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Kyle Busch Survives to Win at Talladega

Geoffrey MillerPosted Apr 27th 2008 5:39PM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Breaking News, Kyle Busch, Sprint Cup


Kyle Busch may have missed his pit stall once during Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, but it didn't hold him back from finding victory lane as he put his No. 18 Toyota into victory lane for the 2nd time in 2008.

Busch secured the victory after a pileup in turn 2 on the last lap took out a number of drivers battling for a Top-10 finish.

Because of the incident, the final finishing order is definitely unofficial, but as of now, Juan Pablo Montoya finished second, Denny Hamlin third, David Ragan fourth, and Brian Vickers fifth.

Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch and a host of others were taken out in a crash on lap 173 as they entered turn 1. Stewart was four-wide with Dale Earnhardt Jr. when contact got the pack shuffling around. Bobby Labonte eventually spun and collected a number of cars.

Then, on the last lap an incident in turn 2 took out Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Regan Smith, Kevin Harvick, Reed Sorenson and a host of others to complete jumble the finishing order after NASCAR waved the yellow flag as the leaders jockeyed to pass Busch on the backstretch.
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Fanhouse Warmup: Aaron's 499 at Talladega

Geoffrey MillerPosted Apr 27th 2008 11:20AM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Talladega Superspeedway, Sprint Cup


What: Aaron's 499
Where: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.
When: Sunday April 27th 2:00pm/ET FOX
Distance: 188 laps, 500.08 miles (The 499 mile mark is somewhere on the backstretch on lap 188)
Weather: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon
Predictions: Keep Reading

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Little Bit of 'Dis, Little Bit of 'Dat from Talladega

"Boo" That Man! "Boooooo!" - Excuse my cheesy high school basketball anti-referee chant, but it surely rings true after the tremendous mistake made by Nationwide Series driver Kevin Lepage in Saturday's Aaron's 312 Nationwide Race.
Continue reading Fanhouse Warmup: Aaron's 499 at Talladega

Stewart Takes First Career Talladega Win

Geoffrey MillerPosted Apr 26th 2008 6:35PM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Talladega Superspeedway, Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series



Whether it was the threat of rain, Dario Franchitti's grinding wreck, or Kevin Lepage's horrendous move, Saturday's Nationwide Series Aaron's 312 was a fun ride all the way to Tony Stewart crossing under the checkers for his first time at Talladega Superspeedway.

Stewart, who led a race-high 80 laps from the pole, has never won at Talladega in either the Nationwide or Sprint Cup prior to Saturday's race.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. mounted a terrific challenge from second-place off of turn 2 on the last lap after hanging off of Stewart's bumper to get a run on the No. 20. Junior's No. 5 entry pulled alongside Stewart's Toyota on the backstretch, but the help Earnhardt Jr. had behind disappeared and Stewart pulled back in front.
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Smoke Movin'? SI Links Stewart, Haas CNC

Geoffrey MillerPosted Apr 23rd 2008 6:25PM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR Silly Season

Tony Stewart's contract is set to expire in 2009 at Joe Gibbs Racing, and apparently that "bone of contention" -- according to Sports Illustrated -- has shuffled the deck for the two-time Sprint Cup champion.

So much so, in fact, that SI is saying sources have told them that Stewart is already negotiating a contract with Haas CNC Racing. In other words, SI is claiming that Tony Stewart is leaving Joe Gibbs Racing for greener pastures at Haas in 2009:
Sources tell SI.com that Stewart is working on the final stages of a deal to move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Haas CNC next season. Considering the ramifications of such a move, no one's admitting anything quite yet, as you'd expect. When reached for comment, Haas CNC Racing spokesman Ron Mench claims there's been no communication between Stewart and the organization. Stewart's PR spokesman Mike Arning was noncommittal ("I've heard what you've heard," when asked about Haas CNC) but he reminded SI that Stewart's contract with Gibbs runs through the 2009 season.
"Noncommittal" is not a word that I'd want to be hearing if I were a Tony Stewart or Joe Gibbs Racing fan. "Noncommittal" seems to always mean that something other than what was anticipated is in the works.

Yes, my friends, Tony Stewart's contract has officially become a major issue for the Sprint Cup garage to handle heading to Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday's race.

But does this report really mean anything? You can bet we'll find out -- either solidly or with body language -- this weekend at Talladega. Stewart, who has started driving Toyotas in 2008 after JGR's switch from Chevrolet, has been decidedly against discussing any contract concerns with the media.

Perhaps there was a reason behind that?

What say you? Is Tony movin' or stayin'? Would Haas (with its Hendrick Motorsports support) be a good fit for Stewart?

Crash Video of the Week: Pre-Martinsville

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 26th 2008 10:20PM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR Crashes, NASCAR Fights, NASCAR Videos, Yates Racing, Sprint Cup

Due to the fact that Sprint Cup Series was off last weekend for Easter, the Fanhouse is digging deep for some past highlights from Martinsville Speedway, site of this Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500.

In this one from 1999, Tony Stewart and the late Kenny Irwin have their share of run-ins on the half-mile paper clip. Apologies in advance for the European broadcast commentary, I couldn't find the ESPN version.



The conflict got started early in the day when Stewart spun out Irwin in turn 4.

Tony would later call that a mistake, and with good reason.
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Fanhouse Fast Five: No. 3 Stewart's Mop

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 26th 2008 8:00AM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing, Sprint Cup

Five races into the 2008 Sprint Cup season, the Fanhouse recaps the Top-5 lessons learned in 2008. Check back each day to get revved up for Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Can we blame probation? Toyota? Subway commercials? A new girlfriend?

I don't know which one to pick exactly, but for some God-awful reason, Tony Stewart has given up on his barber.

As you can see to the right, Stewart's hair has gotten to unbelievable levels. It looks waxy, unkept, and straight out of an Italian crime drama. And it could very well be part of the Tony Stewart we've seen in 2008.

One week, he's ripping Goodyear for its tire selection at Atlanta. He's the only one, so he says, that is willing to take such a decisive stand on a issue in the garage area.

The next, he's giving one of the oddest interviews of his career after getting out of his wrecked race car in Bristol. Instead of being livid, mad, and otherwise Tony Stewart-like, Driver No. 20 had a strange sense of sarcasm and a cool head, despite being wrecked with 2 laps to go.

For once, Stewart wasn't snappy with a reporter, didn't throw anyone under the bus, and played off a disappointing finish with a cool approach.

What does that have to do with his hair?
Continue reading Fanhouse Fast Five: No. 3 Stewart's Mop

Fanhouse Fast Five: No. 4 Few Fast Toyotas

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 25th 2008 8:30AM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Brian Vickers, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Sprint Cup

Five races into the 2008 Sprint Cup season, the Fanhouse recaps the Top-5 lessons learned in 2008. Check back each day to get revved up for Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Toyota may have scored its first Sprint Cup win two weeks at Atlanta, but that doesn't mean that the manufacturer is ready to be a dominant force in the sport.

However, one of its teams already is proving that racing in the Car of Tomorrow world isn't necessarily based on the performance of a manufacturer as whole.

Instead of having a distinct advantage from make to make -- i.e. Ford vs. Chevy with spoilers, etc. in the 1990s -- the Sprint Cup world has become one in that it matters what kind of depth and talent your team has behind the wheel, not your downforce or engine numbers.

Joe Gibbs Racing made the jaw-dropping switch to Toyota in the best-case scenario for them. Leaving Chevrolet to run Toyota in the old car would have guaranteed at least a half season of struggling for the team, but the new car changed all of that. Simply, NASCAR nearly builds the race cars for the teams now with the direct set of rules that have about as much leeway as David Ragan Sprint Cup victories.

Yep, that's pretty much zero.
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NASCAR Crash Video of the Week: Bristol

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 22nd 2008 11:55AM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR Crashes, NASCAR Videos, Sprint Cup

The concrete surface at Bristol Motor Speedway was re-done over the summer of 2007, with variable banking added in the already steeply-banked corners.

The change ultimately changed the form of racing at the legendary bull ring from single groove knock-em-to-pass-em racing to multi-groove, pass-em-high-or-low racing. Or, that change was in effect until the final restart on Sunday during the waning laps of the Food City 500 when Kevin Harvick body slammed Tony Stewart in to the wall. Watch below:

Harvick took blame for the accident as he should have. Stewart -- who is on probation -- was awkwardly calm though he got flat taken out by Harvick.
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Stewart Says Goodbye to Back Hair

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 19th 2008 1:45PM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick

Although it would have been much more fitting for Tony Stewart to wax the guy's back who wrecked him during last Sunday's Food City 500, that didn't matter.

Stewart, in a stunt for charity on his radio show, got his back hair waxed to the smoothness of a baby's bottom thanks to over $100,000 in donations that will go directly to the Victory Junction Gang.

"Operation: Wax Smoke" was started last season over a bet between friends Stewart and Kevin Harvick. Stewart put up his back hair in return for fans raising $100,000 for the NASCAR-themed camp for disabled children. The fans put up quite a bit of the cash and "Happy" Harvick matched their donation with one of his own to secure the rights to Stewart's back mane.

Harvick and regular show co-host Matt Yocum provided the play-by-play.
"It looks like you waxed someone's dog," said Matt Yocum.
Stewart was in a little bit of pain from the process, which you can see a few pics of here.
"I'm telling you, I'd rather you kick me in the balls right now," said Stewart during the show.
Jimmie Johnson gave another $10,000 and J.D. Gibbs $15,000 during the show to bring the total to $125,000.

Tony Stewart Has to Hate Spring Bristol Races

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 17th 2008 10:30AM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Joe Gibbs Racing, Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR Crashes, Richard Childress Racing, Sprint Cup


For the past three seasons at Bristol Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart has led a combined 769 laps during the famed short-track's springtime races.

And for the past three seasons, Stewart has walked away without so much as a lump in his throat about "what could have been."

The No. 20 has led 51.3% of all Food City 500 laps in the past three years but has only managed an average finish of 20th thanks to horrible luck or on-track incidents.

Sunday, Stewart had the familiar Bristol swagger going throughout much of the race and even showed plenty of patience in letting cars by him at times. Towards the end, it was shaping up to be a great finish with Stewart, Kevin Harvick, and Denny Hamlin.
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Burton Scores Unlikely Food City 500 Win

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 16th 2008 7:10PM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Bristol Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing, Breaking News, Denny Hamlin, Sprint Cup


If you would have told Jeff Burton with ten laps left during Sunday's Food City 500 the directions to victory lane, he would have probably looked at you like you were crazy.

Burton, though, with a strange set of circumstances ended up needing those directions to Bristol Motor Speedway's victory lane.

With 15 laps to go, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, and Denny Hamlin were shaping up for a three-way battle for the lead when Brian Vickers cut a tire on his No. 83 Toyota and slammed the turn 3 wall, bringing out a caution.

Stewart, Hamlin, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. stayed out as the rest of the lead-lap cars -- including Harvick and Burton -- dove to pit road for fresh tires. On the restart with 5 laps to go, Stewart jumped out to a lead before Hamlin caught him and drove past.
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Stewart isn't Finished With Goodyear Yet

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 14th 2008 8:55AM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing, Sprint Cup

Earlier this week, there was a video of Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart ripping into Goodyear after last Sunday's race at Atlanta.

Stewart was furious after exiting his car -- despite finishing 2nd to a teammate that won -- because he felt Goodyear's tire combination for NASCAR at Atlanta was simply "crap".

By Thursday, Stewart still hadn't seemed to cool down about the issue:
"We felt like, as drivers, we were let down this particular weekend worse than some of the other weeks when it may not be a huge complaint but it is a complaint. When year after year the same problems keep creeping up, and some years it seems like its getting worse and worse, like the technology in NASCAR keeps growing but Goodyear is starting to fall behind in that category, we're not saying it because we want to hurt them. We're saying what we said this past weekend because we want to get somebody's attention in the company to where they're going to do something," said Stewart.
And that's not even close to the entirety of his comments.
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Toyota Win Shows NASCAR's Ugly Side

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 13th 2008 9:01AM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR Fans, Craftsman Truck Series, Featured Stories, Kyle Busch, Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series

The seas had quieted and the new day had dawned. The thunder was off in the distance and clear skies were seemingly prevailing.

Then, Kyle Busch won Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500.

Nope, Busch himself didn't cause problems and neither did his actions on track. It wasn't something he said or did, but rather, something he drove.

Busch won with the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -- a shot that rang loud and clear over the heads of the purest of NASCAR fans. Or purists, would you say?

Just check some of the comments here at the FanHouse to understand what I'm talking about.

This one wants NASCAR boycotted, this one says that NASCAR is hurting the "integrity" of the sport, and this one says NASCAR should sell their tickets to the "japs and koreans".

And all of these, mind you, came in the first fifteen comments to the post about Kyle Busch's Atlanta Motor Speedway win.
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Video: Tony Stewart Slams Goodyear Tires

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 10th 2008 10:30AM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR Videos

Though he finished second in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 won by teammate Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart still wasn't happy.

Instead, Stewart felt extremely lucky to have even finished the race in his No. 20 car thanks to the new compound the Goodyear, NASCAR's sole racing tire supplier, brought to Atlanta for the Sprint Cup race. After exiting his car on pit road, he proceeded to rip Goodyear to shreds on network TV:



I think the single best line from all of Stewart's comments was "Goodyear can't build a tire that's worth a crap". (If you weren't able to watch the video, click the link below to read the transcript of Stewart's quotes.)
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Busch Scores First Toyota Win at Atlanta

Geoffrey MillerPosted Mar 9th 2008 6:30PM by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, Sprint Cup


Kyle Busch scored his first win of the season, first win with Joe Gibbs Racing, and most importantly scored Toyota's first-ever victory in the Sprint Cup Series Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

It was the first time since 1954 when a Jaguar won a race in New Jersey that a foreign manufacturer has won a race in NASCAR's top series.

Busch had one of the top cars to beat all afternoon, though in the middle of the race he seemed to lose the handle on the No. 18 Toyota. That's when Carl Edwards took command trying to win his third consecutive race in the Sprint Cup Series before suffering a mechanical failure while leading late in the event.

In victory lane, Busch made note of the important victory by recalling how the No. 18 machine used to be a dominant force at Atlanta when Bobby Labonte drove the machine.
Continue reading Busch Scores First Toyota Win at Atlanta
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