The 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
Homestead Chase Chances
Ryan McGeeOnce again, it's time to tunnel into the numbers of the Chase like an earthworm hopped up on Red Bull. For the final time this year, we'll rank the Ch...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009
Danica could face glass ceiling in NASCAR
Ryan McGeeOn Wednesday, we broke the news of Danica Patrick's 2010 NASCAR plans. Almost immediately I started getting questions about the history of female c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Sources: Danica near NASCAR deal
Ryan McGee, ESPN The MagazineIndyCar Series and crossover media star Danica Patrick is nearing completion of a two-year contract with JR Motorsports, the NASCAR Nationwide Series operation owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., according to a source close to the talks.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009Who is Robert Richardson?
Ryan McGeeWhen Sunday's Amp Energy 500 ended, the initial finishing order that we were handed by NASCAR ended up being tossed into the shredder and replaced by ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009
Pearson swallows a bitter pill
Ryan McGee...or on the autograph line was never in league with Petty. "Richard and Ned [Jarrett] and Darrell [Waltrip], they ran to the cameras, always ready to talk, you know," Pearson told me at the Moonshiners...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Moonshiners, (re)unite!
Ryan McGeeThere are times in one's life that my man Marty Smith and I like to call "time machine moments." Those out-of-body experiences that make you wish you ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009
Danica's still NASCAR's biggest prize
Ryan McGeeDuring my Wednesday segment on "NASCAR Now" (see above) we first discussed NASCAR's decision to standardize green flag times in 2010. Then we turned o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009
NASCAR's Golden State
Ryan McGee...Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, Scott Speed ** Clint Bowyer (Kansas), Sam Hornish Jr. (Ohio), Bobby Labonte (Texas), Michael Waltrip (Kentucky), Martin Truex Jr. (New Jersey) More Farm-yoo-lah Won (That's how world-champ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009
Get off the Chase's back
Ryan McGeeWhen I woke up Monday morning and started sifting through e-mails and tweets, I was unprepared for what I found. The Chase bashers were out in full f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Handicapping the race for the Chase
Ryan McGee, ESPN The MagazineMore than the thrill of the playoff format in NASCAR's Chase is the fact that it's a close battle to get into the playoff format at all. Ryan McGee gets out the calculator to figure out just who will get in, and who will likely be left racing for pride.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2009
Bordered up
Ryan McGee, ESPN The MagazinePeople perceive a backlash against foreign automakers in NASCAR, but they need to reconsider how "foreign" those cars really are.
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009
2009 Power Rankings: Phoenix
Ryan McGee, ESPN.com...remember, make your mama proud. New this week Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers Dropped out Marcos Ambrose, Michael Waltrip Biggest movers Matt Kenseth jumped from 15th to ninth, Greg Biffle from NR to 15th. Biggest...
Story | Conversation | April 06, 20092009 Power Rankings: Texas
Ryan McGee, ESPN.com...the bottom of the page. But remember, make your mama proud. New this week Ryan Newman, Michael Waltrip, Mark Martin. Dropped out Brian Vickers, Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler. Biggest movers Dale Earnhardt Jr. jumped...
Story | Conversation | March 30, 2009March Mad ... er, mayhem, NASCAR style
Ryan McGee, ESPN The MagazineThat college basketball tournament about to start may be popular, but the three-race crucible the Sprint Cup Series is about to embark on is a true test.
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