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Steve's NASCAR Racing Blog April 2007 Archive

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

Jeff Gordon Scores Talladega Victory

Sunday April 29, 2007
The 2007 Aarons 499 was a pretty good show today. The race featured lots of lead changes and an exciting green-white-checkers finish. Jimmie Johnson had an exciting day ... Read More

Is NASCAR Just Professional Wrestling On Wheels?

Friday April 27, 2007
Tony Stewart had some harsh words for NASCAR on his Tuesday night radio show on SIRIUS. Tony apparently believes that NASCAR has thrown a number of unnecessary cautions lately ... Read More

NASCAR Takes On Talladega

Thursday April 26, 2007
This weekend NASCAR returns to the old-style car and straps on the restrictor plates for a visit to Talladega Superspeedway. Chevrolet drivers have dominated here since Dale Earnhardt Sr. ... Read More

Jeff Gordon Climbing Into History

Tuesday April 24, 2007
Jeff Gordon's Phoenix win moved him up into a tie for sixth on NASCAR's all-time win list. To put it in perspective Jeff Gordon's 76 victories are more than double ... Read More

Jeff Gordon Scores Historic Phoenix Win

Sunday April 22, 2007
Jeff Gordon took the win tonight in the 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500. This was his first ever win at Phoenix International Raceway and his 76th career NEXTEL Cup victory. ... Read More

Saturday Night Under The Lights In Phoenix

Thursday April 19, 2007
This Saturday night the NEXTEL Cup stars go under the lights in Phoenix for the first night race of the season. This race also features the return of the ... Read More

All About Toyota

Tuesday April 17, 2007
This year it seems like almost every NASCAR conversation eventually ends up being about Toyota. Should they be allowed in NASCAR? Are they more or less American that GM, Ford ... Read More

Jeff Burton Becomes First Texas Repeater

Sunday April 15, 2007
Today's SAMSUNG 500 continued NASCAR's streak of great 2007 finishes. The final 15 laps were nailbiting as Matt Kenseth worked the high groove to try to hold off Jeff ... Read More

Old Cars Return For Fast Texas Race

Thursday April 12, 2007
After two weeks of short track racing with the Car of Tomorrow things couldn't be more different this weekend in Texas for the 2007 SAMSUNG 500. Texas Motor Speedway is ... Read More

Michael Waltrip Rolls Car, Faces Charges

Tuesday April 10, 2007
Yahoo Sports is reporting that Waltrip has been charged by police after rolling his car in an accident near his home. Waltrip apparently left the scene and the police were ... Read More

NASCAR Manufacturer Quiz

Tuesday April 10, 2007
With the addition of Toyota NASCAR is back to four manufacturers for the first time since Pontiac left the series in 2003. Although Toyota is struggling so far, their ... Read More

Meet Team Toyota

Thursday April 5, 2007
Toyota's entry into NEXTEL Cup racing has been rough. Currently only two of the seven drivers have started all six 2007 races. None of the seven Toyota drivers are ... Read More

Wax Stewart for the Victory Junction Gang Camp

Tuesday April 3, 2007
Kevin Harvick wants you to help wax Tony Stewart for the Victory Junction Gang Camp. Tony Stewart mentioned on his SIRIUS Satellite Radio show that he would wax his ... Read More

Johnson Holds Off Jeff Gordon For Martinsville Win

Sunday April 1, 2007
The short, flat half-mile that is Martinsville Speedway saw a thrilling finish today as Jimmie Johnson held off Jeff Gordon by .065 seconds to claim the win. Gordon haunted ... Read More

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