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Monday, April 22nd, 2013By Richard Allen
After Sprint Cup races at the Bristol Motor Speedway and the Auto Club Speedway, many fans and bloggers alike were hopeful that a corner had been turned and the days of follow-the-leader parades among aero-sensitive race cars might be over. Then, the so called ‘cookie cutter’ tracks reared their heads. After recent races on the 1.5 mile speedways […]
Starting Lineup for the STP 400 at the Kansas Speedway
Friday, April 19th, 2013
By Richard Allen
The STP 400 at the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas on April 21st.
Television Coverage: Fox( 12:30 Eastern)
Radio Coverage: MRN
Green Flag: 1:16(Eastern)
Starting Lineup:
Row 1: 20- Matt Kenseth, 99- Carl Edwards
Row 2: 17- Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 12- Sam Hornish, Jr.
Row 3: 18- Kyle Busch, 43- Aric Almirola
Row 4: 56- Martin Truex, Jr., 55- Mark […]
RacingWithRich.com Sprint Cup Power Rankings and Fantasy Picks: STP 400
Friday, April 19th, 2013By Richard Allen
I’m introducing a new feature this season. The RacingWithRich.com Sprint Cup Power Rankings and Fantasy Picks will serve as my own personal system for rating drivers throughout the season and will also reveal my weekly fantasy picks for the upcoming race.
The Power Rankings will not necessarily mirror the Sprint Cup standings. A number […]
By fining Hamlin but not Keselowski, NASCAR disregarded its own credibility
Thursday, April 18th, 2013By Richard Allen
After the NRA 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway, 2012 Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski offered up a stinging criticismof the sanctioning body. According to the driver(as outlined in the USA Today piece by Jeff Gluck linked above), NASCAR unfairly has targeted his team for penalties.
Prior to the running of the race on […]
Comparisons Between NASCAR and ‘The Masters’ Abound After Tiger Woods Ruling
Saturday, April 13th, 2013By Richard Allen
This may well go down as a day in which the folks at the Augusta National Golf Club look back upon with great pride. It is the day in which their prestigious tournament, The Masters, was compared to NASCAR. Those comparisons began come in after a ruling was made on Saturday morning that Tiger Woods would […]
RacingWithRich.com Sprint Cup Power Rankings and Fantasy Picks: NRA 500
Thursday, April 11th, 2013By Richard Allen
I’m introducing a new feature this season. The RacingWithRich.com Sprint Cup Power Rankings and Fantasy Picks will serve as my own personal system for rating drivers throughout the season and will also reveal my weekly fantasy picks for the upcoming race.
The Power Rankings will not necessarily mirror the Sprint Cup standings. A number […]
Will Jimmie Johnson Domination Turn Fans Off?
Sunday, April 7th, 2013
By Richard Allen
Every week, I ask fans to grade the Sprint Cup race for the purpose,in teacher-like fashion, of preparing a report card after each six weeks. The past two events(Bristol and Fontana) have received exceedingly high marks from respondents. The Martinsville grades and the first six weeks report card will be out soon.
But prior […]
Starting Lineup for the STP Gas Booster 500 at the Martinsville Speedway
Friday, April 5th, 2013
By Richard Allen
The STP Gas Booster 500 at the half-mile Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia on April 7th.
Television Coverage: Fox(12:30 Eastern)
Radio Coverage: MRN
Green Flag: 1:13(Eastern)
Starting Lineup:
Row 1: 48- Jimmie Johnson, 9- Marcos Ambrose
Row 2: 55- Brian Vickers, 22- Joey Logano
Row 3: 5- Kasey Kahne, 24- Jeff Gordon
Row 4: 2- Brad Keselowski, 20- Matt Kenseth
Row 5: […]
RacingWithRich.com Sprint Cup Power Rankings and Fantasy Picks: STP Gas Booster 500
Thursday, April 4th, 2013By Richard Allen
I’m introducing a new feature this season. The RacingWithRich.com Sprint Cup Power Rankings and Fantasy Picks will serve as my own personal system for rating drivers throughout the season and will also reveal my weekly fantasy picks for the upcoming race.
The Power Rankings will not necessarily mirror the Sprint […]
Remember When Danica Was Going to Save NASCAR?
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
By Richard Allen
I have been a fan of NASCAR for as long as I can remember, and unfortunately, that’s a pretty long time. It’s in my blood to be a fan of the sport. My dad was an old dirt tracker back in the day and he named after Richard Petty when I was born […]
Fans Deliver High Grades for the Racing at Auto Club Speedway
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
By Richard Allen
Last week, it probably came as little surprise that fans enjoyed what they saw from NASCAR’s Sprint Cup division on the high banks of the Bristol Motor Speedway. That event received the highest grades of the season to that point in my poll question that asks followers to grade the just concluded race posed each […]
Tony Stewart Has a Short Fuse and a Short Memory
Sunday, March 24th, 2013
By Richard Allen
After the ending of the Auto Club 400 in Fontana, Calif. on Sunday afternoon, Tony Stewart made his way over to the parked car of Joey Logano on pit road and engaged in a brief scuffle with the driver who he believes blocked him on the race’s final restart. At the end of […]