Jeff Gordon-Clint Bowyer Fight Video: NASCAR Nov 11, 2012

The Crews for Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer Got Into a Fight After a NASCAR Race on Sunday, November 11, 2012. Here is Video We're not going to pretend we know anything about NASCAR. We don't. But we do know about...

A Few Random Thoughts On NASCAR 2012 – Part Two

To finish what I started, here are more thoughts about some of the competitors and teams as the beginning of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season at Daytona looms. Jeff Gordon: Well, those “Wonderboy” days are...

Will NASCAR Ultimately Return To The Past To Resolve The Situatio

OK, I’m somewhat confused – and, yes, I’ll confess I’m not the smartest guy in the media center. However, been around a while and seen and learned a lot. I’m trying to get a grip on just what NASCAR is...

Change Is Inevitable And More To Come Soon In 2012

As it is with everything and everyone, change is inevitable. This is, obviously, true in NASCAR. Since the end of the 2011 Cup season the stock car landscape has been altered considerably. You don’t have to be...

Bayne’s Situation Nothing New In Plate Racing And The Draft

It’s been suggested by many that Trevor Bayne ease up on himself following the circumstances in which he was involved at Talladega. After all, he didn’t do anything wrong. Bayne expressed abject...

NASCAR Could Use Another Dose Of Humpy Wheeler’s Genius

As the PA announcers like to proclaim, "The Stars And Cars Of NASCAR," will be at Charlotte Motor Speedway soon for the Bank Of America 500.  Jimmie Johnson, the five-time Cup Series champion, will be...

Busch Wins As Championship Race Tightens Significantly

I’m sure I'm not the only one who has reached this conclusion, but I think there’s a bit of irony that Kurt Busch took the measure of Jimmie Johnson to win the AAA 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Dover...

It’s Simple: Guys On Top In The Chase Have Performed Better

Although some analysts claim that any driver who starts the Chase for the Sprint Cup with at least two decidedly poor performances has no chance to win a championship, I’ve maintained that, yep, the odds are...

Stewart’s Timing Perfect In First Chase Race

Making the right moves involves timing. And it appears Tony Stewart knows something about timing. At least, he showed that on Monday on the race track. Disappointed and frustrated for most of the 2011 NASCAR...

Gordon’s Hospital Provides Care For Children – And A Revelation F

It was just another day at the hospital, or so I thought. I had just finished one more go-around – lay down on a table, face and head covered with a contraption that made me look like the “Man In The Iron...

A New Champ Would Be Nice, But Numbers Favor Johnson

It’s now official. The Chase starts Sunday with the running of the Geico 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway. The event is the first of 10 that are part of NASCAR’s “playoff” system that...

Is Gordon Ahead Of Allison? There Is Evidence He Is Not

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Veteran motorsports writer and motorsportsunplgged.com contributor Ben White is the author of the Bobby Allison biography, “Circle Of Triumph.”)    When Jeff Gordon collected his...

Are Changes Needed At WGI? Some Drivers Say Yes

Who would have ever thought a Sprint Cup event on a road course could have a wild finish featuring cars crashing hard and flipping and spinning in the air?  Welcome to Watkins Glen International, a track...