic, give and take, bump and nudge, back and forth kind of finish that you love to see. Even when it is Johnson who comes out on top in the end.
It could have been worse. Jeff Gordon could have won. Instead, Gordon settled for fourth place, 160 points, and one more driver vowing revenge on him.
Even though Johnson won for the second week in a row and fifth time this year, he only moved up 45 points on Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick, who continues to hang around
This time, he won a dramatic, give and take, bump and nudge, back and forth kind of finish that you love to see. Even when it is Johnson who comes out on top in the end.
It could have been worse. Jeff Gordon could have won. Instead, Gordon settled for fourth place, 160 points, and one more driver vowing revenge on him.
Even though Johnson won for the second week in a row and fifth time this year, he only moved up 45 points on Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick, who continues to hang around
Toyota / Save Mart 350
by Ronald A. Rowe June 24th, 2010 | NASCAR
Road races always seem a little strange to me. The Infineon Raceway at Sonoma reminds me of some European course, and regular readers will know how I feel about all things European. But despite the look, Sonoma is a good old all-American raceway and we saw a good old all-American race.
Australian Marcos Ambrose had a solid lead going into the yellow flag caution with only a few laps to go when he seemed to just... get stuck on a hill. He just stopped (he swears he never stopped, but if he was moving it barely constituted forward
Australian Marcos Ambrose had a solid lead going into the yellow flag caution with only a few laps to go when he seemed to just... get stuck on a hill. He just stopped (he swears he never stopped, but if he was moving it barely constituted forward
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400
by Ronald A. Rowe June 15th, 2010 | NASCAR
I'm not even going to comment on the title of the Race Formerly Known As the Michigan 400. If I were, I might point out that exclamation marks in the title of a race is one of the signs of Armageddon. Good thing I'm not commenting.
How is Denny Hamlin only third in the Sprint Cup points right now? He's won twice in a row. He's won five races already this year. That's more than the two leaders - Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch - combined.
The Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 (still not commenting) was absolutely Hamlin's race
How is Denny Hamlin only third in the Sprint Cup points right now? He's won twice in a row. He's won five races already this year. That's more than the two leaders - Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch - combined.
The Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 (still not commenting) was absolutely Hamlin's race
Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500
by Ronald A. Rowe June 8th, 2010 | NASCAR
It’s official – naming rights have run amok with our favorite sport. The Pocono 500 is no more. It’s gone the way of the full-service gas station and Burma Shave road side signs.
In its place is the Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 presented by Target. A seven word race name which the announcers are contractually obligated to use, in full, repeatedly. What’s next? Corporate sponsored catch phrases? Instead of babbling “Boogedy boogedy boogedy! Let’s go racing, boys!”, maybe Daryl Waltrip could start saying “Coca Cola is the real thing! Let’s go racing, Geico could save you 15% or more on
In its place is the Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 presented by Target. A seven word race name which the announcers are contractually obligated to use, in full, repeatedly. What’s next? Corporate sponsored catch phrases? Instead of babbling “Boogedy boogedy boogedy! Let’s go racing, boys!”, maybe Daryl Waltrip could start saying “Coca Cola is the real thing! Let’s go racing, Geico could save you 15% or more on