NASCAR: Toyota wins first Cup race

For the first time in 54 years, Toyota becomes the first foreign manufacturer to win a NASCAR Cup race when Kyle Busch took the checkered flag at the  Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  Busch took the lead with 50 laps left after Carl Edwards dropped with a failed transmission.  The last foreign winner [...]

NASCAR Question

There are millions of NASCAR fans in the world today and I am hoping that I can get some help in understanding one thing that I never understood about the sport…
Why do top drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and other top drivers participate in the Nationwide Series…NASCAR’s minor league?

Ryan Newman wins Daytona

Ryan Newman passed Tony Stewart for the lead on the last lap with a little help from teammateKurt Busch.
Busch got behind Newman to help him get his first win in 81 races, a more than two year stretch.  Stewart tried to get help from his teammate Kyle Busch (Kurt’s brother) but as the two drivers [...]

NASCAR: Dale Jr. wins again

Speedweek is treating Dale Jr. well as he wins the Gatorade Duel Race, one of the Daytona 500 qualifiers.  This coming on the tire tracks of his Budweiser Shootout victory last weekend.  Now, Jr. has won two races…two more than he has won in the last two seasons.  Looks like the new ride is treating [...]

NASCAR punishes Busch and Stewart

Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart received a six race probation for the incident in practice last week.  If the drivers take things further, the punishment will be more sever according to NASCAR officials.

NASCAR: Johnson wins Daytona 500 pole

Jimmy Johnson, going for his third strait cup title, claimed the pole in the season opening Daytona 500.  Next to him will be Michael Waltrip, who was caught with an illegal fuel additive after last years qualifying.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the exhibition Budweiser Shootout this weekend, showing what he can do with championship quality equipment.  [...]

NASCAR: Stewart and Busch feuding

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch started the year off with incident as the two crashed in practice…for an exhibition.  The NASCAR season hasn’t even started and they are already bumping fenders.  Usually, practice is pretty uneventful, especially in car racing.  Teams test engines and make final adjustments to the car as race day approaches.  But, [...]

NASCAR: Dale Jr’s new ride

Tatoo me another 8!!!

Weekend Wrap

NASCAR
The boys of the south took on the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend.  Casey Mears took the checkered flag for his first Nextel Cup victory and could spark a run in the chase for the cup.
PGA
Rory Sabbatini backed up his mouth with a victory this week at the Colonial.  He beat Bernard Langer and Jim Furyk in [...]

Earnhardt leaves DEI

Dale Jr. is leaving the company his father started to win a championship.  This is a major blow to DEI as they are losing their most marketable talent.  Junior wants to win and apparently DEI just wants to be…the interesting part will be how successful Junior will be and how regretful DEI will feel.  Dale [...]