Steve's NASCAR Racing Blog April 2008 Archive

Is it Time For Tony Stewart to Leave JGR?
Tony Stewart stirred up the NASCAR world recently when word slipped out that he was exploring the idea of leaving Joe Gibbs Racing. Among the rumored issues is that ... Read More

Monday April 28, 2008 | permalink | comments (16)

Kyle Busch Takes Talladega for Toyota
The 2008 Aaron's 499 from Talladega was a pretty typical Talladega race. The Sprint Cup stars kept their cool for much of the race and we saw a safe ... Read More

Sunday April 27, 2008 | permalink | comments (11)

Talladega Plate Racing On Tap
Chevrolet drivers have dominated Talladega Superspeedway since 1999. The "Bowtie Brigade" have won an incredible sixteen of the last seventeen Talladega races. The only non-Chevy winner in this ... Read More

Wednesday April 23, 2008 | permalink | comments (12)

NASCAR Needs Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick made history this weekend when she won the Japan 300 at the 1.5-mile Twin Ring Motegi oval. Danica is not only the first woman to ever win ... Read More

Sunday April 20, 2008 | permalink | comments (42)

Does NASCAR Belong In Mexico?
This weekend the road course at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez near Mexico City will host the Nationwide series stars. Since the Sprint Cup series has the weekend off we can ... Read More

Thursday April 17, 2008 | permalink | comments (52)

NASCAR Family Quiz
NASCAR has a long tradition of being a family sport. Famous names like Petty, Earnhardt, Waltrip and Wallace tie the past to the present and help make NASCAR the great ... Read More

Tuesday April 15, 2008 | permalink | comments (3)

Jimmie Johnson Stretches Fuel For Phoenix Win
Hendrick Motorsports came into the 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Speedway without a win yet this season. It took a bold call by crew chief Chad ... Read More

Sunday April 13, 2008 | permalink | comments (12)

Can Hendrick Motorports Return To Glory in Phoenix?
The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup series season is seven races old as we head into the 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Hendrick Motorsports drivers have ... Read More

Thursday April 10, 2008 | permalink | comments (18)

Is Petty Enterprises In Trouble?
Petty Enterprises has had a rough couple of weeks. The primary sponsor on famous #43 announced that they will be leaving at the end of the year. Many people ... Read More

Monday April 7, 2008 | permalink | comments (12)

Carl Edwards Continues Cookie Cutter Domination
Carl Edwards lead the most laps today at Texas Motor Speedway and managed to make even a green-white-checkers overtime finish boring. Jimmie Johnson and the rest of the Sprint ... Read More

Sunday April 6, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)

Michael McDowell Survives Dramatic Texas Qualifying Crash
Wow. Did you see Friday's qualifying crash involving Michael McDowell? His car got loose, he overcorrected just a hair and then the car hooked and plowed into the ... Read More

Sunday April 6, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

New Car Rolls Into Texas
Texas Motor Speedway was not one of the tracks that the Car of Tomorrow visited in 2007. This weekend NASCAR's fastest race track will get its first visit from ... Read More

Thursday April 3, 2008 | permalink | comments (9)

See More Great Short Track Racing
A couple of weeks of NASCAR short-track racing has me excited for more. Depending on what part of the country you live in your local race track either already ... Read More

Tuesday April 1, 2008 | permalink | comments (6)