Brad Keselowski somehow managed to win the Pocono 500 despite pain, fatigue, an hour and a half rain delay, and a broken ankle. Cinderella, your glass slipper is ready. With two wins this season Keselowski has put himself in solid position for one of the two Wildcard spots up for grabs in the Sprint Cup Chase.
The two Busch brothers, Kyle and Kurt, in that order, followed Kes across the finish line. A not-at-all happy Jimmie Johnson finished fourth after a little bumping between him and Kurt Busch on the final lap. I'm sure their friendly conversation on pit road
Good Sam’s RV Insurance 500
by Ronald A. Rowe August 9th, 2011 | NASCAR, Racing News, Sprint Cup Series
Brickyard 400
by Ronald A. Rowe August 4th, 2011 | Nationwide Series, Racing News, Sprint Cup Series
Paul Menard had his day. Chevy didn’t do so badly, either. Menard won his first Sprint Cup race at the Brickyard 400 on Sunday. Chevrolets took the first four places and six of the top eight.
Menard played the fuel game and won. Even as he was streaking down the final turn, images of Junior’s last lap debacle earlier this year were playing through the minds of NASCAR fans across the fruited plain. Menard did have enough in his tank and he was able to hold off a determined Jeff Gordon who surely wishes it were the Brickyard 401.
The two
Menard played the fuel game and won. Even as he was streaking down the final turn, images of Junior’s last lap debacle earlier this year were playing through the minds of NASCAR fans across the fruited plain. Menard did have enough in his tank and he was able to hold off a determined Jeff Gordon who surely wishes it were the Brickyard 401.
The two
Lenox Industrial Tools 301
by Ronald A. Rowe July 19th, 2011 | NASCAR, Racing News, Sprint Cup Series
The final lap of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 was tense for me sitting watching at home. I can barely fathom how uptight Ryan Newman had to be on those last two turns, hoping against hope that he had enough drops of gas in his car to make it to the checkered flag. I’d imagine that Tony Stewart, following close behind, had mixed emotions seeing his teammate – the only driver between him and victory – running on fumes as they approached the finish line.
Whatever his emotions on that last lap as Tony Stewart the driver, Tony Stewart the
Whatever his emotions on that last lap as Tony Stewart the driver, Tony Stewart the
Quaker State 400
by Ronald A. Rowe July 14th, 2011 | NASCAR, Racing News, Sprint Cup Series
As new and novel as Sprint Cup Racing at Kentucky is, it was the same old same old on the track. Kyle Busch went pole to pole to win the Quaker State 400.
The biggest surprise of the fairly straightforward race was seeing Jimmy Johnson's seemingly cavalier attitude (relatively speaking, of course) on the last lap - almost as if he were saving something for later. It turns out that Johnson missed seeing the white flag and thought there was one more lap to go. Why his crew chief didn't step up and light a fire under the umpteen-time defending
The biggest surprise of the fairly straightforward race was seeing Jimmy Johnson's seemingly cavalier attitude (relatively speaking, of course) on the last lap - almost as if he were saving something for later. It turns out that Johnson missed seeing the white flag and thought there was one more lap to go. Why his crew chief didn't step up and light a fire under the umpteen-time defending
5 Hour Energy 500
by Ronald A. Rowe June 14th, 2011 | NASCAR, Racing News, Sprint Cup Series
It didn't take long for the 5-Hour Energy 500 to turn into the expected grudge match between Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. It seems like the race had just begun when Busch and Harvick just so happened to end up lined up front to back, bumping each other (mostly Harvick bumping Busch to be specific). NASCAR was nice enough to give the feuding drivers an extra warning - they're both on probation for another week - before slapping them down. Surprisingly, that warning was enough to get the boys to settle down for the rest
