By Mike Mulhern KANSAS CITY, Kansas This weekend’s 400-miler at Kansas Speedway, particularly if it’s yet another gas-mileage event, could be just the calm before a Talladega storm, judging from the initial reaction by drivers to yesterday’s stunning news that NASCAR has okayed Formula One star Jacques Villeneuve to run in next Sunday’s Talladega […]
By Mike Mulhern KANSAS CITY, Kansas Clint Bowyer and Gil Martin, his crew chief, may have their act together in this year’s championship chase, but Richard Childress’ other two, Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick, need to pick up the pace in NASCAR’s playoffs. However Burton, whose seventh at Dover was only his second top-10 […]
Carl Edwards may well have more than Kyle Busch can handle (Photo: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] BRISTOL, Tenn.Call him the season’s quiet surprise. Ken Ragan’s boy David is making a name for himself in this his second year on the NASCAR Cup tour, and when he gets that breakthrough win – […]
Kyle Busch celebrates winning the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway Wednesday. This was Busch’s third win in the series this season. (Photo Credit: Ronda Greer/NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] BRISTOL, Tenn.Now this is flat amazing – it’s almost September and two of NASCAR’s biggest stars, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, are still winless.Still winless.And so […]