September 2010
Wilson’s Race Report – Kansas Pre-Race Podcast
September 30, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
The Chase moves to the midwest! Matt Kenseth tells us why Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway may turn in surprising results, Clint Bowyer talks about running at his home track and we hear from NASCAR V.P. Robin Pemberton about RCR’s appeal of Clint’s penalty – all that, plus my picks for the race in Wilson’s [...]
One-Win Wednesday: Bob Burdick
September 29, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
Everyone in NASCAR talks about the great drivers – Petty, Allison, Earnhardt…but what about the little guy? What about those drivers that toiled their entire career just to capture a solitary win in NASCAR’s top division? They deserve a little credit, too – and that is exactly what we are going to give them. Every [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Picks – Kansas: Price Chopper 400
September 29, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
Race three of the 2010 Chase sees the first ‘cookie-cutter’ intermediate track of the championship run, as the Chase hopefuls take on Kansas Speedway. The Cup series only runs once a year at the mid-banked, 1.5 mile oval (although next season Kansas gets a second date), and that presents an interesting problem for both the [...]
Two Laps Down – The Strive for Five is Alive at the Monster Mive…um, Mile
September 28, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
Because somebody has to be crazy enough say what everyone really is thinking – ever, Scotty Wazz (from the Face Off Hockey Show) and I share our views on NASCAR each week in Two Laps Down. Here is the e-mail transcript of our latest conversation: —–Original Message—– From: Scotty Wazz Sent: Monday, Sept 27th, 2010 To: Todd [...]
Grading the NASCAR Chase Drivers- Dover
September 27, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
Race number two of the 2010 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup may not have been quite as exciting as a typical Dover race – there were only four cautions, and none for accidents – but it still had plenty of drama, with flat tires, extended green-flag racing and plenty of problems on pit road [...]
Wilson’s NASCAR Notes – Top Stories from Dover Weekend
September 26, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
Miss anything that happened in NASCAR over the weekend? You don’t need to waste time scouring the ‘net and reading pages and pages worth of information: here are the biggest stories in NASCAR from the weekend of racing at Dover International Speedway, and I won’t just tell you what happened – I’ll tell you what [...]
Wilson’s Race Report – Dover Post-Race Podcast!
September 26, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
Jimmie Johnson wins at Dover! Jimmie tells us about his championship hopes after taking the checkered flag at the Monster Mile, plus – Jeff Burton comments on the drivers at the bottom of the Chase standings, and Denny Hamlin talks about his feud with RCR – and whether we’ll see more of it next week! I’ve [...]
Did NASCAR’s Penalty fit Bowyer’s Crime?
September 24, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
There have been a a lot of questions, comments and opinions thrown around Friday at Dover concerning the devastating penalty NASCAR handed down to Clint Bowyer and the No.33 team after New Hampshire. But my intent here isn’t to debate the validity of the claims on either side – in fact, for the purposes of [...]
Wilson’s Race Report – Dover Pre-Race Podcast
September 23, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
The Chase moves to the Monster Mile! Kevin Harvick tells us why Dover has a reputation for eating up cars and drivers, Kyle Busch talks about the little things that will make a big difference in Sunday’s race, plus – more info on Clint Bowyer’s penalty – including a comment from NASCAR Director John Darby. [...]
Did NASCAR Wait to Penalize Bowyer?
September 22, 2010 by Todd - "Wilson!" · Leave a Comment
Well, now Clint Bowyer has some ground to make up. A whole lot. One day after penalties are typically handed out, NASCAR made a shocking announcement Wednesday afternoon, penalizing New Hampshire winner and second-place Chaser Clint Bowyer 150 championship points and suspending crew chief Shane Wilson for six races as a result of a rules [...]