Kevin Harvick is a proponent of many tracks having just one race Does Kevin Harvick have a valid point about race dates in the Sprint Cup Series? On Friday, the defending Sprint Cup Series champion said "90 percent" of tracks would be better off with one races instead of two. Auto Club Speedway, the site of Sunday's race, used to have two races. When the track opened in 1997, it was a hot … [Read more...]

Marcos Ambrose temporarily out at V8 Supercars team Former Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose has requested to be temporarily removed from his Australian V8 Supercars seat, according to his team. DJR Team Penske released a statement Tuesday that said Ambrose came to the team's owners, Dick Johnson and Roger Penske, and said he needed to be better prepared for his return to the series. … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: Stewart-Haas as NASCAR's Jekyll and Hyde Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to [email protected] or @NickBromberg. We'll post them here and have a good time. If you're a sports fan and this isn't one of your two or three favorite weekends of the year, you're doing something wrong. 48 basketball … [Read more...]

Random Recap: The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 Welcome to Random Recaps, our new weekly feature at From The Marbles. In this space, we'll recap a race from the past at the track the where Sprint Cup Series is racing next. This week's race is the 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500. Need to know how Random Recap works? Click here. Rusty Wallace held off Jeff Gordon by 0.27 seconds at Caifornia Speedway. … [Read more...]

Tony Stewart's horrible start continues after crashing at Phoenix Kurt Busch made his first start of the season on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. He's three spots higher in the points standings than his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Tony Stewart. Yes, that's how poor the beginning of 2015 has been for the three-time champion. Already in the worst three-race stretch of his career … [Read more...]

Denny Hamlin wants to ban shifting at Phoenix Phoenix International Raceway is mentioned as unique because of its configuration, namely the dogleg on the backstretch. It's also unique because drivers have the option of shifting off the corners. Because of NASCAR's gear rule, drivers can shift from third to fourth gear to get better acceleration after shifting down in the corners. Typically, … [Read more...]

Random Recap: The 1991 Pyroil 500 Welcome to Random Recaps, our new weekly feature at From The Marbles. In this space, we'll recap a race from the past at the track the where Sprint Cup Series is racing next. This week's race is the 1991 Pyroil 500. Need to know how Random Recap works? Click here. Davey Allison closed the points gap on Dale Earnhardt in the 1991 Pyroil 500, though with … [Read more...]

ARCA's WIll Kimmel OK after scary and bizarre crash that ends in parking lot Mobile (Ala.) Speedway has no outside retaining walls in the corners. You will immediately see why this is an important fact. The ARCA Racing Series – the fourth-biggest national stock car series – was racing at Mobile on Saturday and the throttle apparently stuck on Will Kimmel's car as he motored into turn one. … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: Kurt Busch's reinstatement and other SHR questions Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to [email protected] or @NickBromberg. We'll post them here and have a good time. Before we get to our regularly scheduled programming, here's an update to the continued craziness surrounding Team Xtreme. We should … [Read more...]

NASCAR needs to drop the Chase waiver When NASCAR introduced its revamped Chase format in 2014, it said that drivers needed to attempt a full season to be eligible. But with the announcement less than two years removed from Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s concussion that sidelined him for two races and less than a year from Denny Hamlin's back injury that put him on the bench for four, the sanctioning … [Read more...]