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Say what you will, but this off-season is unlike most others. Normally the three days proceeding Turkey Day are a race fans No MansLand and devoid of much news- not this year - it’s all business.

“Nice” week for Carl Edwards huh?
In the last seven days he’s had too much right foot that took out more than a few in Alabama. Saturday night he didn’t have enough ignition, fell fifteen laps off the pace early and dropped to 168 off Johnson’s points pace.
Oh, and he also had TOO much “ignition” [...]

I’ve been waiting for this, the dyno numbers from the chassis dyno tests performed at MIS that resulted in the Gibbs Racing penalties.

There’s one way to beat Kyle Busch.
The recipe includes carrying over a hot streak from last week, toss in a fortuitous pit stop that contenders Jeff Burton and Jimmie Johnson didn’t utilize, and finally, beat Busch into submission with a little dash of Tasmanian Devil. (with a side of Vegemite!)
The end result is Marcos Ambrose’s [...]

Let me kill something before it starts.
Because you know the media and fan frenzy this week will be the Cup event at Dover was BORING and only 6 cars finishing on the lead lap will be used as “evidence.”
Roll the tape: (Or DVR if you live in the modern world)
2007 Dodge Dealers 400 Sept. 23. [...]

Martin Truex Jr. runs the risk of alienating the “I hate the CoT” crowd that includes a few drivers, some team owners, crew chiefs and more than a few fans.
Truex visited the media center shortly after completion of the second day of testing at Pocono and had this to say:
“One of the things I like [...]

Remember way back last week at Talladega when the iconic “Big One” never happened?
In a strange misalignment of Alabama stars The Big One went MIA and apparently lost as drivers were more intent on a pathetic and fruitless attempt at catching Kyle Busch than playing 200mph bumpercars?
Well, The Big One was found, at Richmond on [...]