matt-kenseth-nascar-sprint-cup-series-2013-richmond-1-fridayMatt Kenseth lost the lead of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ at Talladega Superspeedway and trails five-time series champion Jimmie Johnson by four points.

The remaining schedule – with two of four races on 1.5-mile tracks – would appear to favor the 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. Four of Kenseth’s seven 2013 victories have come on 1.5-mile layouts. Continue reading “Matt Kenseth’s Outlook Not Ruled By Past Statistics At Martinsville”

nascar_nscs_jimmie_johnson_101113One word describes Jimmie Johnson’s performance at Martinsville Speedway: Phenomenal.
And even that might be understating it.

Johnson is head and shoulders above the competition at the historic, .526-mile short track in southern Virginia which hosts Sunday’s Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 (1:30 p.m. ET ESPN, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM Satellite Radio). Continue reading “Martinsville: Home of Eventual NASCAR Champions”

riki_rachtmanSHOW #277 – Guest: Riki Rachtman – We recap Talladega Superspeedway, news of the week includes Carl Edwards goin’ Country, New Leader…48, eating a Martinsville hotdog, and more NASCAR fun than you can shake a stick at. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

(48:00 mins)

Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #277 NASCAR Podcast – Riki Rachtman / Martinsville Chase Preview”

2012 Memorial Day Jimmie Johnson helmetDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 24, 2013) – NASCAR announced today that beginning in 2014, the sanctioning body will mandate pre-season neurocognitive baseline testing as part of its comprehensive concussion prevention and management program for all of its national series drivers. Continue reading “NASCAR Mandates Impact Baseline Concussion Testing Pre-Season Testing Begins In 2014”