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Steve's NASCAR Racing Blog July 2005 Archive

By Steve McCormick, About.com Guide to NASCAR Racing since 1997

How well do you know the tracks?

Sunday July 31, 2005
You see them every week, either in person or on TV. But how much do you really know about the race tracks on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup schedule? Take this ... Read More

Reed Sorenson Scores Solid Gateway Win

Sunday July 31, 2005
The NASCAR Busch Series ran at Gateway International on Saturday night as the only NASCAR racing of the weekend. Both the NEXTEL Cup and Truck Series have the week ... Read More

Busch Series Takes Center Stage

Friday July 29, 2005
With both the NEXTEL Cup and Craftsman Truck Series taking the weekend off all eyes are on the Busch Series event in St. Louis. Gateway International Raceway is a ... Read More

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Road Courses

Monday July 25, 2005
The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup stars are known mostly for their uncanny ability to turn left. However twice each year NASCAR tests the drivers road racing skills at two of the ... Read More

Kurt Busch Completes Roush Sweep In Pocono

Sunday July 24, 2005
One of the flukes of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup schedule brings us to Pocono twice in just six weeks time. Carl Edwards scored the win in June, now ... Read More

Pennsylvania 500 Preview

Wednesday July 20, 2005
The NEXTEL Cup drivers raced here just six weeks ago when Carl Edwards tamed the challenging triangular track to score the second win of his young career. Can he back ... Read More

2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup Races

Monday July 18, 2005
The last ten races of the 2005 season make up NASCAR's Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. Which race tracks have the honor of helping to determine the 2005 NEXTEL Cup ... Read More

Tony Stewart Cruises in New Hampshire

Sunday July 17, 2005
Loudon New Hampshire welcomed the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers to its New Hampshire International Speedway this weekend. The relatively flat one mile oval is fast but requires teams to ... Read More

Michael Waltrip Out At DEI

Friday July 15, 2005
Today Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced that Michael Waltrip will not be returning to drive the #15 NAPA Chevy in 2006. Not a lot of details are available at the ... Read More

Ford Shows Off the 06 NEXTEL Cup Fusion

Friday July 15, 2005
Ford Motorsports is leaving the Taurus behind for its NASCAR program and going with the all-new Fusion. They unveiled the NEXTEL Cup version this week. (you can see a picture ... Read More

New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway Preview

Wednesday July 13, 2005
This relatively flat one mile oval is fast but the flat corners force drivers to make their cars work on the bottom. To win here requires a fast car, a ... Read More

NASCAR Nickname Quiz

Monday July 11, 2005
Through the years NASCAR racing drivers, tracks and crew members have spawned many colorful and interesting nicknames. Can you match the right nickname to the right person? How about naming ... Read More

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Outsmarts Them In Chicagoland

Sunday July 10, 2005
This week the NEXTEL Cup teams headed to Joliet, Ill for the USG Sheetrock 400 on the 1.5 mile D-shaped oval at Chicagoland Speedway. This week's race was all about ... Read More

Atlanta Motor Speedway Damaged In Storms

Thursday July 7, 2005
Some scary weather at Atlanta Motor Speedway Wednesday night included at least one tornado. There was significant damage at the speedway including damage to roofs, facades and lots of ... Read More

Can Stewart Make It Three In-A-Row?

Wednesday July 6, 2005
Tony Stewart has won the last two NEXTEL Cup races in dominating fashion. Tony also dominated at Chicagoland in 2004. Can he win his third race in-a-row this ... Read More

Chicagoland Speedway Profile

Wednesday July 6, 2005
Chicagoland is a fan-friendly speedway with great sightlines from nearly every seat. Being newer on the schedule Chicagoland hasn't had the opportunity to create its history and differentiate itself ... Read More

Stewart Dominates Daytona

Sunday July 3, 2005
Daytona International Speedway features nose-to-tail racing and multi-car accidents are all too common. Unfortunately this one was no different. Too many wrecks and too little racing. The 2005 Pepsi 400 ... Read More

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