2004 was a season of major change in NASCAR’s top division.
The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ended its tenure as sponsor with the Cup Series as Nextel took over the sponsorship. Along with the new sponsor was a brand-new playoff system called the Chase for the Nextel Cup. The top ten drivers in points after the first 26 races would decide the championships for themselves in the last ten races. Continue reading →
Since a Sprint Cup race will be on my birthday this season, I decided to re-visit the last time the Cup Series ran a race on my birthday, which was March 23, 2003.
The tour made its first of two dates at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch, then with Roush Racing headed into the race as the defending winner.
His win in 2002 was no easy task, as he had to muscle his way around Jimmy Spencer. Busch put the bump-and-run on Spencer and pulled away to record his first Cup win of his career. It started a rivalry between the two, which would last until late in the 2003 season. Continue reading →
Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 team started off the 2006 season amidst controversy. NASCAR found an illegally adjusted rear window in the car that created an aerodynamic advantage after Daytona 500 qualifying. Chad Knaus, Johnson’s crew chief, was suspended for the first four races and fined $25,000. Chief engineer Darian Grubb took the helm in his absence. Johnson went on to win his first Daytona 500, even though many people questioned the integrity of the win. Continue reading →
During the first 15 years of its existence, the NASCAR Busch Series never made a stop to a track west of the Mississippi River.
It all changed in 1997 when the series visited the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March. Continue reading →
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