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Goodyear Looks to Rebound After Last Year's 'Debacle' at the Brickyard

Debacle. Fiasco. Embarrassment. All of these words and more were used to describe last year's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. What could cause utterances of this nature to be used to describe one of NASCAR's crown jewel events, held on sacred racing ground at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?Tires. Specifically, the greatest...

Rubbin' is Racin' at Indy: Stewart and Harvick

Tony Stewart couldn't have been happier than to race one of his very close friends for the win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His very close friend Kevin Harvick ... not so much. Stewart says he raced Harvick with respect:"I work really hard because if I'm going to preach about give and take, it's stupid for me to not do...

Blaney Steals Ginn's Gift to Wood Brothers

Dave Blaney got something in Indianapolis last week he hasn't have since the beginning of the season - a guaranteed starting spot for the next race.When Ginn folded into DEI and gave up the #13 team, they forfeited their position in the top 35 in the owner standings and the Wood Brothers / JTG Racing #21 got their...

Last Year's Champ Losing Ground Quickly

Two races have had quite the impact on the points picture for Jimmie Johnson.Following a 10th-place showing at Daytona for the Pepsi 400, JJ found himself solidly in the top-5 of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series standings in fourth place, 407 back of leader Jeff Gordon.Three weeks and 800 miles later, Johnson is reeling. The...

Cut to the Chase: Indy's Winners and Losers

The race to the Chase for the Nextel Cup is well under way and the points margins are narrowing as the stakes get higher with each passing race. Following each race on the the road to the Chase, the Fanhouse will take a look at the week's biggest winners and losers.Race to the Chase Standings after the Allstate 400 at the...