The SceneDaily 7 - 7 REASONS TO WATCH NASCAR
The SceneDaily 7
A NASCAR BLOG BY SceneDaily.com
7 reasons to watch the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway: No. 5 - Jeff Burton
By: David Exum
Jeff Burton has two NASCAR Sprint Cup victories at Texas Motor Speedway and a third in Sunday's Dickies 500 would tie him with Carl Edwards for most wins at the 1.5-mile track.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway: No. 4 - Victory lane
By: Rea White
One of the coolest things about the Texas Motor Speedway race is watching the winner fire pistols in victory lane – while wearing a cowboy hat.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway: No. 3 - Jimmie Johnson
By: Bob Pockrass
With a nearly insurmountable lead in the points, Jimmie Johnson would need to have trouble in two of the final three races for anyone to have a shot at the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup title.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway: No. 2 - Carl Edwards
By: Art Weinstein
Carl Edwards' winless streak was a big story earlier this season. As spring turned to summer and the man who won a Sprint Cup Series-high nine races in 2008 still had a goose egg in the win column, everyone wondered why.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway: No. 1 - Jeff Gordon
By: Kris Johnson
Watch to see if Jeff Gordon can duplicate his success from the spring race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: No. 7 - Anything can happen
By: Rea White
What makes Talladega Superspeedway so different from the other Chase For The Sprint Cup tracks? Because here, it really is true that anything can happen.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: No. 6 – Last-lap passes
By: Kenny Bruce
Fewer tracks hosting NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series have had as many last-lap passes as Talladega. The action might be fast and furious throughout the day, but the money lap at ‘Dega remains tops.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 37 reasons to watch the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: No. 5 - Crashes
By: Jared Turner
Talladega Superspeedway, more than any other track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup tour, is known for major crashes.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: No. 4 - Surprise winner
By: Bob Pockrass
Obviously there’s no guarantee that the winner will be a surprise, but there’s a better chance at Talladega than at most tracks.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 27 reasons to watch the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: No. 3 – The draft
By: Lee Montgomery
What makes the racing so much fun at Talladega? It’s not the enormous size of the place. Or the high banking. Or the fast speeds.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: No. 2 - Jimmie Johnson
By: Steve Waid
Fans appear to have split into two camps: Those who want to see Jimmie Johnson make history with a fourth consecutive championship and those who think his dominance in the Chase For The Sprint Cup hasn’t been good for NASCAR.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 37 reasons to watch the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: No. 1 - The Chase
By: Rea White
Because anything can happen.
Rating: 0.0 Comment 17 reasons to watch the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway: No. 7 - Chevrolet
By: Art Weinstein
There are a few tracks where one manufacturer just absolutely rules. Martinsville Speedway fits that bill, as Chevrolet drivers have won 11 of the last 13 races there, beginning in 2003.
Rating: 0.0 Comment 17 reasons to watch the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway: No. 6 - Brakes
By: Kris Johnson
Brakes
Rating: 0.0 Comments 07 reasons to watch the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway: No. 5 – Winless No More?
By: Kenny Bruce
Seventeen active, full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers with at least one career win have failed to win a race this season. From guys who were rock-solid as recently as this time a year ago to those who haven’t darkened victory lane in several seasons.
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SceneDaily.com is featuring 7 reasons to watch the NASCAR Sprint Cup race each week, with offerings from various staff writers.
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