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Steve's NASCAR Racing Blog March 2009 Archive

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

Jimmie Johnson Takes Aggressive Martinsville Win

Sunday March 29, 2009
The 2009 Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway provided a thrilling finish today. Denny Hamlin laid down an aggressive pass on Jimmie Johnson during a late race restart ... Read More

NASCAR Continues Short-Tracking in Martinsville

Thursday March 26, 2009
This Sunday the NASCAR Sprint Cup series keeps on short-tracking with the 2009 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have dominated this race ... Read More

Early Season Surprises

Tuesday March 24, 2009
I was taking a look at the current 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings today. The top twelve after five races are pretty much what you would expect but ... Read More

Kyle Busch Rolls to Overdue Bristol Win

Sunday March 22, 2009
Today's 2009 Food City 500 was not your typical Bristol race. Last year Bristol fans witnessed two barnburners featuring late race lead changes, bump-and-runs and all the things that ... Read More

Bristol Set For Battle On Sunday

Thursday March 19, 2009
The 2009 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway rolls off this Sunday on Fox. Bristol has a reputation as a hard-nosed brawl disguised as a NASCAR race. Bristol ... Read More

Guaranteed Qualifiers Take Center Stage in Bristol

Tuesday March 17, 2009
This weekend there will be a lot of talk about the top 35 in car owner points and guaranteed starting positions. The car owner points are critical to the ... Read More

Bruton Smith Sounds Off on Homestead

Sunday March 15, 2009
Bruton Smith is not one to hide what he thinks. As owner of a number of NASCAR race tracks including Lowes, Las Vegas, Texas and Atlanta Motor Speedways Bruton Smith ... Read More

Gordon, Bowyer Rewarded for Consistency

Thursday March 12, 2009
Neither Jeff Gordon nor Clint Bowyer have visited Victory Lane yet this season. However they have both been very consistent through the first four races of 2009. As a ... Read More

Kurt Busch Does Unique Victory Lap

Tuesday March 10, 2009
Say what you like about the race. No one can argue that Kurt Busch's victory celebration was boring. There was no burnout, backflip or bow. He didn't ... Read More

Kurt Busch Dominates 2009 Kobalt Tools 500

Sunday March 8, 2009
Atlanta Motor Speedway has a long history of great races featuring lots of lead changes and thrilling finishes. Unfortunately, even the best race tracks can host a blowout if one ... Read More

Jeff Gordon On Top But Still Winless

Thursday March 5, 2009
Jeff Gordon finds himself on top of the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings for the first time since October of 2007. Interestingly, October of 2007 was also the last ... Read More

Roush Blames Tires For Vegas Engine Woes

Wednesday March 4, 2009
At first glance I thought Jack Roush was crazy blaming his team's three engine failures on Goodyear. It does make sense though. In this case the problem was that the ... Read More

Kyle Busch Wins Caution-Filled 2009 Shelby 427

Sunday March 1, 2009
The yellow flag flew early and often in today's 2009 Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This race set a Vegas record for cautions as almost 1/4 of the ... Read More

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