A change in philosophy means rebirth for McMurray
Marty Smith, ESPN.comJamie McMurray is starting to show the kind of results for Roush Fenway Racing that have been expected of him. How is he accomplishing it? A major change in attitude, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2008Chase format is fine -- it's the schedule that needs changing
Marty Smith, ESPN.comShake up the Chase? Take out some cookie cutters, add a short track or two, and rethink Dega. Then the Chase is really on, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008Comparing three-peats kind of like comparing Chevy to Ford
Marty Smith, ESPN.comNot since Cale Yarborough in the 1970s has anyone won three straight Cup titles. Assuming Jimmie Johnson avoids disaster Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway and joins Yarborough in that elite class, whose three-peat is more impressive?
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008Gordon's using 2008 to set the table for another title run in 2009
Marty Smith, ESPN.comAbsolutely nothing. Sure, the new car has given the four-time Cup champ fits at times, but Jeff Gordon is still one of the top drivers in the Cup garage, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008JJ driving for third straight title; Knaus driven to make sure he gets there
Marty Smith, ESPN.comJimmie Johnson is driving for his third straight Cup title and a spot alongside Cale Yarborough as the only competitors to achieve the feat. JJ's crew chief Chad Knaus is driven to get him there, and to stand alone among his peers, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | October 22, 2008Don't look for Chevy to leave, just do things a little differently
Marty Smith, ESPN.comThe wobbling economy has people wondering how long GM, and Chevy, specifically, will stay in NASCAR. Fear not, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2008Tour De Champ
Marty SmithA broken wrist kept Jimmie Johnson from racing, but it didn't stop him from waving Nascar's flag at the Race of Champions in Paris.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008NASCAR typically gets it right ... but not this time
Marty Smith, ESPN.comSo how do you win but finish in 18th place? No obscure details or opaque views can justify what NASCAR did to Regan Smith.
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008You kiddin' me? Petty and Newman in the same room?
Marty Smith, ESPN.comWhat happened when Richard Petty walked into a room and started talking racin' with Paul Newman? Magic, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008Loudon aftermath formally introduced Hendrick to The Junior Factor
Marty Smith, ESPN.comIt's a wonderful thing to be aboard the Dale Earnhardt Jr. Express. That is, if you don't mind living in a fishbowl, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2008Rest assured, drivers march to the beat of their own drum -- not NASCAR's
Marty Smith, ESPN.comNASCAR has been called a lot of things ... but the master puppeteer? The governing body may offer suggestions to its drivers, but it's not pulling their strings, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2008You wanted change? 2007 gave it to you over and over
Marty Smith, ESPN.comThe 2007 NASCAR season had some of the usual highs and lows, but some things stood out. Chief among them was how much things were changing, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2008Jeff Gordon, six-time champion? No, sitting at four and almost OK with it
Marty Smith, ESPN.comJeff Gordon says missing out on two championships since the advent of the Chase doesn't hurt too much because he doesn't really think about it. Well, doesn't think about it that often. OK, he says he was robbed, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2008The key to Kahne's misery in 2008? Plain ol' bad luck
Marty Smith, ESPN.comDon't blame Kasey Kahne and the 9 team for not making the Chase. Blame the two heartbreaking DNFs Kahne & Co. had to swallow at Michigan and Bristol, writes Marty Smith.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008Frye's potential move from Team Red Bull to Stewart-Haas not about money
Marty Smith, ESPN.comFrom projectile beer cans to side-by-side restarts to his new Army buzz cut, Marty Smith waxes philosophical on the world of NASCAR.
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