As soon as the checkered flag flew at Atlanta most drivers turned their attention to their plans for the next week. After a month’s worth of racing around the country, they finally get a weekend off to do whatever they want. Some retreat to their hobbies, others go on vacations and some, well, take a [...]

Following a week off, the NASCAR Cup series comes to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500. The legendary track is oval-shaped and just 0.53 miles long. The high banking is listed at 36 degrees, but that has been disputed– likely closer to 26 degrees. The track also features two sets of pits. Bristol [...]

NASCAR is taking a week off in the Cup series and then will head to Bristol Motor Speedway for the first time this season. This will be the final race before the teams switch to this years points for the top 35 in owner points to make the race. Ryan Newman is one of the [...]

“As a one time Penske fan [I moved on once both Rusty and Ryan were gone], I was thrilled to see Kurt dominate the race in Atlanta. It was great to see David Stremme showing strong too. In my last article I even mentioned that Kurt would be a good darkhorse pick to win. Thankfully, [...]

1 Is 2009 the year Jeff Gordon finally completes his drive for 5? Don’t get too excited yet because we’re only 4 races into the young season. Over the course of the 36 race season every driver has their ups and their downs. Don’t forget that in my Daytona Power Rankings I mentioned that the [...]

“Jimmy Watts, a crew member for the No. 47 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been suspended from the next four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events (until April 22) for rule violations during last Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Watts was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car [...]

No matter what you think about the Busch brothers, they both can drive. While Kyle has eclipsed big bro’ Kurt on most weekends, when either driver gets a car that is running well it’s usually game over. Kurt Busch hit the outside wall multiple times but still managed to keep the lead for 2/3′s of [...]

The OBW Experts will get together the day after the Sprint Cup race to discuss the hot topics of the week. This week we chat about Atlanta, reflect on the season thus far, restarts and runaway tires. We will also take a look ahead to next Sunday at Bristol. This is the first off-week, so [...]

“Stealing a quote from Mike, From Kurt Busch doing snow angels in Texas to Kyle Busch trying to kiss the Vegas finish line through his helmet, their victory celebrations still need some work.” I was thinking the same thing when I saw Kyle down on his hands, toes and nose “kissing” the track through the [...]

“NASCAR heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend for the fourth race of the 2009 NASCAR season. It’s a historical milestone at Atlanta this weekend. It’s the track’s 100th NASCAR Cup Series race. Here is a quick run down of trivial facts and statistics for this weekend’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in [...]