Do you remember when you were a little kid in your backyard playing whiffle ball with your buddies? You always pretended it was the bottom of the ninth in game seven of the World Series. There were two outs, the bases were loaded, and your team was down three runs. You strode to the plate [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Championship’
Two Teams In The Seat We All Strive For
November 17th, 2011 
T.C. 
Posted in In the Shop, Over The Wall 
Tags: Carl Edwards, Championship, Crew Chief, Cup Series, homestead, mechanic, pit crew, team, Tony Stewart 
9 Comments »The NASCAR Points And Priorities
November 10th, 2011 Journo This past weekend at Texas Tony Stewart notched his fourth win in the Chase – it was an impressive feat considering that prior to the first Chase race in Chicago it had been 32 races since he’d last seen victory lane. Despite the late string of success, Stewart still finds himself second in the championship [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Carl Edwards, Championship, Chase, NASCAR, points, roush fenway, Stewart-Haas Racing, Tony Stewart 13 Comments »Could Brad K. Really Win This Thing?
October 11th, 2011 T.C. After Sunday’s dominant performance at Kansas, Jimmie Johnson is once again the talk of the Chase. After a rough start to the playoffs, Johnson has rebounded to close within four points of the lead. But right behind Johnson, who sits third in the standings, is Brad Keselowski. Following a third place finish at Kansas, Keselowski [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Brad Keselowski, Championship, Chase, Cup Series, Jimmie Johnson 4 Comments »Just When You Count Him Out
October 4th, 2011 Journo Jimmie Johnson had a rough few weeks. He was involved in an on-track altercation with Kurt Busch at Richmond – he finished 31st. He went on to Chicago and had a respectable, but not overwhelming 10th place run. Then he struggled at New Hampshire, finishing 18th. The driver found himself 29 points back in 10th, [...]
Stick A Fork In Denny…
October 3rd, 2011 T.C. Before Daytona, I wrote a blog post with some random thoughts entering the season. In it, I made predictions about which drivers I thought would win each championship. I said Ron Hornaday would take the Truck title, Elliott Sadler would be your Nationwide champ, and Denny Hamlin would break through and win the Cup. Of [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Championship, Chase, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Mike Ford 8 Comments »Key Pit Crew Changes Could Shape Championships
September 13th, 2011 T.C. Pit road has played a big roll in the outcome of races this season, and as the Cup and Nationwide Series search for their 2011 champions, an even bigger emphasis will be placed on the crews. Those drivers with the strongest pit crews will have a serious advantage as we come into the home stretch. [...]
Brad K. Surging At The Right Time
August 29th, 2011 Journo Two years ago Brad Keselowski, seeing that his opportunities were limited, left his Nationwide ride at JR Motorsports, for a full time Cup ride at Penske Racing. The move was met with mixed reviews. And in his first full season in 2010, Keselowski struggled. The team averaged a 22.4 finish and scored just two top-10s. [...]
Winners, Winners Everywhere
August 18th, 2011 Journo I’ve probably written this sentence about a dozen times so far this year, but wow this is shaping up to be a season to remember. After this weekend’s race at Watkins Glen we have 15 different winners and five different first-time winners. Those are extraordinary numbers from a season that still has 14 races left. Consider last [...]
The Race To The Chase Is On
July 18th, 2011 Journo Sunday’s race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, dominated by fuel mileage, mistakes, and both Stewart Haas cars continued what has been a season of parity and added another contender to the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Ryan Newman’s victory made him the 13th different winner after 19 races this season and gave him a [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Championship, Chase, david ragan, NASCAR, Roush Fenway Racing, ryan newman, Stewart Haas, Tony Stewart 7 Comments »Will This Season’s Star Please Stand Up
April 19th, 2011 Journo Coming off of a season that saw a pot hole mar the opening race and then rain and other issues combine to make for a less than stellar start, 2011 has been nothing short of a breath of fresh air in the Cup Series. And consider this, with Jimmie Johnson’s come from behind win Sunday [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: average finish, Carl Edwards, Championship, Chase, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, NASCAR, points, wins 7 Comments »