Happy Hour: Are the best 8 drivers in the old Chase format still alive in 2014? 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, have a good time and everyone's happy. The Chase field has officially been halved. Are any of the final eight drivers a surprise? Sure, … [Read more...]
Keselowski wins at Talladega to advance in Chase; Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson miss out
Keselowski wins at Talladega to advance in Chase; Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson miss out A week after he was run down from behind by Matt Kenseth in the garage at Charlotte, Brad Keselowski received a helpful push from Kenseth to win and advance to the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup on Sunday at Talladega. After a blown tire at Kansas and a 16th place finish at Charlotte, … [Read more...]
Stewart-Haas Racing switches teams of Kurt Busch and Danica Patrick
Stewart-Haas Racing switches teams of Kurt Busch and Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing is making some changes before the season is over. The team is swapping the crews of Kurt Busch and Danica Patrick after this week's race at Martinsville. With both drivers not in title contention, it's an opportunity for the teams to work with their new drivers in race conditions before 2015. Busch's crew … [Read more...]
Power Rankings: Keselowski’s win moves him up the standings
Power Rankings: Keselowski's win moves him up the standings Our Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. And you think we dislike your favorite driver, so it makes sense, right? Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected]. 1. Joey Logano (LW: 1): While Logano was playing defense … [Read more...]
Brad Keselowski is exactly what NASCAR needs right now
Brad Keselowski is exactly what NASCAR needs right now TALLADEGA, Ala. - Brad Keselowski is exactly what NASCAR needs right now. You will have a reaction to that statement. You will either nod in agreement or spit in disgust, and both reactions prove the same point. For every complaint about NASCAR — the drivers have no personality, the races are too boring, the rules are too confusing — … [Read more...]
Michael Waltrip dances his way through yet another pitch
Michael Waltrip dances his way through yet another pitch TALLADEGA, Ala. - Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater, the unlikely combination of grease and grace on this season's installment of "Dancing With The Stars," were standing in the midst of a crowd of well-wishers just outside the grandstands of Talladega Superspeedway. They were both gracious with their time, signing everything placed in … [Read more...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has everything on the line, nothing to worry about
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has everything on the line, nothing to worry about TALLADEGA, Ala. - There's a certain freedom that comes with having nothing left to lose, with knowing that the only way you can win is a bottom-of-the-ninth grand slam, a miracle Hail Mary heave. Half-measures are worthless, good-job-good-effort is as meaningless as finishing dead last. For Dale Earnhardt Jr., the only way … [Read more...]
Talladega qualifying was, to put it delicately, a total freaking mess
Talladega qualifying was, to put it delicately, a total freaking mess TALLADEGA, Ala. - And here we thought a multi-car wreck was the biggest mess that could possibly happen at Talladega. Saturday afternoon, NASCAR rolled out a modification to the standard three-round format of qualifying at Talladega in which drivers jostled, juked, jived and positioned themselves to, believe it or not, … [Read more...]
Earnhardt, Johnson, Kahne bounced from Chase in painful day for Hendrick Motorsports
Earnhardt, Johnson, Kahne bounced from Chase in painful day for Hendrick Motorsports TALLADEGA, Ala. - Off in the distance, Brad Keselowski was performing his victory burnout on the Talladega asphalt, American flag in hand. Drivers and teams were beginning the walk -- long for some, buoyant for others -- back toward their haulers and planes. And over in a far corner of the garage, three … [Read more...]
Wreck takes out Kyle Busch and eliminates him from Chase contention
Wreck takes out Kyle Busch and eliminates him from Chase contention TALLADEGA, Ala. - Every Chase driver's nightmare became Kyle Busch's reality on Sunday. A wreck started by a non-Chase driver took out Busch and whacked what had been an incredibly promising Chase run for Busch. On lap 102, Aric Almirola ran into JJ Yeley, and the ensuing wreck consumed Alex Bowman and Busch. “We were just … [Read more...]