Hard Turn
A NASCAR BLOG BY Jeff Owens
Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR
JR Motorsports has confirmed that it is interested in signing Danica Patrick for its Nationwide Series team and is working on a deal for the open-wheel star.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 8Silly season missing from 2009 season
Amid all the excitement over double-file restarts and the drama over who will make the Chase For The Sprint Cup, there’s one thing noticeably absent from this season:
Rating: 0.0 Comments 3Jimmie Johnson is a great driver, but Indy promised more intrigue
If you are a Jimmie Johnson fan, you should probably stop reading now.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 10Truex move to Michael Waltrip Racing makes sense
When word spread that Martin Truex Jr. was looking for a new ride for next season, most people, including myself, automatically assumed he would land with one of the sport’s top four or five Sprint Cup teams.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 4Is Sonoma NASCAR’s New Bristol?
Are NASCAR’s road courses the new short tracks?
Rating: 0.0 Comments 5Good to see The King back in vctory lane
The strangest sight from Sunday’s race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., was seeing Richard Petty sipping wine in victory lane.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 0Double-file restarts will make NASCAR much more intriguing
NASCAR made one of the best moves it has made in a while Thursday by implementing double-file restarts among the leaders.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 3Changing times led to Petty-Budweiser ad campaign
My how times have changed.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 2LMS' quarter-mile cookout a sight to behold
Think NASCAR and its tracks don’t do enough for fans?
Rating: 0.0 Comments 0Would shorter races be better?
CONCORD, N.C. - The most often-asked question at Lowe’s Motor Speedway this week is this: Is the Coca-Cola 600 too long and should it, after 50 years, finally be shortened?
Rating: 0.0 Comments 7Something needs to be done with the Dale Earnhardt Jr. team
Dale Earnhardt Jr. missed his pit stall – again – during his first pit stop during the Southern 500 Saturday night at Darlington.
Rating: 1.0 Comments 56NASCAR needs to prevent future Talladega-style crashes
Amid all the madness over Carl Edwards’ crash at Talladega – and yes, it is madness, the very idea of a race car flying through the air and crashing into a fence mere feet from innocent spectators – one thing that must be emphasized is that the safety features that NASCAR has worked so hard on did indeed work.
Rating: 5.0 Comments 11'The Big One' is often just unavoidable at Talladega
As Sunday’s race at Talladega nears, you will hear and read these words often – “the Big One.”
Rating: 4.0 Comments 0NASCAR should thank Mark Martin
Driver after driver flocked to victory lane to congratulate Mark Martin on his victory at Phoenix Saturday night.
Rating: 4.0 Comments 5Sprint Cup trophy needs larger significance
I’ve been following the Stanley Cup Playoffs this week, watching the National Hockey League’s best teams fight (literally) for the most sacred trophy in sports.
Rating: 4.0 Comment 1Jeff Owens
Jeff Owens has been covering NASCAR since 1991 and began covering the circuit full time in 1993. He has been with NASCAR Scene since 1998.
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