SM Staff

If you are a fan of auto racing, you might be wondering whether or not racing would be a sport that fits in at the Olympics. After all, if equestrian dressage is classed as an Olympic sport, there’s no reason why racing couldn’t be, either.

This week, our NASCAR experts talk whether Mid-Ohio bettered the case for more road courses in NASCAR and whether Justin Mark's win was more on him and Ganassi or a stroke of luck. We also discussed possible themes that other tracks can do with Darlington's throwback weekend as a model and rated the first year of the race to the XFINITY Chase.

It's taken me about a week to get my thoughts together. I have read the thoughts of many about the loss of Bryan Clauson and the racing community continues to show how they come together in times of tragedy.

Justin Marks conquered the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, driving the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet to a rain-soaked Victory Lane. The newest track on the XFINITY Series schedule, Mid-Ohio has only hosted four races in the last four seasons but Saturday's race showed that the 2.258-mile road course may be the hardest track on the schedule.

Time to cycle through the transmission for this week's edition of Four Gears. This week, our staff takes a look at some of the hot topics in the world of NASCAR.

Logano started on pole and dominated most of the day, leading 67 of 82 laps and cruised to victory after teammate Brad Keselowski had to pit late due to a broken track bar. It's Logano's 26th career XFINITY Series victory and his third straight overall victory at Watkins Glen after sweeping the XFINITY/Cup weekend last year.

Time to cycle through the transmission for this week's edition of Four Gears.

It wasn’t a surprise to any Formula One fan when Nico Rosberg signed a new contract with Mercedes last week. Nico might have hoped the news will have given him a boost going into his home Grand Prix in Hockenheim this weekend, but a terrible start saw him slip from pole to fourth on the first corner and, thanks in part to a five second penalty, he was unable to make it onto the podium.

Erik Jones continued the dominance of Joe Gibbs Racing in the XFINITY series on Saturday by winning the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway in his No. 20 DeWalt Toyota. Jones won his third career race and his third of the season by passing Ty Dillon's No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet for the lead with 16 laps to go and won the race having led 154 of 250 laps.

This week our staff takes a look at some of the hot topics in the world of NASCAR. We discuss Jeff Gordon’s current status as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart’s chances for another championship in his final season.