As a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson will forever have a bully pulpit if he wants it. Or, as the old (yes, we’re dating ourselves) ad campaign goes, “When E.F. Hutton Talks, People Listen.” This week, Johnson had plenty to…
Pay attention. The 2022 NASCAR season is kicking off with a new race and a qualifying format that might just take a second or third read for casual fans. NASCAR on Tuesday released its qualifying format for the 2022 season-opening Busch Light…
Before and after his retirement as a NASCAR driver, Buddy Baker served as a consultant and coach for up-and-coming racers. Ryan Newman is perhaps his most famous pupil. There was a time, however, when Baker was the student and others did the…
When NASCAR came up with its Playoff format, one of the biggest incentives was for winning. The hope was that the driver who won the series title would win races and be rewarded for doing so. A couple of drivers however have…
Statistics seldom prove anything indisputably, but sometimes they at least give some insight into what might be coming. Take, for example, Race 1 of Round 2 of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs this Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Three of the…
Darlington Raceway isn’t called the “Track Too Tough To Tame” for nothing. It’s unique 1.366-mile egg-shaped layout and arguably the hardest walls in the sport leaves most drivers wanting to get there, race and get the heck out of Dodge as quick…
“I’m going to go kiss the start finish … no, I’m not going to kiss the start finish line.” The Brickyard was last weekend, AJ Allmendinger, but who could blame ‘The Dinger’ for losing track of the victories because he is starting…
The first NASCAR Cup Series road course race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was full of drama – for A.J. Allmendinger, who led only the last two laps of overtime to secure his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, and for those…
Christopher Bell didn’t believe the incident with Kyle Larson at Watkins Glen warranted the extra media attention or a back-and-forth between the two drivers, privately or in public, but the narrative has spiraled in the days since. Larson initially apologized for the…
Throughout its 27-year history, the Brickyard 400 wasn’t always the most entertaining race, but it was frequently regarded amongst the most prestigious. In fact, nothing was more reflective of the meteoric NASCAR boom of the 1990s than the arrival of the Cup…