All about consistency
The Sprint Cup Series hasn't always been all about winning. It's also about consistency. A driver doesn't necessarily have to always run great, but he needs to avoid running bad and finishing way back in the pack.
September 10, 2009
Take me back to Darlington ...
As a guy who grew up on a street called Darlington, I was always a little partial to the racetrack of the same name. And this time of year, it's sad to see the NASCAR world isn't there.
For years, the series' annual Labor Day weekend event was the Southern 500, conducted at Darlington Raceway, otherwise known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame.
September 3, 2009
Great season
In what’s been an extraordinary season for points leader Tony Stewart in his debut as a driver-owner, his teammate has been left to mostly fly under the radar.
August 19, 2009
Busch would miss Chase
A year ago, Kyle Busch was slicing through the Sprint Cup Series like a hot knife through butter.
August 12, 2009
Victory Lane: The best win anywhere
As different as road course racing is to what NASCAR does for most of its long season, one thing seems to be constant:
The best drivers are the best drivers, regardless of what the track looks like.
Thus it shouldn’t be too big a surprise that former series champions Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, with four wins apiece at Watkins Glen, have dominated that circuit, site of this Sunday’s event.
August 5, 2009
Victory Lane: What about the other guys?
NASCAR’s Nationwide Series has in recent years been less of a breeding ground for future stars than it has been for the established drivers to go out and win races on a Saturday before running in the Sprint Cup race on Sunday.
July 15, 2009
Wrecks are fun, but ...
Even those of us who like racing on more than a casual basis like to watch the occasional wreck.
An improbable finish for Keselowski
Victory Lane columnist Christian Potts has been hampered this week by illness, but he's fairly sure it isn't the swine flu. In place of his normal column this week is a piece by Randy Covitz of the Kansas City Star. Potts' column returns next week.
April 30, 2009
Stewart holds in top 5 going to Talladega
Few would question Tony Stewart’s record to this point in his career. But with this season’s jump to co-ownership of a team while still driving, there were more than a few folks wondering what 2009 might bring.
It’s just been more of the same. Spurred on by three straight top-four finishes, Stewart is fourth in Sprint Cup points going into this weekend’s run at Talladega.
