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There was a time when Denny Hamlin was an absolute lock at Pocono, and just about any flat track for that matter. But, as is often the case with NASCAR, the field has caught up. Hamlin won his first two career starts at the Tricky Triangle, then was...

There are few venues across all of sports that are more historic than Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Which makes me, a fan of NASCAR's legacy, a happy man. That being said, I'm well aware that Indianapolis doesn't provide the most thrilling race. That...

Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we? All the way back to two weeks ago (wavy lines indicating flashback). Yes, Denny Hamlin was dominating at New Hampshire, but came up just short of the win, as Kasey Kahne was hoisting the trophy that Haml...

Here we are this weekend at Kentucky Speedway, a track where the key statistic coming into the race may be the number of parking spots added (PSA) since last year's debacle. But let's stick to the quality of the racing, and not whether the parking w...

Greetings to all my NASCAR stat-loving, knowledge-seeking friends. You know who you are. Today, let's talk a little Michigan, since that's the next race on the schedule and all. It's a repaved Michigan, which means speeds on an already-fast track a...

For last Thursday's blog, I wrote that we were in line for a dominant Jimmie Johnson day and that Dover was the best of Johnson's tracks. THE PROPHECY HAS BEEN FULFILLED!!! Actually, I can't claim any clairvoyant tendencies. Johnson's strength and ...

This weekend at Dover, it looks like the stars are aligning for a classic, dominant Jimmie Johnson kind of day. His team, Hendrick Motorsports, has won the past four events: two points races (Johnson at Darlington and Kasey Kahne at Charlotte) to g...

I'll be the first to admit that numbers can be misleading. Of course, except mine. My statistics have only good intentions, looking to guide you and me together on a path of enlightenment. But other numbers can be misleading, especially when it com...

One of the interesting aspects of NASCAR is that it is both a team and individual sport. There's only one driver in the car but countless people put in the work at the body shop, engine shop, on pit road and atop the pit box. Not to mention people w...

When a usually dominant superpower slows down from its normal winning ways, we as sports fans want to know, "What's wrong with X?" Whether it's the Yankees, Patriots, Lakers or Hendrick Motorsports, domination is the norm, and anything less leaves ...

Here we are at the quarter-pole mark of the season, and this space is usually reserved for me telling you what I think you should watch for in Sunday's race. But the truth is, it's my blog, my rules, and I feel like looking back over the first nine...

We're here at the finale of my annual NASCAR Bracket of Massive Significance (patent pending), and the final matchup might surprise you: Martin Truex Jr. versus Clint Bowyer. Truex has been here before, losing in the 2010 final to Mark Martin. Bowye...

Welcome to Tuesday. It's been a while since I've had a race to react off of, so I'd better make this good. Unfortunately, the talk of the track coming off this weekend seems to be unhappiness with the racing. NASCAR is at a stark disadvantage compar...

Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway had a little something for everyone. It had long green-flag runs, slam-and-bang racing, heated tempers, controversial cautions and even a beacon of light for the conspiracy theorists out there in Davi...

The men's and women's college basketball tournaments are down to just four teams each, but here in my NASCAR Bracket of Massive Significance, I'm not ready for that yet. Our quarterfinals have left us with some very intriguing matchups: Earnhardt Br...

The first round of my annual NASCAR Bracket of Massive Significance was nothing if not mad. Bristol wrecking and bad luck led to such upsets as Bobby Labonte over Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers over Jimmie Johnson, and David Gilliland over Carl Edwards...