Barring a complex kidnapping of Jimmie Johnson or a bizarre last minute rule change outlawing all silver and blue cars, the 2008 championship is already wrapped up for the #48 team. While it’s more of a blowout than past years, there hasn’t been a real surprise in the last four season finales. The points leader [...]

He’s battling a Nicorette addiction.

Misunderstanding what “Drive for 5″ meant, Steve Letarte borrowed Casey Mears’ setups all year.

Law of averages. Gordon won 6 races and had 30 top 10’s in 2007. This year he’s simply returned to the pack.

Fumes from his Halston Z-14 cologne. Seriously, have you ever smelled that stuff?

Dupont used a lead-based paint [...]

There are few sponsors as visible as NAPA in the Cup garage. Between a fulltime sponsor of the #55 car and a comprehensive ad campaign, the auto parts company is spending big bucks on NASCAR. Since 2001, they have backed, some might say blindly, Michael Waltrip. Despite only four wins–none since 2003–and a litany of [...]

Kyle Busch has taken quite a bit of criticism for his perceived attitude after posting poor finishes in each of the first three Chase races. Of course Kyle has quickly grown accustomed to the criticism. But honestly, after the surprising season the #18 team has had throughout the first 26 races, who wouldn’t [...]

Tony Stewart has had a rough year. He’s still in good shape to make the Chase, has led over 500 laps and has 8 top 5’s and 11 top 10’s (not to mention over $4 million in winnings). But Smoke is used to winning races. He’s won at least two ever year since 1998. Something [...]

My NASCAR Bad Boy Moment™ #1 of the 2007 NASCAR season goes to Nextel.
#1: Nextel Bullies Sponsors

Yep, that’s right. I think the biggest Bad Boy of the 2007 NASCAR season is none other than the series sponsor. I’ll label their dastardliness as actions detrimental to stock car racing sponsorship under section 12-4-A-OBW of the rule [...]

My NASCAR Bad Boy Moment™ #2 of the 2007 NASCAR season goes to the Metal Messiah, Carl Edwards, for his ‘Hah! Gotcha’ fake punch to Matt Kenseth after the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
#2: Carl Edwards Kicks Sand In Matt Kenseth’s Face

He does back flips, he poses bare-chested on magazine covers, he can make little [...]

My NASCAR Bad Boy Moment™ #3 of the 2007 NASCAR season is jointly shared by Kevin Harvick & Juan Pablo Montoya for their on-track fracas during the Watkins Glen Centurion Boats at the Glen race.
#3: Juan Pablo & (not so) Happy Harvick At Watkins Glen

This was the best race fight episode that we’ve been treated [...]

My NASCAR Bad Boy Moment™ #4 of the 2007 NASCAR season goes to Kurt Busch for his pit road rage against the Home Depot crew at Dover in the Autism Speaks 400.
#4: Kurt Busch Tries the Pit (Road) Maneuver

This is another Bad Boy Moment™ that I personally cut the guy slack on. Those pit guys [...]

My NASCAR Bad Boy Moment™ #5 of the 2007 NASCAR season goes to Robby Gordon for spitting in NASCAR’s face, punting Marcos Ambrose and lightin’ up the tires in celebration in the Montreal Busch Series race.
#5: Robby Gordon Mocking NASCAR in Montreal

Sadly, this was one of the few Busch Series races that I missed during [...]