A Few Random Thoughts On NASCAR 2012 – Part One

During this NASCAR offseason – which many fans find excruciating long and puts them in dire need of a racing “fix” – we’ve all heard, seen or read plenty of pre-season predictions from media pundits....

Three Drivers Who Must, And Will, Be Considered Contenders

As a season approaches for any professional sport, when it comes to the quest for a championship there are, among others, three classifications of contenders: The team that won it last season and wants to win it...

There Won’t Be No. 6, But Johnson Aims For Return To Title Glory

It’s ironic that in a world of loud engines and cheers from massive crowds, most hardcore racers deal with overwhelming disappointment in silence. Complete silence. There’s just nothing left to say.   As...

Edwards Holds On, Stewart Presses And It’s Likely To Go Down To T

If Carl Edwards wins the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, believe me, he will have earned it. It’s likely he will have done so after holding off drivers who pursued him like starving wolves. Presently, one...

NASCAR’s Smallest Track May Be Big Player In Championship Outcome

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – I truly believe that one of the goals the late H. Clay Earles had when he built the half-mile Martinsville Speedway was that it become a track that mattered; one that gained some notoriety in...

Don't Hand The Chase To Johnson Just Yet

No one in this Sprint Cup Chase is going to let Jimmie Johnson walk off with a sixth title...he'll have to run them over. Tony Stewart is fighting as hard as ever while Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick stay on top....

Johnson May Have Favorite Status, But Try Telling The Rest

Jimmie Johnson, by virtue of his 5 championships, is the odds on favorite. On the other hand, none of the other contenders such as Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards are buying into it. This is the most uneasy Chase...

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...

For Now The Evidence, And Numbers, Favor Johnson

This might not sit well with everyone, especially those who want to see someone new become the NASCAR Sprint Cup champion at last, but according to the numbers, Jimmie Johnson is in a very good position to win his...

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...

Johnson’s Start Is Slow, But Past Suggests Not To Count Him Out

For the past five seasons, Jimmie Johnson’s blue and silver Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets have been at the front, giving fits to his competition - enough to win five consecutive championships in a row. In...

Stewart’s Unexpected Turnaround Comes When Needed Most

Let’s have a quick review here, OK? It was three weeks ago that Tony Stewart, winless for the season and in danger of not qualifying for the Chase, told us he believed his Stewart-Haas team wasn’t good enough...

Stewart, Johnson Shake Up The Chase, On Opposite Ends

Tony Stewart won the second round of the Sprint Cup Chase Sunday moving up into the points lead while Jimmie Johnson, the odds on favorite to win the championship fell to tenth. Dale Earnhart Jr slides back...