Texas Chase Chasers

...Daytona race we've ever seen? Thanks, Jack J. in Kansas City, Kan. Dear Jack J., Yes, I have seen plenty of superspeedway races that were worse than the oft-maligned Amp Energy 500...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Danica could face glass ceiling in NASCAR

...an engine early in the race. One month later, Christian took the green flag on the legendary Daytona Beach and Road Course, along with Flock's sister Ethel Mobley, and Louise Smith, one of only...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Remembering Walter Payton, racing fan

...to stand on the grid at the Indianapolis 500, tirelessly signing autographs and completely understanding what it...d let me run a few laps at Daytona. Wouldn't that be cool?" I told him...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Fans love to hate on Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson is on the cusp of staking claim to being one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, so why isn't he revered? The man who holds that "greatest" title thinks the problem is you.

Who is Robert Richardson?

When Sunday's Amp Energy 500 ended, the initial finishing order that we were handed by NASCAR ended up being tossed into the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Crunching numbers after Talladega

As Randy LaJoie said on Sunday night's postrace edition of "NASCAR Now" ... it's over, print the T-shirts. I wish I could get just a sip of that magi...

Here's your chance to sponsor a Cup car

...sponsorship in Homestead. But if this works, Ferguson plans to have another FanCar in the 2010 Daytona 500 and as many races as he can next season. If it works really well, he'll...

RPM's plans for 2010 taking shape

Richard Petty Motorsports is finalizing elements of its 2010 program, beginning this weekend when Elliott Sadler will race a Ford at Talladega Superspeedway.

...12, 1972, after turning in the fastest qualifying time of 186.632 mph for the upcoming Daytona 500. Isaac also collected $5,000 for winning the inside pole position

Denny Hamlin gets his clock cleaned

...a little loud around the Petty house at noon and midnight." 2. Harley J. Earl Trophy, Daytona 500 -- "First off, it's just cool looking," says Kevin Harvick, pointing to the silver replica of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Junior Nation makes some noise

Junior Nation is taking it to the streets. Or, more accurately, the information superhighway. Distraught, disillusioned and just flat-out disappoint...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

...Daytona Beach, Fla., after Earnhardt won his eighth consecutive 125-mile qualifying race for Sunday's Daytona 500. The death of Dale Earnhardt in last year's Daytona 500 kickstarted an accelerated safety initiative...

Crunching numbers after Charlotte

In addition to being a fan of the more traditional sports, I'm also a big poker fan. Try to control your disbelief. Yes, a guy who makes a living dea...

Introducing the Chicken Bone Section

...that's irrelevant because, "We don't come to the racetrack to sleep." Throttle Linkage •The Daytona Beach News-Journal's Godwin Kelly opens up a can of very large worms about Dale Earnhardt...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009

It's JJ's to lose, but he still could lose

Before you go handing that Sprint Cup trophy to Jimmie Johnson for a fourth straight year, let's have a look at what could still go wrong for the 48 team.