Archive for October, 2009

Tony Stewart Ryan Newman Brian Vickers Kasey Kahne Add Juan Pablo Montoya to the list of drivers who have openly expressed their frustration with NASCAR. After a rough night on Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Montoya, in an interview with ESPN, claimed that, “you could see that their was stuff all over the track,” during the race. But Montoya believed that NASCAR did not throw the caution because, “they were criticized last week for throwing the caution,” and thought that they, “took it a bit over the top,” Saturday night. Montoya added, “It is what it is. NASCAR is in [...]

Fans, the “Day After” Discussion is out the window. I know, you’re sad. But it just didn’t seem to click with the fans the way I thought it might. So I present to you, a new feature here at Stock Car Spin. Stock Car Shoutouts is a feature I plan to bring to you every Monday, highlighting solid performances by some of NASCAR’s lesser known drivers. So without further ado, Stock Car Spin would like to give a few Stock Car Shoutouts to: Dave Blaney: This has not been a year to remember for Dave Blaney. He was hired as [...]

We have a new Stock Car Spin Freeroll record! Bookiemark, a first-time winner of Freeroll, set an all-time Freeroll points record, earning a whopping 838 points! Bookie takes home the 100 tokens this week. Like he had any competition… Hoosierdaddy, who finished 245 points behind Bookie, took home 2nd by a mere 2 points over Yours Truly. I’ll be coming for you this week, Hoosier… Your standings at Lowe’s: 1. bookiemark 838 2. hoosierdaddy 593 3. Hopper 591 4. samgurt 557 5. linus 541 6. crackberry 535 7. captaincrunch 504 8. badmoonarisin 454 9. thor924 451 10. michibuck 427 11. [...]

How confident is NASCAR.com that Jimmie Johnson is going to win tonight’s NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway? They are so confident that they currently have a poll up on their website that asks this question: Who is your pick to win Saturday’s Cup race in Charlotte? – Jimmie Johnson – The Field This comes after calling J.J. “Superman” after Dover, and “Automatic” after Auto Club. The comparison to God is likely just around the corner. Hopefully they don’t take it that far. But if they do, you’ll be hearing about it here.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 5 drivers will be running special paint schemes dedicated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Stock Car Spin would like to take a moment to recognize these drivers, as well as their sponsors: Kyle Busch: M&M’s Elliott Sadler: Stanley Tools Bill Elliott: Ford/Motorcraft Michael Waltrip: Napa Bobby Labonte: Ask.com If you would like to learn more about the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and would like to donate to this wonderful, meaningful cause, go to http://ww5.komen.org/. Thank you for your support!

Hey guys! Don’t forget to sign up for Stock Car Spin Freeroll at Lowe’s today. This week’s deadline is tonight at 7:00, so don’t forget! Here’s what to do: -Go to www.365fantasysports.com any time between Tuesday and the start of Cup qualifying(Thursday night this week) -Sign up and get $6 free dollars to play with if you don’t have an account -Scroll down on the 365 homepage until you see Stock Car Spin Freeroll -Enter invitation code “spin” -Set your lineup -Check out all of the other fantasy games 365 Fantasy Sports has to offer, in nearly every sport including NASCAR, [...]

There you have it. Right there in the title. NASCAR announced its first Hall of Fame inductees today at 4:00 EDT. It was televised on ESPNEWS. Were you there? In case you weren’t, Stock Car Spin has you covered. The inductees are: Richard Petty Dale Earnhardt “Big” Bill France Bill France Jr. Junior Johnson I was a little surprised that both members of the France family were inducted. But both of them were instrumental in creating NASCAR and bringing the sport into the national spotlight. I was glad Junior Johnson made it in, as I was afraid perhaps his accomplishments as [...]

NASCAR’s first Hall of Fame inductees will be announced this afternoon at 4:00 EDT. The event will be televised on ESPNEWS. Who will be inducted? My guess is that Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and “Big” Bill France are locks. The other two spots will be a crap shoot. But if I was a betting man, I would say Junior Johnson and Cale Yarborough will get the spots. Though Bobby Allison would be a good pick, too. Who do you think will get in? Find out at 4:00 EDT on ESPNEWS, or check back with Stock Car Spin later this evening!

Colin Braun has the coolest job in the world. And today, it got even cooler. Braun is a development driver for Roush-Fenway Racing, which is the largest race team in NASCAR with 9 cars spread across all 3 of NASCAR’s top divisions. That means Braun will likely, one day, be a millionaire. But as if that isn’t enough, he gets to drive a Ford Mustang. As part of his job description. This photo was taken today at the team’s headquarters at an announcement by Roush-Fenway Racing that Colin Braun will be driving the #16 Conway Freight Ford full-time in the NASCAR [...]

Kasey Kahne feels victimized after another great run went awry Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. Can you blame him? Kahne ran in the top 10 during Sunday’s Pepsi 500 for most of the day. That is, until NASCAR decided to “make the race interesting for the fans”. Those were Kahne’s words after he got out of the #9 Budweiser Dodge following his second accident in the final 11 laps of the race. Let me set the stage for Kasey’s post-wreck comments. Kahne had been running in the top 10 until a debris caution came out with 16 laps to go. That [...]