The Cheddar Head Pulls Another One Out Of Thin Air

Chase Elliott won his first NASCAR Cup Series title Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, joining his father, Bill, as champions of stock-car racing’s top division. At 24 years, 11 months and 11 days old, Elliott became the third-youngest Cup Series champion in NASCAR history. Only Jeff Gordon, who claimed his first title at 24 years, three…

The Bandit Remains On Top

Chase Elliott came in clutch on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, winning the Xfinity 500 to advance to the Championship 4 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Elliott led 236 of 500 laps in the Round of 8 finale to secure his first appearance in the final round of the postseason by earning his fourth victory…

The Bay Area Bandit To The Top

Chase Elliott emerged from what began as a wet-weather wild-card race with a decisive victory Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval as the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs field was trimmed from 12 title-eligible drivers to eight. Elliott continued his recent mastery with his fourth straight road-course win, posting a 3.895-second margin of victory in…

Hamlin and Elliott Share The Bill

NASCAR and all the associated race teams get to stay home and have a rare “home game” this weekend! The Cup drivers, once again, get to hone the road course skills with this race being conducted on the Charlotte ROVAL. Well this week we have another weird race. The majority of the fantasy league are…

Harvick Has The Support For Darlington

This weekend NASCAR slides down the interstate to the badlands of Darlington, SC, and the Darlington Raceway. It is that time again, Labor Day weekend, where the throwback weekend produces some really cool looking hot rods at The Southern 500. OUR DARLINGTON CHOICES As the accompanying photo would suggest, the pick of the weekend is…

Truex Is Highly Favored At Dover

We are headed towards another weekend doubleheader. This weekend it is at the Dover International Speedway in the capital of Delaware, and just a couple of miles northwest of Dover AFB, home to the C5-B Galaxy! (I made a few take-offs and landings there during my USAF career flying the workhorse of the entire military…

The Sheriff And The Cookie Mom To The Top

William Clyde Elliott, Jr. scored a historic triumph Sunday, prevailing in his third straight road-course event to win the first NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. The dream has come true! Elliott led a race-high 34 of the 65 laps in the inaugural Go Bowling 235 on the 3.61-mile road…

Evenly Divided At The Daytona Road Course

This weekend will be something brand new to all three of the touring series of NASCAR. The Trucks, Xfinity, as well as the Cup series will all be racing on the famed Daytona International Speedway road course this weekend. These three series have never raced on the road course ever! What makes it even more…

Amber Leaps Into The 2nd Segment Lead

Chase Elliott made up for some of his recent heartbreak at Charlotte Motor Speedway, surging Thursday night to his first victory of the NASCAR Cup Series season. Elliott powered his Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 Chevrolet to lead 28 of the 208 laps in the Alsco Uniforms 500. His first win on the 1.5-mile track’s oval…

Bristol Highlights A Trio

In just a four day turnaround the Cup Series will be dragging their race cars back to the shop, loading up their short tack car, and heading up north to Bristol Tennessee to The Last Colosseum, aka Bristol Motor Speedway, and putting on a great show there. OUR BRISTOL SELECTIONS For Bristol we have three…