Vision for IndyCar, speedway still on track
John Oreovicz...the IRL and IMS were taken over by Jeff Belskus, a longtime associate of the Hulman-George...A certified public accountant by trade, Belskus has long been known as the money man in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009The 2009 stats you may have missed
Ryan McGeeI'm not sure if you've heard this or not, but in 2009 Jimmie Johnson became the first driver to win four straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championships. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009
Champions Week goes to Vegas
Ryan McGee...the public never turned into reality. "I've thought about that a lot in the past," admits Jeff Burton, who won't be honored tonight but has participated in at least nine previous ceremonies. "You...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Crunching numbers after Homestead
Matt Willis...good and will likely continue to be that good or perhaps even a little better for a long period of time? Call me a realist. I saw Denny Hamlin come from the back and put...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Homestead Chase Chances
Ryan McGee...13.6 15th 87.2 Mark Martin (2) 9 0 5 12.0 N/A*** 91.6 Jeff Gordon (3) 10 0 8 9.9 4th 92.6 Kurt Busch (4) 8 1 3 21...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009
Despite doubts, JJ still a lock to win Cup title
Terry Blount...in sixth spot. "As a team, they're doing an amazing job. They got everything together." Teammate Jeff Gordon said Johnson's No. 48 Chevy team reminds him of his championship years with the crew...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009Crunching numbers for Phoenix
Matt Willis...1.5, 66 fastest laps run and leading 69.3 percent of the laps. There's a long formula to explain driver rating, but I only get so many characters for this blog, and it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009Bud Moore, American Hero
Ryan McGee...Now" host Mike Massaro asked me to recall a Moore memory, and it didn't take me long to think of one. It was during the 1998 season, NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration, and I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
Crunching numbers after Texas
Matt Willis...predicted for Kevin Harvick earlier this season -- he had a great season, but he had gone so long without a DNF that he was just due. But I also don't want to ignore any...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009Texas the real wild card in Chase for the Cup
Terry Blount...began with a multicar crash on the first turn 12 years ago. No one would have guessed Jeff Burton, a fourth-year driver who was winless in his career at the time, would go to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009Texas Chase Chasers
Ryan McGee...Texas Motor Speedway. You know, we used to preface every Texas race by talking about Jeff Gordon's career-long struggle there and we'd crow about how it was one of only two NASCAR...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Danica could face glass ceiling in NASCAR
Ryan McGee...women in NASCAR is almost as difficult as, well, finding women in NASCAR. It wasn't so long ago that the official NASCAR media guides included a "Female Competitors" section. The Cup Series book actually...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
NASCAR better be worried about drivers' power
Ed Hinton...No show, no NASCAR. At least not for long. Lay the events bare, vulnerable to the chronic...get something done -- such as Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon struggling to gain points on Jimmie Johnson...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009Working the garage yields fun results
David Newton...a full moon: • Most drivers were long gone when points leader Jimmie Johnson greeted crew...down," he told former Roush Fenway Racing teammate Jeff Burton. For the record, Martin has driven in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009A Talladega twist of fate
Ryan McGee...on Sunday. And as is also the case this weekend, the third- and fourth-place competitors were Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, though in '02 it was Smoke in third, 36 points back, and Gordon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
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