With the laps dwindling down and the middle of the pack getting a little antsy, the field turned to complete mayhem with just 8 laps to go in the Centurion Boats at the Glen on Sunday afternoon. Michael McDowell spun David Gilliland as the two raced for position, setting off a chain reaction that left several cars crippled near the pit road entrance. Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte, Sam Hornish Jr, Reed Sorenson, Max Papis, Dave Blaney, and Joe Nemechek were also involved.

As seen in the video footage of the accident, Bobby LaBonte was left limping his way over to the …read more

Kyle Busch made perfect on his efforts to sweep the road course races in the Sprint Cup Series this season as he nabbed his first career victory at Watkins Glen International on Sunday. He led four times for a race high 52 laps, giving him his 8th win of the season and making him the first driver to win the races at both Infineon and Watkins Glen in the same year since his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Tony Stewart, did it back in 2005. He also won the Nationwide Series race in Mexico City earlier in the year, making him …read more

With only two accidents and one blown engine, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis Motorspeedway still managed to see 11 caution periods during the 160-lap event because of tire issues …. that’s the story of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, and unfortunately that story overshadows the one of Jimmie Johnson winning the pole award and going on to pick up his second career victory at the Brickyard.
NASCAR knew that they were likely to experience tire issues, but they weren’t sure just how bad it would be. They had a competition caution scheduled within the first 15 laps of the …read more

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Kyle Busch continued his dominating run over the Sprint Cup Series Saturday night as he picked up his series-leading 7th win of the season by taking the checkers in the Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, IL. After rain cancelled Friday’s qualifying session, Busch was awarded the pole position due to leading the championship points standings, and that proved to be invaluable as he led the first 44 laps of the race en route to setting a new track record by leading a total of 165 laps, erasing the previous record set by …read more

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They added an extra scheduled lap this year to the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, but it was all for naught as the race was halted for rain on lap 284 of the scheduled 301-lap event, and in the end, it was surprise-winner Kurt Busch standing in Victory Lane to get his first victory of the season, and the second of 2008 for car owner, Roger Penske. Busch was far from the dominant car at any point throughout the day, but some pit strategy and a little bit of luck went a long …read more

Recent Winners:
2007 – Juan Pablo Montoya
2006 – Jeff Gordon
2005 – Tony Stewart
Recent Pole Winners:
2007 – Jamie McMurray
2006 – Kurt Busch
2005 – Jeff Gordon
Best Driver Ratings (from racingone.com):
1. Juan Pablo Montoya – 115.3
2. Tony Stewart – 113.9
3. Kurt Busch – 109.3
4. Ryan Newman – 104.3
5. Boris Said – 103.9
Best Average Finishes (from racingone.com):
1. Juan Pablo Montoya – 1.0
2. Jeff Gordon – 8.7
3. Mark Martin – 9.2
4. Ryan Newman – 9.8
5.  Tony Stewart / Clint Bowyer – 10.0
Most Wins – Jeff Gordon (5)
Most Wins (Active) – Jeff Gordon (5)
Most Poles – Jeff Gordon (5)
Most Poles (Active) – Jeff Gordon (5)
Most Top 5’s – …read more

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It took 15 races with Hendrick Motorsports, and 76 races since Richmond in 2006, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finally once again reached Victory Lane – silencing his critics and giving Junior Nation something to cheer about. Earnhardt led five times on the day, last taking the lead from Jamie McMurray on lap 195. With the majority of the field making green flag stops for fuel in the last 20 laps of the race, Earnhardt fans watched nervously as the no. 88 team decided to stretch their fuel. Originally guesstimating themselves to be 2 …read more

This week I wanted to treat all of my loyal readers to a very special “List of the Week”, in which I will highlight 10 of the sexiest drivers’ wives looking their best (sorry I had to include the guys in some of these shots - I was somewhat limited to the pictures I had at my disposal). Enjoy!

10. Nicole Biffle (wife of Greg Biffle)

9. Katie Kenseth (wife of Matt Kenseth)

8. Lynne Allmendinger (wife of AJ Allmendinger)

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7. Buffy Waltrip (wife of Michael Waltrip)

6. Crystal Hornish (wife of Sam Hornish Jr.)

5. Krissie Newman (wife of Ryan Newman)

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Recent Winners:
2007 - Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon
2006 – Denny Hamlin (x2)
2005 – Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards
Recent Pole Winners:
2007 – Dale Earnhardt Jr, Ryan Newman
2006 – Denny Hamlin (x2)
2005 – Jamie McMurray, Michael Waltrip
Best Driver Ratings (from racingone.com):
1. Denny Hamlin – 133.1
2. Kurt Busch – 116.6
3. Tony Stewart – 103.2
4. Ryan Newman – 101.9
5. Jeff Gordon – 97.5
Best Driver Average Finishes (from racingone.com):
1. Denny Hamlin – 2.8
2. Jeff Gordon – 9.9
3. Jimmie Johnson – 10.7
4. Mark Martin – 11.7
5. Tony Stewart – 12.4
Most Wins – Bill Elliott (5)
Most Wins / Active Driver - Jeff Gordon (4)
Most Poles – Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader (5)
Most …read more

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Bill Marx recently wrote an article called Who Turned the Standings Upside Down over at sportingnews.com, and to be quite honest, I just plain ol’ found it rather interesting. All Bill did was simply compare the standings this year as they sit now to what they looked like at this point last season, and highlighted some of the top comers and goers along the way. As I stated, the article peaked my interest, so I wanted to go ahead and touch up on it here as well.
Comers:
Not to be confused with rookies …read more