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Joe Gibbs warns Kyle, he storms out...

10/09/2012 10:18

Just as Kyle Bush stopped his #18 Toyota on pit road, Joe Gibbs had his head in the window of the car. From the look on Kyle's face it was apparent that the coach wasn't congratulating Bush. Driver #18 through his gloves in the car and got out. He was immediately swarmed by reporters who wanted...

What's the point.....

10/09/2012 07:58

After a disappointing finish, Kyle Bush is left outside looking in. Stating that not making the chase would be pointless and simply running around in circle, Kyle will have to assume that role, one that he did not want at all. Missing the twelve place starting spot by one point, driver #18...

Crying over bushings...

07/09/2012 10:29

NASCAR has done it again. It has closed the box and equalized the field of cars. I can't believe it, it makes me sick to know that some team work hard to develop and test certain aspects of the cars, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to apply and race what has worked, and then, see it all...

Speculating on the last wild card spot...

07/09/2012 09:58

With all the talk concentrated on the last wild card spot, it's easy to speculate on who is going to get it. Eight drivers are still in a mathematical window to make the chase, of course this is all dependent on a multitude of scenarios. If this driver crashes on the first lap and that driver...

Sadler, no future at RCR....

05/09/2012 10:22

It has been made public that Elliot Sadler will not return to RCR next year. Although the points leader in the Nationwide series, Sadler can only hope that he wins the Nationwide tittle. At the Cup level, RCR had all its seats filled at the present time and the foreseeable future with...

Can we handle Richmond ?

04/09/2012 10:22

With 9 drivers that have now clinched a chase spot, the battle is for 10th and the two wild cards. Too many scenarios to go through to make it clear on who has a fighting chance and who doesn't, I will stick to the basics! Can we the fans handle the stress, the racing will be out of this world,...

Touring the NASCAR shops.

30/08/2012 13:39

Back in 2010 I was fortunate enough the convince my then wife to go on a NASCAR themed Vacation, was I the happiest man ever ? You bet ! I've been a NASCAR fan for just over 25 years, love the sport, collect stuff like crazy, write about it and driver everyone around me nuts always talking...

The 2012 NASCAR Rule book...

30/08/2012 13:02

Impossible to find except if you are part of NASCAR, the infamous rule book often referred to by fans as the book that doesn't exist. If you have set foot in the NASCAR hall of fame, you know better, NASCAR has put one on display for all fans to see, they even change it every year to reflect the...

Trevor Bayne's left out !

30/08/2012 10:15

Left hanging dry when teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr was picked by Roush to take over the #17 car vacated by Matt Kenseth, Trevor Bayne has been offered to take the #6 Nationwide car for a full Nationwide callendar run in 2013. Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 winner will also continue to driver the #21...

Hammer in the misfit puzzle piece...

30/08/2012 08:25

The Sprint Cup schedule for 2013 is on the verge of being printed, new bodies are being hung on the cars, drivers are slowly putting rumors to rest and coming forward with their future deals, everything is starting to fit, the 2013 puzzle is almost completed, except maybe for one...