Posts Tagged ‘NASCAR’
Harvick closes, wins at Richmond
Short track racing is some of the closest racing we see all year. Trading paint, rubbing fenders, bump and runs, and hurt feelings are all a part of the norm. Richmond International Raceway is one of NASCAR’s oldest short tracks, and was holding its 50th race in its current three-quarter mile configuration Saturday night. The race’s start was overshadowed by …
by Alex Herbst on April 28th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Kenseth dominates STP 400 at Kansas
A recurring story we have been seeing the past few weeks in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: dominance. The past two races have been won from the pole, with near-record to record speeds in qualifying. This weekend, Matt Kenseth (#20 Husky Tools Toyota) would see if he could continue to the streak this weekend at the Kansas Speedway in the …
by Alex Herbst on April 22nd, 2013 Leave a comment »
Kyle Busch sweeps at Texas
Five races, five different tracks. That is how the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season has started, but now they return to a familiar racetrack, Texas Motor Speedway. The track, shrouded in conflict over their sponsorship for this race being from the National Rifle Association, marks the first night race of the season. And Saturday night is alright for fighting as …
by Alex Herbst on April 21st, 2013 Leave a comment »
Johnson dominates at Martinsville
Martinsville is the tightest racing you will see all year for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It is also known as the payback track, and many drivers will be looking for payback this weekend after a number of rivalries growing in the past few races. Among these rivalries is the heated issue between Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano (#22 Shell-Pennzoil …
by Alex Herbst on April 7th, 2013 2 Comments »
Jimmie Johnson takes his second Daytona 500
Alex Herbst breaks down the 55th running of the Daytona 500.
by Alex Herbst on February 28th, 2013 1 Comments »
Goodbye Speed Channel? What happens when the network disappears
It is no secret, Speed Channel is going away this August, and will be replaced by Fox Sports 1. This move has been widely reported by multiple agencies, and yet, Fox has yet to come forward to announce its launch. Regardless, when the time comes that Speed Channel disappears from our airwaves, here is what is likely to happen to …
by Alex Herbst on January 17th, 2013 2 Comments »
NASCAR moves into the future
Alex Herbst breaks down the changes coming to NASCAR for the 2013 season.
by Alex Herbst on January 10th, 2013 Leave a comment »
AJ Allmendinger indefinitely suspended from NASCAR
AJ Allmendinger, normally the driver of the number 22 Dodge, had been temporarily suspended by NASCAR for failing a random drug test. Because of his failed A test, Allmendinger had the option to request a B test, which he exercised in due time. In a change of pace from the normal NASCAR announcements of penalties and suspensions that normally would …
by Alex Herbst on July 24th, 2012 1 Comments »
Do you believe in magic? Kahne wins at New Hampshire
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series reaches the halfway point of the season, the only thing that was clear was that the next eight races would test and challenge the drivers on the bubble for the Chase. Kyle Busch (#18 Interstate Batteries Toyota) certainly put his foot further in the door of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, securing the …
by Alex Herbst on July 15th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Hamlin sneaks in to win at Kansas, while Truex and Toyota steal the show
The Kansas Speedway is set to be repaved in the coming weeks and months, but before that was set to happen, a race was to be run. It would be the final race on the original surface of 1.5 mile oval, and if past history had anything to say about it, fuel mileage would be a factor in the first …
by Alex Herbst on April 23rd, 2012 Leave a comment »