Working 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, 2009Pushing the envelope is what good crew chiefs do
David Newton...have been pushing the gray areas for as long as the sport has existed. That is their...who pushed the gray area so far with Jeff Gordon's "T-Rex" car that won the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009Martin says back pain won't stop Gordon
David NewtonBROOKLYN, Mich. -- Jeff Gordon was irritated Friday at Michigan International Speedway...career. "I can't race like that for long periods of time," he said at the time...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009Race under three hours? It can be done
David Newton...Don't get me started on time frames of races," Jeff Gordon said after the Michigan race. "Eighty percent of them are way too long." Exactly. If NASCAR wants to make another format change instead...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 15, 2009Double-file restarts get passing grade
David NewtonLONG POND, Pa. -- Crew chief Chad Knaus was fuming...Some were better on the restarts than others. Jeff Gordon admittedly struggled with it. "Boy, I tell...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009Baby steps for Earnhardt and McGrew
David NewtonLONG POND, Pa. -- The camera angle shown on the...fifth (Jimmie Johnson), 15th (Mark Martin) and 17th (Jeff Gordon). In the first practice, Johnson, Martin and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009'Nature Boy' Ric Flair goes racin'
David Newton...blared from speakers. Out stepped ... Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Jeff Gordon? Jimmie Johnson? No, Ric Flair. "Woooooo!" Lowe...introductions. His only question: What took promoters so long to ask? "Finally," he said. "The Nature Boy...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009There's always NASCAR, no matter where you go
David Newton...a long season and prepare for Christmas. Wait! No! The waiter, a young man who coaches a local basketball team in his spare time, didn't just say he was a huge Jeff Gordon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2008Ashley who? Say hello to Ingrid
David NewtonDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jeff Gordon was relaxing in the back of his...seen her in swimsuits, in pictures before. As long as she's happy with it I'm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "jeff long" make the list?