The 2010 Watkins Glen entry list for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen is now available. As usual, there are a few road course ringers on it. Anymore, for my fantasy NASCAR team, I don’t even give them much thought. I might be tempted to use [...]

“We’ve been to a short, flat track already this year a few weeks ago in Martinsville. This week, it is another short(ish), flat track at Phoenix International Raceway. Similar Track Concept The theory behind this chart is that there are similar tracks (aka sister tracks) within the NASCAR schedule in terms of banking, distance and [...]

NASCAR continues it Southwest tour this week with a race in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix, by the way, is where my wife and I went on our honeymoon. We had a blast. 1700 miles of driving the beautiful terrain that fills the state of Arizona. I highly recommend it. The only downside is that I am [...]

“Sorry I didn’t get this article out last week for the Martinsville race. I was pretty surprised at the number of emails I received wondering “where the heck is the Similar Track averages?!?”. Thanks for letting me know that the article is useful to you. Similar Track Concept The theory behind this chart is that [...]

“Well, after two short tracks in a row (and arguably coming off the best race of the 2009 NASCAR season) we head to my home track, Texas Motor Speedway. And yes, once again, the NASCAR ticket fairy has graced the wife and I with race tickets. Here is a quick run down of trivial facts [...]

Whose Title Is it? Gordon, Johnson Battle For “Mr. Martinsville” Together, they own seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series titles, but for Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet) and Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) only one matters this weekend: Mr Martinsville. Johnson, the reigning and three-time series champion, and Gordon, the four-time [...]

“Rowdy Busch took the checkers first for the first short track race of the 2009 NASCAR season last weekend at Bristol. We have another short track race this weekend at the historic Martinsville Speedway and the sixth race of the season. Here is a quick run down of trivial facts and statistics for this weekend’s [...]

“I didn’t watch the Nationwide Series’ Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol yesterday, but I did catch this video on nascar.com. (Picture launches video on nascar site). Maybe I’m just too sensitive of a guy. But, hearing Kyle scream, “The last pit stop. Every time I come to this race track. Y’all suck!”, just really [...]

Top 35 Owner Points Countdown: Four Down, One to Go The developing picture of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will become clearer at the conclusion of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 22. That’s when the use of last year’s final car owner points to determine the top 35 weekly [...]

“We looked at this odd grouping of similar NASCAR tracks just a couple of weeks ago when NASCAR raced in Las Vegas. Our percentage of close calls wasn’t too bad. 12 of the 41 participating drivers in our list finished within five spots of where the similar track averages placed them. And, that included a [...]