Carl Edwards (6 wins, 11 top 5′s, 19 top 10′s, 105.6 driver rating) Why He’s Here: Six backflips plus four 2nd place runs mean Cousin Carl has been a front runner all season. He has only led 636 laps (less than Dale Earnhardt Jr), but he makes them count. While one of his wins won’t [...]

Kyle Busch (8 wins, 15 top 5′s, 17 top 10′s, 118 driver rating) Why He’s Here: The first 26 races of 2008 have been nearly perfect for Kyle Busch. After his switch to Joe Gibbs Racing, and maybe more importantly an extra year of experience, Busch has had a career year. 15 top 5′s and [...]

Now that was a race! Tight racing all day, lots of lead changes, a smattering of payback and a close finish between two top drivers. Jimmie Johnson won again in his typical economical style: work on the car all day and find your way to the front in the final 25% of the race. Now [...]

Sylvania 300 Here is a quick run down of trivial facts and statistics for this weekend’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH. New Hampshire Motor Speedway History Groundbreaking for New Hampshire International Speedway, as New Hampshire Motor Speedway was originally named, was Aug. 13, 1989. It was the first superspeedway to [...]

Stewart-Haas Racing made another personnel move this week. Darian Grubb will bring his strong engineering background from Hendrick Motorsports to the top of Stewart’s pit box. He was the interim crew chief for Chad Knaus in 2006 when Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 and the Las Vegas race. Last year he got the full [...]

Because of Tropical Storm Hanna, Joey Logano couldn’t qualify for the Cup race on Friday and his debut will have to wait at least a week. Said Logano, “I can’t change the weather, so I just go with it. Joey, Joey, Joey. If you are truly NASCAR’s messiah you will need to figure out how [...]

OK, so the title is a little misleading, but at least it rhymes. Earlier this week Penske Racing officially announced the hiring of David Stremme for the #12 car. Like every other Silly Season announcement, it’s been known about for weeks. Between Stremme and Reed Sorenson’s new rides it will be interesting to truly see [...]

Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Here is a quick run down of trivial facts and statistics for this weekend’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, VA. Richmond International Raceway History October 12, 1946: Driving an open-wheel car, Ted Horn wins the first race at Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds over 1/2-mile [...]

“Is there a better track for stock cars than Richmond? Aside from the Daytona 500, it’s hard to picture a race with greater anticipation than the September Richmond event. It’s only 400 laps. A Saturday night race. Passing is possible but is tougher than simply ducking under a car and going. Richmond is always packed. [...]

“p>Ryan Newman and Barry Sanders Huddle up for the Alltel Racing Podcast. The latest installment of the Alltel Racing Podcast switched gears and pulled up to the gridiron when Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders stopped by to chat with 2008 Daytona 500 Champion, Ryan Newman. Newman and Sanders compared the speeds and quickness [...]