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Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Michigan
Matt Kenseth From the mountains of Pennsylvania to the rolling hills of Michigan, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400. Racing on yet another ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Michigan, QUicken Loans 400

NASCAR Free Agents, Speed in Michigan and the Sponsor Search for Bodine
Matt Kenseth One race can reveal only so much about a season but could Sunday’s event at Pocono forecast the future for some drivers? Joey Logano, AJ Allmendinger and Kurt Busch are among those trying to soli...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Dustin Long, free agents, James Finch, Michigan, NASCAR

Joey Logano Wins at Pocono
Matt Kenseth Of all the race tracks to add a little spice to the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Pocono Raceway was not expected to be it. A 2.5-mile, flat tri-oval that’s seen its share of strung-out racing, ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Pocono 400, Pocono Raceway

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Dover
Matt Kenseth The two-week homestretch in Charlotte is now in the books and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the Monster Mile in Dover, Del., for Sunday’s FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks. Not only ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Dover, Fantasy NASCAR tips, FedEx 400

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Charlotte
Matt Kenseth A happy Memorial Day weekend to all the fantasy NASCAR racers out there. This week it’s the most demanding 600 miles on the schedule, the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Charlotte motor Speedway, Coca-Cola 600, Fantasy NASCAR tips

Keselowski's Win, Biffle's Lead and Ambrose's Tough Start
Matt Kenseth The Long and Short of It Brad Keselowski’s victory in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega did more than put him in position to make the Chase again, it reaffirmed his position as one of ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Darlington, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Talladega

Brad Keselowski Wins Talladega
Matt Kenseth Every five or six visits to NASCAR’s ultimate spectacle at Talladega Superspeedway, someone figures out a new way to conquer the beast. The freight train, the lead-the-conga-line, the tri-oval sl...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Aaron's 499, NASCAR, race recap, Talladega

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Matt Kenseth 1. Greg Biffle   Found himself in roughly the same position at Talladega as he was in at Daytona ... which isn’t bad when you’re clicking off top 5s like it’s the ARCA Series. 2.â€...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Talladega

What's New is Old: NASCAR’s Aging Population Problem
Matt Kenseth Quick, what do the names Kevin Conway and Andy Lally have in common? Are they: A) Two prominent Wall Street investment bankers B) Battling for the same role in One Life To Live C) Americans...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Hendrick Motorsports Still Searching for Elusive 200th Cup Win
Matt Kenseth The Long and Short of It What was supposed to be a celebration has become a burden for Hendrick Motorsports. Mired in a 15-race winless drought, its longest since 2002-03, the organization rema...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Travis Pastrana, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Richmond

Denny Hamlin Wins STP 400 in Kansas
Matt Kenseth It seemed a formality that once Martin Truex Jr. had fended off a vicious challenge from Jimmie Johnson that Michael Waltrip Racing would score its first Sprint Cup Series win since 2010. Truex...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Kansas Speedway, NASCAR, STP 400

Mark Martin is Back, Advice for Danica and Purse Payouts
Matt Kenseth This is what retirement is supposed to be like. “This is so much fun,’’ Mark Martin said after his third-place finish last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Well, the 53-year-old Mart...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Hendrick Motorsports, Michael Waltrip Racing, NASCAR, purse money

Greg Biffle Wins in Texas
Matt Kenseth by Matt Taliaferro The NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings have always been more consistency-based than win-centric. This season alone, two-time race winner Tony Stewart found himself third in th...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, recap, Samsung Mobile 500, Texas

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Texas
Matt Kenseth The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series shrugs off the much-needed weekend off and heads to Texas Motor Speedway for this Saturday night's Samsung Mobile 500. Anytime the series makes its way to the high-...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Fantasy NASCAR, Jay Pennell, Texas

The Long and Short of It: Keselowski sees benefit in running Nationwide Series
Matt Kenseth by Dustin Long What some fans say is wrong with NASCAR is what Brad Keselowski says was right for him. Keselowski credits running against Cup drivers in what was then called the Busch Series fo...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Deny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Travis Pastrana, Bristol, Dustin Long, NASCAR

The New King of the Mountains
Matt Kenseth by Matt Taliaferro There’s something about the half-mile Bristol bullring in East Tennessee that lends itself to certain drivers. NASCAR Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough (nine wins), Darrel...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Bristol, Food City 500, NASCAR

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Bristol
Matt Kenseth by Jay Pennell It's Bristol, baby! This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the hills of East Tennessee for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR’s modern day Colo...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Bristol, Fantasy NASCAR, Food City 500, predictions

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends for Phoenix
Matt Kenseth by Jay Pennell Few could have predicted the 2012 season would open with such historic and unforeseen events taking place at Daytona. Rain delays, prime-time racing on a Monday, jet dryer explos...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Fantasy Picks racing, NASCAR, Phoenix

The Long and Short of It: Dissecting Daytona
Matt Kenseth by Dustin Long For a moment, well, actually about two hours on Monday night, it appeared as if the Daytona 500 would conclude one of the greatest weekends in racing upsets. As crews doused ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Daytona 500, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Primetime Thriller: Kenseth Wins Wild Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth by Matt Taliaferro The 1979 Daytona 500 is considered by many to be the most noteworthy in the event’s 54-year history. A snowstorm blanketed much of the East Coast, providing a captivated au...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Matt Kenseth

Race Day Thoughts: The Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth by Matt Taliaferro The forecast isn’t great for today’s Daytona 500, with rain expected in the Daytona Beach, Fla., area, but hopefully at 1:29 pm EST the green flag will fly over NASCAR’...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Daytona 500, NASCAR

The Long and Short of It: Stewart's Frustrations, Danica's Hit
Matt Kenseth by Dustin Long For whatever reason, Daytona International Speedway enjoys playing with some of NASCAR’s most successful drivers, making them endure years of anguish before winning the 500. Da...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Regan Smith, Tony Stewart, Daytona 500, Dustin Long, Jack Roush, NASCAR, Speedweeks

Stewart, Kenseth win Gatorade Duel at Daytona
Matt Kenseth by Matt Taliaferro As is usually the case, there was one wild and crazy Gatorade Duel race at Daytona International Speedway, and one much more staid. Such was the case on Thursday, when the fi...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Regan Smith, Tony Stewart, Dayonta, Gatorade Duel, Jack Roush, NASCAR

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Daytona
Matt Kenseth by Jay Pennell Sunday’s running of the 54th annual Daytona 500 begins the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and it also marks the beginning of the 2012 NASCAR fantasy racing season. Fans across ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Trevor Bayne, Daytona 500, Fantasy Racing, NASCAR

Tony Stewart Wins in Texas
Matt Kenseth by Matt Taliaferro Tony Stewart is putting together a run in NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship as impressive as any seen in its seven-year history. Stewart’s win in the AAA Texas 500 at T...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, AAA Texas 500, Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR, Texas Motor Speedway

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