A few odds and ends, emptying out the notebook after battling the weather coming home from Richmond—wait a minute, seems like “battling the weather” was the phrase of the weekend, as the forecast loomed darkly over everything.
In the end, it was a blessing that the weather only dampened pre-race activity, delayed the start a bit and then doused everyone as they headed for home after the checkered flag.
Stewart was right
The tire combination Goodyear had in play was perfect for a number of competitors, but …Â Details
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Perhaps no one in NASCAR has a more fitting sponsor than Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
That’s because Truex is the self-professed best fisherman in the Sprint Cup garage. He talked 1-on-1 recently about all things fishing.
Q: Obviously you have a great passion for fishing. Why do you love it so much?
Truex: Well, I grew up fishing [in and around his hometown of Mayetta, N.J.]. I did a lot of salt-water and fresh-water fishing. I did all of the salt-water stuff with my …Â Details
As hard as it may be to believe, the Sprint Cup season is 10 races old already. By the end of this month, we’ll be halfway through the 26-race regular season that sets the field for the 10-race dash to the championship.
What have we learned? Who will be there at the end to compete in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship?
Ten races into the 2009 season, here are 10 things we know:
1. Jeff Gordon is back. Then again, what about his back? Gordon ended a 47-race winless streak by winning in Texas at one of only two tracks on the current Sprint Cup circuit where he had never previously won. He has been the points …Â Details
Goodyear has tested tires at Indianapolis Motor Speedway four times since last year’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and plans at least two more, trying to prevent a repeat of the caution-filled debacle that last year’s race became from the chosen tire compounds’ failure to perform.
The tire company held its initial test in September and then had a 14-car session in October. Four teams tested April 21-22, and another was held last Wednesday as a one-day follow-up. Both April sessions were rain-hampered, with the four teams last Wednesday limited to just an afternoon’s practice by rain…Â Details