Dale Earnhardt Jr. and David Reutimann are two competitors in a sport that is fast and loose at times because of the speeds and timing requirements of their sport. It takes talent, timing and intangibles of an unknown type to be a NASCAR champion. Neither of these gentlemen has exactly been the top racer during the 2009 NASCAR season, both having their ups and downs due to race cars that are still in need of tweaking, and at times bad or aggressive decisions.

Sunday on the New Hampshire International Speedway they were both racing for nothing but a win, pride and …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

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