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Steve's NASCAR Racing Blog July 2009 Archive

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

Tony Stewart Tries For Pocono Sweep

Thursday July 30, 2009
When the NASCAR Sprint Cup stars visited Pocono Raceway in June it was Tony Stewart who found his way to Victory Lane for the first time ever as an owner/driver. This ... Read More

NASCAR Claims Witnesses Saw Mayfield Do Drugs

Tuesday July 28, 2009
Jeremy Mayfield's alleged drug use has become 2009's biggest off-track saga. The latest news is that NASCAR now claims that they have a "significant number" of witnesses available who are ... Read More

Montoya's Miscue Opens Door For Jimmie Johnson

Sunday July 26, 2009
Juan Montoya appeared to have the 2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard under control. He lead 116 laps and had a huge lead before a pit road speeding penalty ... Read More

Tires Under the Microscope In Indianapolis

Wednesday July 22, 2009
This weekend Goodyear will be in the hotseat after their racing tires made a mess of this race last year. Goodyear has run a number of tire tests since the ... Read More

Is the Media to Blame For Junior's Poor Performance?

Monday July 20, 2009
Recently Dale Earnhardt Junior's cousin and former crew chief Tony Eury blamed the media and "unrealistic expectations" for Junior's lack of on-track performance. Over at NASCAR.com Joe Menzer takes this accusation ... Read More

Trucks Don't Disappoint in Kentucky

Sunday July 19, 2009
Point leader Ron Hornaday Jr. held off a hard-charging Mike Skinner in the final laps to claim the Camping World Truck Series win in Kentucky. The top three in points ... Read More

Camping World Truck Series Gets Saturday Night Spotlight

Wednesday July 15, 2009
This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers get a break before heading to Indianapolis next weekend. This leaves the Camping World Truck Series and the Nationwide Series to battle ... Read More

NASCAR Chemistry Is Elusive

Tuesday July 14, 2009
Chemistry is a key component to any successful NASCAR team. I don't mean the high school beakers and bunsen burners type of chemistry but rather the elusive, almost magical, ability ... Read More

Mark Martin Dominates at Chicagoland

Sunday July 12, 2009
The 2009 LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway gave NASCAR fans the kind of race that we have come to expect here. Long green flag runs and complete domination by one ... Read More

Stewart Brings Momentum Into Chicago

Thursday July 9, 2009
Fresh off his exciting win last weekend in Daytona Tony Stewart brings his point lead to Chicagoland Speedway for the 2009 LifeLock.com 400. Stewart is one of two drivers ... Read More

NASCAR Announces Hall of Fame Nominees

Tuesday July 7, 2009
NASCAR recently announced the official list of 25 nominees to potentially be among the very first honorees in the new Hall of Fame. Five inductees will be selected from among ... Read More

Tony Stewart Wins Wild Daytona Finish

Sunday July 5, 2009
Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart put on quite a show tonight in Daytona. The 2009 Coke Zero 400 was everything that restrictor plate racing fans love. Kyle Busch was in ... Read More

Can Kyle Busch Dominate Daytona Again?

Thursday July 2, 2009
This Saturday night the NASCAR Sprint Cup stars will race under the lights for the 2009 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. When we were here in February Kyle Busch ... Read More

Mayfield Cleared To Race In Daytona

Wednesday July 1, 2009
New news today in the Jeremy Mayfield drug test saga. A federal judge stated that the likelihood of a false positive is "quite substantial" and has issued a temporary ... Read More

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