NASCAR Cup Series

Those who are on top are not hot. Well, Denny Hamlin has not been. In fact, he has been downright frigid, at least until the last couple of weeks.

Hamlin survived a tussle with Carl Edwards with 88 laps to go and charged late, nearly catching Clint Bowyer for the win but settling for the runner-up spot in the Sylvania 400.

Race No. 1 of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase to the Championship is in the books and it provided lots of drama for all fans.

So, what did we learn at Loudon? Well, we learned that with no gas, you don't go.

There are roles in racing that have been distinguished since the beginning – the officials create the rules, while the crew chiefs and teams job is to discover an advantage.

Over the previous weekend we watched a very happy race driver very carefully hold up a giant lobster in victory lane at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

It was back to the left and right turns for the 25th running of the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at Watkins Glen in upstate New York.

Thomas doesn’t fit the stereotypical profile of most drivers in the 1950’s. He didn’t come from a racing family and he didn’t hone his driving skills running moonshine.

Last Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway showed that there may actually be a light at the end of the tunnel for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team. That light is still pretty dim and quite a ways away, but it’s there.

Coming into the first chase race, not many had Clint Bowyer pegged as a true contender. Following the race on Sunday at New Hampshire, however, that may have changed.