Over the next few days, we’ll be looking at NASCAR’s top teams and sizing up their 2009 seasons, based on both expectation and results. First up: the big dogs, Hendrick Motorsports.
Drivers (rank): Jeff Gordon (2), Jimmie Johnson (3), Mark Martin (11), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (21)
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Wins of 19 races: 7 — Jimmie...
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Indy driver Dan Wheldon introduces Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the mysteries of the Indy car. What are they saying, friends? I’m sure you know. (Thanks to reader Carol for the find.)
A reminder: we’ll be posting the winners of this week’s C-a-C’s next Monday. Tear it up, and you’ll get your time in the sun...
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This week, Ricky Craven posted a column speculating on which current drivers will end up in the Hall of Fame. Good stuff, check it out. It got me to thinking in the other direction — which of today’s drivers could have survived running in the days of Lee Petty and Tim Flock, above? Let’s...
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Hey, how about this? A Paul Menard mention! We almost never talk about that dude. Of course, it’s because he cut a tire, hit the wall and set off a multi-car wreck at Chicago, but still, you take what you can get. Here’s what’s up: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Menard tangled, Menard’s tire blew,...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.: overrated or misunderstood? It’s a topic we’ve ground into powder here, but it’s still very much in debate out in the world at large. Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi recently took on the topic, and man, he pulled no punches:
When is the world going to realize that Dale Jr. is the...
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Can you believe we’ve only got eight races left until the Chase? I know, it’s like the season just got started! Anyway, here’s where we run down who’s up, who’s down, who’s peaking and who’s bottoming out.
The field: Tony Stewart extended his lead on the field, followed by Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch,...
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