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Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Gordon Back on Track in ’06?
Jeff Gordon In celebration of Athlon Sports' upcoming 10th annual Racing magazine, we've dug into the archives to uncover some of the most memorable features, profiles and Q&As that have graced our pages. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, 2006, nascar archive

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Tony Stewart  It’s tough to rank Stewart ahead of Carl Edwards or vise versa, but Smoke gets the edge here because he’s throwing wins on the board — and that...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Chase, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup

2005 NASCAR Driver's Forum
Jeff Gordon In celebration of Athlon Sports' upcoming 10th annual Racing magazine, we've dug into the archives to uncover some of the most memorable features, profiles and Q&As that have graced our pages. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Brian Vickers, Elliott Sadler, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Rudd, Ryan Newman, 2005, nascar archive

Top NASCAR Drivers Rooted in Dirt
Jeff Gordon In celebration of Athlon Sports' upcoming 10th annual Racing magazine, we've dug into the archives to uncover some of the most memorable features, profiles and Q&As that have graced our pages. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, 2005, nascar archive

2004's 13 Tough Questions and Their Politically Incorrect Answers
Jeff Gordon In celebration of Athlon Sports' upcoming 10th annual Racing magazine, we've dug into the archives to uncover some of the most memorable features, profiles and Q&As that have graced our pages. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman, 2004, nascar archive

2005's 13 Tough Questions and Their Politically Incorrect Answers
Jeff Gordon Article originally published in 2005 Athlon Sports Racing annual 1. Should Junior’s expletive have cost him 25 points and had a potentially significant effect on the Championship? Dale ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, 2005, nascar archive

Phoenix International Raceway
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Kobalt Tools 500 Track: Phoenix International Raceway Location: Avondale, Ariz. When: Sunday, Nov. 13 TV: ESPN (3:00 p.m. EST) Specs: 1-m...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty, Tony Stewart, Kobalt Tools 500, NASCAR, Phoenix International Raceway

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Tony Stewart  Momentum has clearly swung in Smoke’s favor. He’s always been a streaky driver, and now that he’s “on” it may be hard for Carl Edwards to ho...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Horsepower Rankings, NASCAR, Phoenix, Texas

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Carl Edwards Talladega and Martinsville were the wild card tracks, and the two Edwards and crew were most apprehensive about. They went into ’Dega with a five-point le...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Chase, Martinsville, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Tackling Talladega
Jeff Gordon by Vito Pugliese There’s a reason why Talladega continues to endure and endear itself to NASCAR Nation. Vito Pugliese provides a first-hand account of this past weekend’s racing from the 2....
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Trevor Bayne, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Chevrolet, Ford, NASCAR, Talladega

Martinsville Speedway
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Tums Fast Relief 500 Track: Martinsville Speedway Location: Martinsville, Va. When: Sunday, Oct. 30 TV: ESPN (1:30 p.m. EST) Specs: .526-mil...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Chase, Martinsville, NASCAR, Tums Fast Relief 500

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Haven’t we seen this movie before? Summer turns to fall and the 48 team shifts into another gear that no one else has, and that it seemed to be hi...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kansas, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Jimmie Johnson Wins in Kansas
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro For those who have followed Jimmie Johnson’s five-year reign in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, his performance in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup is none-too-alarming. A d...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway, NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Attention race fans: Do not count Jimmie Johnson out of the Chase until he is mathematically eliminated (which probably will not happen). Thank you....
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Chase, Dover, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Kurt Busch Wins Dover
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson entered Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway ranked ninth and 10th in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup — in 28- and 29-point ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, AAA 400, Chase, Dover International Speedway, NASCAR

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Tony Stewart  Difficult to place him anywhere else. Smoke has two consecutive wins and an average finish of fourth over the last four weeks. Lean & mean after s...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Two'fer Tony Stewart
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro Most had written off Tony Stewart as a legitimate 2011 championship contender — including himself, if you believed his words in the midst of a 27th-, ninth- and 28th-place ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, New Hampshire, Sprint Cup, Sylvania 300

Team Orders in NASCAR
Jeff Gordon by Tom Bowles NASCAR is a sport defined by individual success. Just one driver and team, not an entire motorsports operation, gets crowned with a series title. But like it or not, team cars wor...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, Richard Childress Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, team orders

New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Sylvania 300 Location: Loudon, N.H. TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) 2010 Winners: Jimmie Johnson (June); Clint Bowyer (Sept.) July Winner: Ryan Newman...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Chase, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sprint Cup

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Looked like the typical Chase race for Johnson ... until he was bit by the fuel bug. Still, how many teams do you know can run out of fuel on the fi...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Eanhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup Series

Smokin' Start to the Chase
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro Just days ago, Tony Stewart called himself an underdog in the Chase for the Championship. Two weeks prior, he wondered aloud whether his No. 14 team even deserved a spot in N...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Chicagoland Speedway, Geico 400, NASCAR

NASCAR Chase Preview
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship gets rolling this weekend in New Hampshire … no, wait … Chicago. Yeah, that’s right, Chicagoland Speedway. Answer me this: Could t...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

Tracking the Chase
Jeff Gordon by Vito Pugliese NASCAR’s version of the playoffs gets started this weekend in Chicago, just as Major League Baseball is winding down, the NFL regular season is heating up and fantasy footbal...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Chicagoland, Martinsville, NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup, New Hampshire, Talladega

Chicagoland Speedway
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Geico 400 Location: Joliet, Ill. When: Sunday, Sept. 18 TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) 2010 Winner: David Reutimann Specs: 1.5-mile tri-oval; B...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Championship, Chicagoland Speedway, Geico 400, NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jeff Gordon  The four-time champ has averaged a 3.25-place finish over the last month. Gordon is looking like the “Wonderboy” of old at just the right time. ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Richmond, Sprint Cup Series

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