O’Reilly Auto Parts and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today an exclusive multi-year agreement for O’Reilly to become the Official Auto Parts Retailer of NASCAR. The agreement allows for O’Reilly Auto Parts to be an exclusive NASCAR partner and utilize NASCAR marks and marketing programs in store and in related [...]

“It’s election night and I hope everyone reading this exercised their right to vote. Here in South Carolina (deep in the heart of NASCAR country) I almost expected an amendment question to be on the ballot asking if the Chase format should be changed for 2009. Just as Obama has been leading in most of [...]

Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Carl Edwards tightened up the points race with his 2nd consecutive win of the Chase at Texas last weekend and sits only 106 points behind Jimmie Johnson heading into the final 2 weeks of the season. My Pick To Win That’s the good news. The bad news is that Jimmie [...]

No, it’s not what you think: there’s no way I’m going there. You should definitely vote (and if you don’t office linebacker Terry Tate will pummel you), but One Bad Wheel is not about to tell you how to vote. Instead let’s talk about the popular notion that the Chase is broken and the only [...]

Only three points separate the top three outfits in one of the most hotly-contested Manufacturers’ Championships in history. With two races remaining in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Chevrolet leads the standings with 204 points, Ford has 202 and Toyota has 201. After the 26-race “regular season,” Chevrolet and Ford were tied for [...]

Ford 400 NASCAR heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the tenth and final race of the Chase and the 2008 NASCAR season. Here is a quick run down of trivial facts and statistics for this weekend’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, FL. Homestead-Miami Speedway History Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex – [...]

Winner Update: I have used our random drawing method to select the three winners of the Dale Earnhardt DVD. The three winners are: Mike Henry (comment #10), Budwrench (comment #17) and Harold (comment #14). Thanks to everyone that participated! A&E Home Video has done it again. Another one of their high-quality videos for the NASCAR [...]

Phoenix: Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Courtesy of NASCAR MEDIA Chase Race 8: Jimmie Johnson Leads The Way To Texas Edwards Has Momentum On His Side Johnson Still Controls Own Destiny Last Chance? Jeff Gordon Still Seeking First Win Of Season Mark Martin Chases Win That Got Away Manufacturers’ Championship Too Close To Call Edwards [...]

Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR heads to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend for the ninth race of the Chase. Here is a quick run down of trivial facts and statistics for this weekend’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix Raceway in Phoenix, AZ. Phoenix International Raceway History Construction on Phoenix International Raceway was [...]

Everything worked out for the #99 team at Texas, but Bob Osborne made a stupid and unnecessary call at the end. As predicted, Carl Edwards won stomped the field at Texas. What wasn’t expected was that Edwards would try and seal the win on fuel mileage. Sure it worked out, making crew chief Bob Osborne [...]