March 2011 Articles (11)

After the checkered flag waved at Fontana, I had to sit back and rub my eyes; did Kevin Harvick just beat Jimmie Johnson at one of his best tracks? I think most NASCAR fans–myself included–breathed a sigh of relief that this could possibly be the year that Johnson gets knocked off of his throne. Of course, running second every…

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Auto Club Speedway is a 2-mile “D-shaped” oval that is most similar to Michigan International Speedway. One difference between the two is that the track is Michigan has a little bit more banking than the one in California. Two hundred laps are set to be run on Sunday afternoon, making it just 400…

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As I said last week, I'm going to post the points standings after each race if NASCAR didn't switch to the new method. There wasn't much change last week when you compared the two, but this week there is more (including a new points leader). It seems like wins actually counted more under the old system, as Edwards would be up one spot, Kyle Busch up three, and Jeff Gordon up three as well if NASCAR didn't make the switch. Below you will find the points standings under the old format with the…

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Edwards Off To A Fast Start In 2011

In case you missed qualifying on Friday, Carl Edwards grabbed his second pole of this young season at Bristol Motor Speedway. The complete starting order can be found by clicking here.…

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i added a QR code to NN, left side of the main page, but added it here too as an illustration.

what is a QR code you may ask?



A QR (Quick Response) code is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be text,…

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Now that the off-weekend has passed, the Sprint Cup Series will have points-paying races for the next two months straight. In honor of the passing of Bristol Motor Speedway’s long-time president and general manager last October, the event at “The Bullring” this weekend will be named the Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food…

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FANTASTIC story, I did not write it, and no idea who did, but it's a great life lesson. Enjoy.

So, there's a man crawling through the desert.



He'd decided to try his SUV in a little bit of cross-country travel, had great fun zooming over the badlands and through the sand, got…

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A few major changes went on during NASCAR's off-season if you don't remember. Marcos Ambrose joined Richard Petty Motorsports to drive the car vacated by Kasey Kahne's move to Red Bull Racing. Bobby Labonte jumped into Ambrose's ride, and Paul Menard left Richard Petty Motorsports in favor of Richard Childress Racing. Oh, yeah--one more thing: the Hendrick Motorsports stable was… Continue

Wonder what the points would look like if NASCAR hadn't "simplified" the points system? Well, here you go. Remember, people like Trevor Bayne would have still accumulated points for their races. The order that these drivers are in is what they would be if NASCAR hadn't changed the points system followed by total points with the change in standing in parenthesis after the point total.



The difference is very minimal, no matter how much NASCAR advertises that this new points system is… Continue

Can Johnson Win Make It Two In A Row At Vegas? He Will Have To Find Speed To Get Past The Roush Boys



Jeff Gordon snapped his 66-race winless streak in Phoenix last week, surviving through a (surprisingly) crash-filled race to take the checkered flag over Kyle Busch. Last week's race ruined many people's rosters with… Continue

Last week, Phoenix International Raceway lived up to it’s expectations in the past few years and ended yet another long winless streak, with Jeff Gordon edging out Kyle Busch in the final laps to score his first victory since 2009. This week, the Sprint Cup drivers head over to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for…

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