Archive for April 4th, 2007

He’s all Matt

Posted by on April 4th, 2007

With six point races down and 20 to go until the Chase for the Nextel Cup, look back at Matt Kenseth’s California win, the closest Daytona 500 finish and more.

Pettys, Rudd favor NASCAR franchising

Posted by on April 4th, 2007

As a car owner whose teams are struggling to keep up with multicar megateams, seven-time champion Richard Petty has a solution to guarantee those who built NASCAR stick around: franchising.

“I don’t know if I’ll live long enough to see it or not, but it will probably happen someday,” said the man still widely referred to as ‘The King.

Happy ending

Posted by on April 4th, 2007

With six point races down and 20 to go until the Chase for the Nextel Cup, look back at the closest Daytona 500 finish, Jimmie Johnson’s dominance and more.

Lack of focus? Not for Gordon

Posted by on April 4th, 2007

As testing continues at Richmond, some have questioned Jeff Gordon’s commitment to winning. After seeing how upset he was after Martinsville, Jeff Owens believes Gordon is as focused as ever.