NASCAR SCENE Articles
June – 2009
- 25 Thursday
- You don’t have to like Kyle Busch to appreciate his mastery of restarts 248
- Germain Racing’s Todd Bodine makes history with his fifth career win at Texas 241
- Kyle Busch insists smashing celebration in Nashville’s victory lane no sign of disrespect 0
- Stewart beats the odds for a slow, satisfying victory 0
- Tony Stewart is just fast enough to win fuel-mileage gamble at Pocono for first points win as owner/driver 1
- Joey Logano’s recent performance silencing critics who said he wasn’t ready for Sprint Cup racing 0
- After growing up a Mark Martin fan, Alan Gustafson now calls the shots for his childhood hero 0
- News digest: June 11, 2009 0
- Goodyear makes major progress in latest Indy test 0
- NASCAR countersues Mayfield for disregard of safety 0
- NASCAR teams concerned about Chrysler, GM bankruptcies 0
- Double-file restarts expected to generate excitement 0
- Believe it or not, track concessions can be a delicacy 0
- California dreaming? Not so much for NASCAR competitors in the past 0
- Early retirement by Jeff Gordon would create huge void for NASCAR 0
- Brian Scott gets better tire wear than most – and his first NASCAR victory – at Dover 0
- Brad Keselowski parlays patient style and strong finish to win at Dover 0
- Earnhardt Jr. vs. Busch tiff just one of the intriguing story lines in NASCAR 1
- Monster finish by Jimmie Johnson helps redeem No. 48 Hendrick team after rare pit miscue 0
- In search of answers, Rick Hendrick finally pulls the plug on Dale Earnhardt Jr.-Tony Eury Jr. pairing 0
- First person: Casey Mears 0
- Going head to head with Jeff Gordon 0
- 19 Friday
- News digest: June 4, 2009 0
- NASCAR ‘close’ to adopting double-file restarts 0
- Mayfield says he tested positive for amphetamines, sues NASCAR 0
- 18 Thursday
- NASCAR hosts competitors in rare meetings 0
- Knowing when the race starts pales in importance to being there 0
- Tim Richmond had little trouble taming Pocono’s famed triangle 0
- 14 Sunday
- Shorter races not the answer for the problems NASCAR faces 1
- Mike Bliss happy to have luck on his side in winning rain-shortened race 0
- Reutimann earned his first victory with years of hard work 0
- Rain, pit-road gamble help David Reutimann to first win for Michael Waltrip Racing 0
- Danica Patrick is interested in moving to NASCAR, but will she get the right opportunity? 0
- First person: Martin Truex Jr. 0
- Quick Hits: May 28, 2009 0
- Scene on the circuit: May 28, 2009 0
- Carl Long hit with record fine for oversized engine 0
- DEI eyes return to racing with Jeffrey Earnhardt 0
- Mayfield preparing for legal fight over drug suspension 0
- Hendrick not ready to break up Earnhardt Jr., Eury Jr. 0
- Back problems could accelerate Jeff Gordon’s retirement plans 0
- The sky is falling: Beware hazards under the grandstands 0
- Kyle Petty’s last Cup win came in Dover’s first race run on concrete 0
- 07 Sunday
- What’s behind the decline in NASCAR’s TV ratings? 0
- Ron Hornaday’s single-minded focus helps him win at Charlotte 0
- Burton’s RCR team wins Pit Crew Challenge with mistake-free stops 0
- Hornish Jr. wins Sprint Showdown for first NASCAR victory 0
- Ten-lap finale produces all-star race with an all-star finish 0
- Tony Stewart’s all-star performance gives him first victory as Cup team owner 0
- Coca-Cola 600 still one of NASCAR’s top events 0
- From a rocky beginning, Charlotte’s 600-mile race evolved to become one of NASCAR’s biggest events 0
- First person: Ryan Newman 0
- New project provides intimate look at The King’s career 0
- U.S. Army Spending $11.6 Million On SHR 0
- NASCAR’s substance-abuse policy scrutinized in wake of Mayfield test 0
- NASCAR, Mayfield at odds over substance-abuse test results 0
- No shorts in the garage, but Capri pants might get you in 0
- An unheralded World 600 that boosted two NASCAR icons 0
- Earnhardt’s ‘pass in the grass’ car now a shrine for owner, fans 0
- A flat tire costs Kyle Busch another win as Matt Kenseth takes advantage of his misfortune 0
- Earnhardt Jr.’s problems call for action at Hendrick Motorsports 1
- Mark Martin, 50, outlasts and outsmarts the competition to win Darlington’s Southern 500 0
- Hendrick’s special car helped Jeff Gordon win the 1997 all-star race, and set the tone for future dominance 0
- New trainer putting Michael Waltrip through his paces 0
- Quick Hits: May 14, 2009 0
- Smith Calls For Talladega To Change Fence 0
- Former NASCAR Driver Grubb Dies 0
- 05 Friday
- NASCAR studying reasons for declining TV ratings 0
- Martin to run another full schedule for Hendrick in 2010 0
- Mayfield, crewmen from other teams suspended for failing drug test 0
- The best place to people watch? Hanging out with track security 0
- Remembering the biggest fiasco in NASCAR all-star race history 0
- 04 Thursday
- Kyle Busch gets the better of Carl Edwards in battle between championship hopefuls 0
- Excitement abounds at Richmond – even without a death-defying wreck 0
- Kyle Busch celebrates his 24th birthday with 50th NASCAR victory 0
- NASCAR legends rate today’s top stars, compare current era to sport’s glory days 0
- First person: Brad Keselowski 0
- News digest: Gordon still bothered by back 0
- Dodge principals hopeful automaker will stay in sport 0
- Talladega crash sparks meetings, analysis 0
- Bonus feature: Bill Elliott’s Darlington victory nets big payday 0
- NASCAR banquet will be a ‘big’ hit in Las Vegas 1
- Mike Skinner wins rain-delayed race with new Randy Moss team 0
- David Ragan scores first career victory in thriller at Talladega 0
- Spectacular crash leaves many wondering ‘What if?’ 0
- Debate rages over yellow-line rule after big crash 0
- Unlikely pairing gives Keselowski, Finch first Cup win 0
- Rookie Brad Keselowski speeds to victory as Carl Edwards’ car flies into the fence during thrilling finish at Talladega 0
- Writer’s latest helmet project continues aid for Victory Junction 0
- Michael McDowell shows his fans just how ‘tweet’ it can be 0
- News digest: NASCAR Moves Banquet 0
- NASCAR defends restrictor-plate racing, safety 0
- Seven fans injured in Talladega crash 0
