NSCS: Why Are So Many Bent Out Of Shape After Mears’ Release?

I have had many heated debates over the past couple of days with disgruntled fans on Twitter. The thing they are all bent out of shape about is the dismissal of Casey Mears from Red Bull Racing effective immediately after last week’s run in with his teammate Scott Speed at Michigan.

All Eyes On: Brian Vickers (Special Edition)

In the All Eyes On series, I usually share a personal story of the person I am profiling and spout off facts about their racing career.

But this one is special.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Brian Vickers announced he will be out the remainder of the season due to blood clots. While the reason is still unknown what was caused the blood clots, it is still a scary situation and we wish Brian a speedy and healthy recovery.

NSCS: Brian Vickers Will Miss Remainder Of Season

Brian Vickers has been dealt with some very tough news in the past few weeks. The driver checked himself into the hospital a couple of weeks ago complaining of chest pains, but he had no idea just how serious it really was.

Vickers had blood clots around both lungs and in his left leg. Friday Vickers dropped another bombshell in a press conference, announcing that his condition will keep him out for the remainder of the 2010 season.

NSCS: Vickers To Miss Race Due To Blood Clots

By: Toby Christie In a story that was broke by the Associated Press Thursday, it was found that Brian Vickers will miss this week’s Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway. Vickers was apparently checked into a hospital Wednesday with what has been revealed as bood clots. This is a shocking development that has [...]

NSCS: Darlington Fantasy Preview

Hello there everyone if you’re like me you have long ago given in to the Fantasy Sports craze. You put a great deal of thought and effort, to build your team just like you really owned a race team in real life. However finding information on who to select each week is very difficult, but welcome to the first edition of a new weekly series. Each week I will be breaking down past trends by drivers at each race track, and steer you in the right direction. I will also each week provide you with my actual team of drivers I will be using in my fantasy league.

NSCS: Harvick Breaks Through, Is Dale Jr. Next?

By: Toby Christie At Phoenix International Raceway, just a couple of weeks ago, Ryan Newman broke his 77-race winless streak. Newman of course was able to capitalize on a great restart on a green-white-checkered finish to seal the deal on his first victory since the 2008 Daytona 500. Fast Forward to Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at [...]

NSCS: Never Had a Chance, NASCAR’s Qualifying Procedure Broken

By: Toby Christie Qualifying for the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 was canceled Friday. As a result three drivers had to go home without even getting a chance to prove if they deserved to be in the field. Casey Mears, Terry Cook, and Johnny Sauter will all watch the Sprint Cup Series race from the [...]

NSCS: Season Officially Starts Sunday, But For Some Thursday’s Duels Equally Important

By: Toby Christie The big show, our Super Bowl the Daytona 500 will get our season going finally this Sunday, however for some drivers their season rests in the balance of Thursdays results. Drivers such as Casey Mears, Dave Blaney, and Terry Cook a great finish in Thursdays Gatorade Duels may lead to a full [...]

NSCS: Casey Mears Profile

Birthdate: March 12, 1978 Age: 31 Hometown: Bakersfield, CA Team: Tommy Baldwin Racing Teammates: None Manufacture: Chevrolet Sponsor: Baldwin Automotive Career Wins: 1 Casey Mears comes from a very famous racing family. Mears’ uncle is Rick Mears (four-time Indy 500 champion), and his father is Roger Mears, who raced in off-road and Indy. Casey made [...]

NNS Recap: Busch’s Nationwide Win Sets Up Try For Triple

FORT WORTH, Texas — Two down. One to go. Kyle Busch moved one race closer to an unprecedented weekend triple Saturday — and, oh, by the way — a giant step closer to his first title in a major NASCAR touring series.