It’s no secret that certain teams fair better at restrictor plate racing than others, and those teams usually have a chevy logo decorating the hood of their car.  In the seven races held at Daytona and Talladega since the start of the 2006 season, Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, and Richard Childress Racing have combined for fifteen Top 5 finishes.  Do the math, and you’ll quickly discover that in these seven races have produced a total of 35 top five finishers, which means that these three teams account for forty-three percent of these drivers.  More impressively, six of these races …read more

Last week, former Formula One Champion Jacques Villeneuve announced that he would make his stock car debut at Talladega Superspeedway.  Jacques joined Bill Davis Racing to get behind the wheel in truck race at Las Vegas last week, but has never officially raced in a stock car.  He was originally scheduled to participate in the ARCA race at Talladega, but due to a successful practice session, NASCAR has approved his request to enter his name for the Cup race.
Villeneuve will race the no. 27 car for Rick Hendrick this Sunday, and his teammates over at HMS have made it known …read more

Feb 16    Daytona International Speedway
Feb 23    California Speedway
Mar 1     Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar 8     Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar 15   Bristol Motor Speedway
Mar 22   Nashville Superspeedway
Apr 5     Texas Motor Speedway
Apr 11   Phoenix International Raceway
Apr 20   Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Apr 26   Talladega Superspeedway
May 2    Richmond International Raceway
May 9    Darlington Raceway
May 24  Lowe’s Motor Speedway
May 31  Dover International Speedway
Jun 7     Nashville Superspeedway
Jun 14   Kentucky Speedway
Jun 21   The Milwaukee Mile
Jun 28   New Hampshire International Speedway
Jul 4     Daytona International Speedway
Jul 11    Chicagoland Speedway
Jul 19   Gateway International Raceway
Jul 26   O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Aug 2   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Aug 9   Watkins Glen International
Aug 16  Michigan International Speedway
Aug 22  Bristol Motor Speedway
Aug …read more

The fantasy season is dwindling down and we’re inching ever so closer to crowning the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Champion as we head into the third race in the Chase set to go in Kansas.  You may be asking yourself right now what one has to do with the other, so take my advice when I say that the Chase for the Cup has absolutely everything to do with the outcome of your fantasy season from here on out.
With the 2006 season serving as an exception (refer to Tony Stewart dominating the last 10 races while sitting on the …read more

1. Jeff Gordon – Has maintained the points lead for the majority of the season and has backed that up with 2 top 5’s in the past 3 races.  Kansas has had its moments with Jeff, and Jeff has had his moments with Kansas.  This could prove to be a very pivotal race in Gordon’s hopes for a fifth championship.
2.  Jimmie Johnson – Coming off a victory at Richmond just 3 races ago to pick up his sixth win of the season, Johnson has just 1 Top 10 finish in the first two races of the Chase.  If he hopes …read more

While perusing NASCAR blogs and sites I came across some news that shocked me.  Sterling Marlin and Joe Nemecheck’s lawsuit against Ginn racing gives some insight into the pay-scale of two of NASCAR’s veteran drivers, and suffice to say, these guys are making some serious cash.
From Jayski’s site: Both drivers joined the organization when it was MB2 Motorsports. Marlin began in 2006 with a base salary of $1.1 million, and that increased to $1.2 million for 2007. Nemechek started with MB2 in 2004 and received $900,000 for 2004, $1 million for 2005, $1.1 million for 2006 and $1.2 million for …read more

Racing sites and Internet blogs have been awash with articles this week about the alleged mass exodus of some of the IRL’s top drivers to the NASCAR ranks.  Sam Hornish Jr., Dario Franchitti, and Jacques Villeneuve, are three of IRL’s biggest stars, and if/when they join the NASCAR family, they will bring a huge shot of credibility to the sport.  That’s not to say that NASCAR is got image problems, but having more international drivers will also attract a different type of audience and hence, more diverse sponsors.
Times are a changin’ in NASCAR and I think it’s a good thing.  …read more

Jimmie Johnson has come on strong the last few weeks and is now the number one seed heading into the first Chase race at Loudon this weekend.  I’ve said before that I believe Johnson’s team knows how to stretch the rules without getting caught and I’ll go as far to say that they have the ability to “turn it on” when they absolutely need to.  I have no idea how this happens, but I’m convinced they do it.
This makes Johnson a prohibitive favorite for sure.   And what about Jeff Gordon.  Let’s be honest about the 24-team as well.  Gordon …read more

Well, not exactly, but Carl Edwards did get a new paint job on his #99 car to make it look like a baseball. The owners of baseball’s Boston Red Sox have invested in Edwards’ racing team, so what better way to celebrate?
I can think of a few, but that was a rhetorical question. We don’t want to get too deep here…

Here’s some amazing footage of a crash at the 1960 Daytona 500 that knocked more than half of the 68 (yes, 68!) entrants out of the race: