Toyota Gets First NASCAR Win In A Car

Jason Leffler took his Toyota to the front with two laps to go to give Toyota its first non-truck NASCAR win, a Busch series win at O’Reilly Race Park in Indianapolis. This may be just the stepping stone the manufacturer needs as it seeks its first Nextel Cup win.  Busch Series points leader Carl Edwards finished fourth, despite a dislocated thumb, to maintain his huge points lead.

Ginn Gone

Effective immediately, Ginn Racing has been “absorbed” into DEI. Mark Martin and Aric Almirola will share time, as had previously been expected. Paul Menard and the 15 team will take over the 14 previously driven by Sterling Marlin, and the 13 team will be eliminated.

Shake Up At Ginn

NASCAR is a series of haves and have-nots. It always has been and always will be. Those who try to arrive and make it to the top are rare, indeed. Ginn has made that attempt.

Half Way

The Pepsi 400 at Daytona is over. Eighteen down, eighteen to go. We are now officially at the half-way point of the season. A great time to look at where the season has come from and where it’s going. Time to update those predictions.

The Week That Was: Daytona

The Pepsi (Firecracker) 400 surly provided plenty of fireworks. Tempers were heated, especially among teammates. Throw in a name change, and it was quite the weekend.

10 Most Defining Moments In NASCAR History

As we prepare for the famed Firecracker 400, now the Pepsi 400, at Daytona, I thought I’d take a chance to look at what I feel are the ten most defining moments in NASCAR history. I’m sure you may have your own set of moments, but as I think of where NASCAR has come from, moonshiners bragging rights, to where it is today, major sport in the US, these moments shine as those that made the sport what it is today. This list is chronologically, not in order of importance. So, don’t think I’m placing your favorite moment down on the list for wrong reasons.