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Steve's NASCAR Racing Blog May 2006 Archive

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

NASCAR Scanners 101

Monday May 29, 2006
Lately it seems like nearly everyone at the race track has a set of headphones on. What are they listening to? Is it worth it for you to have one ... Read More

Kasey Kahne Conquers 2006 Coca-Cola 600

Sunday May 28, 2006
The 2006 Coca-Cola 600 featured new pavement, harder tires and a smaller gas tank. One thing remained the same. The 2006 Coca-Cola 600 was won by the fastest car. Kasey ... Read More

Which is Better the Indy 500 Or the Coca-Cola 600?

Saturday May 27, 2006
The Sunday before Memorial Day is one of the great days in all of American motorsports as the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 races are back-to-back. This is a ... Read More

Can Jimmie Johnson Win His Fourth Coca-Cola 600?

Thursday May 25, 2006
For the last three years Jimmie Johnson has won the Coca-Cola 600. In fact, in the last two years no other driver has won a points race at Lowes Motor ... Read More

New Tires and Small Tanks Will Make for a Very Different Coca-Cola 600

Tuesday May 23, 2006
The 2006 Coca-Cola 600 will be a very different event from last season's races at Lowes Motor Speedway. The track has been repaved, Goodyear brought a very hard tire and ... Read More

Jimmie Johnson Avoids Trouble to Win the All-Star Challenge

Sunday May 21, 2006
The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge was quite a show. This race saw some surprises, too much rain, a big wreck and a fast run for the checkers. Jimmie Johnson ... Read More

NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge

Thursday May 18, 2006
This week the NASCAR stars come to the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge with a win-or-wreck attitude. There are no points on the line this weekend but there is a ... Read More

Vote a Driver Into the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge

Tuesday May 16, 2006
There is still time for you to vote a driver into the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge. NASCAR Online allows fans to vote one driver who is not already ... Read More

Meet The Roush Racing Team

Tuesday May 16, 2006
Roush Racing team drivers won back-to-back NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championships as Matt Kenseth won it all in 2003 and then teammate Kurt Busch won the 2004 crown. Now that Kurt ... Read More

Greg Biffle Takes Darlington Snoozer

Saturday May 13, 2006
Greg Biffle won the 2005 Dodge Charger 500 in thrilling fashion. Today the 2006 Dodge Charger 500 was not thrilling, but Greg Biffle again took the win.Darlington Raceway is a ... Read More

Another Saturday Night in Darlington

Wednesday May 10, 2006
Darlington Raceway is the great-grandaddy of the modern day NASCAR Superspeedway and "The Lady in Black" has never looked better. This weekend's 2006 Dodge Charger 500 on Saturday night set ... Read More

NASCAR Race Car Quiz

Monday May 8, 2006
It takes a lot of knowledge to make a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car go fast. Tires, engines, setups and safety all play a part in getting to victory lane. ... Read More

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Rocks Richmond

Saturday May 6, 2006
The 2006 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway started slow as there were a ton of cautions early. The finish made up for it as the race came down ... Read More

Greg Biffle on the Pole Tonight in Richmond

Saturday May 6, 2006
It will be an all-Roush Racing front row when the green flag flies tonight in Richmond. Greg Biffle averaged 127.395 MPH around the 3/4 mile D-shaped oval to take ... Read More

Saturday Night Under The Lights In Richmond

Wednesday May 3, 2006
This week Richmond International Raceway will host the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series for the 2006 Crown Royal 400. This race is a Saturday night short track shootout under the lights. ... Read More

Jimmie Johnson Wins Rain Delayed Aaron's 499

Monday May 1, 2006
Mother Nature won out over the 2006 Aarons 499 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. However, when the cars took to the track on Monday it was Jimmie Johnson and his ... Read More

Another Big Incident With Fifteen To Go

Monday May 1, 2006
Another big scatter in Talladega as five drivers got crossed up in the tri-oval. Reed Sorenson, Joe Nemechek, Dave Blaney, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Lepage were all involved. This ... Read More

Only 40 To Go in Talladega

Monday May 1, 2006
Jeff Gordon and Elliott Sadler have been the class of the field most of the day. Those two drivers still lead the pack as the race enters the closing laps. ... Read More

Jeff Gordon Leads at the Half

Monday May 1, 2006
Jeff Gordon has lead the most laps so far today and currently leads the Aaron's 499. There are still 28 cars on the lead lap and the current top ... Read More

Dale Jr. and Tony Stewart Wreck

Monday May 1, 2006
As the race nears the halfway point Dale Earnhardt Jr. made contact with Carl Edwards and spun into the path of Tony Stewart. Earnhardt and Stewart were among the ... Read More

The Big One on Lap Nine

Monday May 1, 2006
The world's greatest stock car drivers had to learn that hard way that five-wide at Talladega just doesn't work. They started getting crazy going up the backstretch and the ... Read More

Green Flag in Talladega

Monday May 1, 2006
The green flag has just flown at Talladega Superspeedway and the rain-postponed NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Aaron's 499 is underway. Good news! The cars have completed lap one safely. The ... Read More

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