Sitting just out of the race for the Chase Kyle Busch did everything he could Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway to get himself in a position to make a run for the Chase in the remaining races before the teams and drivers meet for the showdown. Pole-sitter Mark Martin did his best to keep Busch behind him in the race to the Chase by finishing second in the Sharpie 500. He stayed right on Busch’s tail for the last four laps and tried several times to pass but wasn’t able to find the speed and line to make it …read more

NASCAR’s Worst Tracks:
5. Pocono Raceway
4. New Hampshire International Raceway
3. Auto Club Speedway
2. Michigan International Speedway
1. Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR’s Best Tracks:
5. Richmond International Raceway
4. Daytona International Speedway
3. Lowe’s Motor Speedway
2. Chicagoland Speedway
1. Bristol Motor Speedway

Yes, just as it did to us in Fontana a few weeks ago, Mother Nature has once more reared her ugly head and focused her anger on the NASCAR world.  Rainstorms cancelled qualifying for both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races. Due to Bristol being inside the first five races of the season (it is the fifth), the field for both races was set based on 2007 owner points.
What does that mean for us? For the third time this season, Jimmie Johnson will take us to the green flag for the start of the race despite winning only …read more

Ahh, yes … from the super speedways to the cookie cutters, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has finally truly arrived here in the fifth week of the season as we head to Bristol – the place where men are broken and legends are made. Here is a track that you won’t find drivers boasting an average finish of 4.0 or any ridiculous number like that. In fact the only three active drivers in the series with an overall average under  11.0  in the last 17 races are Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, and Jeff Gordon – none of which are better …read more

It wasn’t long ago that life was looking on the up and up for former team owner Ray Evernham. In 2003, the bedrock of his team was built around racing legend Bill Elliott who drover the no. 19 Dodge for Ray and finished the season ranked 9th in points while Jeremy Mayfield, pilot of the no. 19 car, showed remarkable improvement by climbing the ranks to 19th. That would be Bill’s final season running full-time for Evernham, moving over to make room for the next racing phenom, Kasey Kahne. It didn’t take Kahne long to pick up where Bill had …read more