NASCAR Cup Series

It really came as no surprise to anyone that follows NASCAR Thursday, when Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark announced that the track would cut back to a single NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race for 2011.

Several significant track improvement await drives at Watkins Glen for this weekends', Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen. These improvements have come during the off-season, which included paving over gravel traps, installing SAFER barriers, new run-off areas, and rumble strips in specific places.

Stock car racing has always been a team sport. Each person in the organization plays a key role in the success of the team. One minor mistake can ruin a driver’s day and the smallest thing can often make the biggest impact.

McMurray became just the third driver in NASCAR history to win the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year. The last driver was Jimmie Johnson in 2006.

Former Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon is looking to finally break his winless streak, which has accumulated to 48 races as the series heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

It suddenly occurred to me that the Edwards/Keselowski situation reminded me of two guys fighting at school surrounded by a crowd of excited onlookers.

For an age Route 66 has been a legend among motorists that travel this great nation. Once a year those “kicks” seeking fans of the famed highway join NASCAR spectators in Joliet IL., for the thrill of stock car racing.

At a press conference in Daytona last weekend, Brian France confirmed that NASCAR is looking at the going-on six-year-old Chase for the Sprint Cup 10-race playoff system the series implemented in 2004.

Richard Petty Motorsports announced that Todd Parrott, who was replaced as the crew chief of Matt Kenseth two weeks ago, will become the crew chief for Elliott Sadler and the No. 19 Ford team.

There are two big news items as we roll into New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend — it’s, meaning the Chase, and she, meaning Danica Patrick, are both back.