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Chuck Abrams







2012

  • That Michigan Magic
  • Will Pocono Victory Be Enough To Save Logano?
  • It Was An Odd Weekend At Dover
  • The Longest Day In Auto Racing
  • It's Time to Change the All-Star Race – Again?
  • Hendrick Motorsport's Peaks and Valleys Show Up at Darlington
  • Talladega: Keselowski Shines, Stewart Whines
  • Avoiding Trouble Is The Key At Talladega
  • Will The Wrecks Return At Richmond?
  • Can Greg Biffle win again at Kansas?
  • What To Look For At Texas Motor Speedway
  • You just knew it was going to happen
  • Five Races In, Stewart Has The Advantage
  • Grumbling about Bristol – better then or now?
  • Was The Race At Las Vegas, As Boring As It Looked?
  • No. 48 Team Still Under A Cloud
  • NASCAR Finds a Way to Top Itself
  • Wild Weekend of Racing Starts the 2012 Season
  • 'Must Wins' Needed For Several Drivers
  • Again, Danica Patrick Tops The News
  • Rolex 24 Starts The Racing Season Off In Style
  • Who Has The Better Ride, David Ragan or Kurt Busch?
  • The Daytona 500 Is Right Around The Corner
  • The Song Is Nearly Over For NASCAR's Musical Chairs
  • Twittergate: Kasey Kahne Learns A Lesson

    2011

  • NASCAR's Version of Musical Chairs Continues
  • Is It Silly Season - Or Crazy Season?
  • 2011 Comparison: Ambrose vs. Labonte
  • Penske Says Goodbye To Kurt Busch - Finally
  • A Silly Off-Season Has Already Begun
  • Tony Stewart's Unbelievable Run May Never Be Matched
  • Going Down To The Wire At Homestead
  • And Then There Were Two
  • Three Races To Go, Three Drivers Left In Chase
  • Talladega Changes The Chase, But Not In The Usual Way
  • Kenseth's Big Victory Overshadowed By IndyCar Crash
  • Don’t Look Now, But Five-Time Is Coming
  • Winners and Losers In The Chase For The Championship
  • Tony Stewart Starts The Chase Out With Guns-A-Blazing
  • Stewart Feeling Much Better About Chase Situation
  • Dale Jr. Puts It In Reverse and Backs Into The Chase
  • Gordon Makes A "Chase" Statement At Atlanta
  • Keselowski Battles His Way Into Chase
  • A Hair Raising Week In NASCAR
  • Competition Spins, Marcos Ambrose Wins - His First Race
  • Keselowski Makes His Bid For The Chase
  • Sunday's Race Was Parade-Like and Relatively Uneventful
  • The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
  • Once Again, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Is Nearly Done
  • Done With Daytona, On To Kentucky
  • Road Rage, Road Course Style
  • By Calling It Quits, Red Bull Makes For An Interesting Silly Season
  • First Pocono Race Wasn't A Yawner At All
  • Childress Steals Keselowski's Thunder
  • 1,103 Miles of Racing and Two Surprise Finishes on Sunday
  • The All-Star Race Is Not The Coca-Cola 600
  • Kenseth Makes A Case For The Chase
  • The Darlington Dump
  • Kyle Busch Stays Cool To Win At Richmond
  • Another Sprint Cup Weekend Off
  • Who Doesn’t Love a Four-Wide Finish?
  • Talk About Parity - Seven Races, Six Winners
  • It Was a Wild Weekend at Bristol
  • The Off-Week Is Killing NASCAR's Momentum
  • Stewart gambles at Las Vegas and loses
  • The Big Points Shuffle At Phoenix
  • The Daytona 500 Had Everything a Fan Could Ask For
  • A Two By Two Daytona Dance?
  • It All Starts This Saturday Night
  • Sprint Cup Points, Rolex 24 and the Toyota Showdown
  • 2011 Chase Contenders
  • A Total Scrapping of the Points System?
  • It's Time For Dale Jr. To Step Up To The Plate
  • A Lot Of Questions Still Need Answers

    2010

  • Commenting on the Year-End Mailbag
  • Tired of the Chase or Just Tired?
  • Who is Still Debating Whether the Chase is Valid or Not?
  • What is an off-season?
  • What You Can Expect For NASCAR In 2011
  • Johnson does what no one else can do
  • No More Talking, It's Time To Race
  • Denny Hamlin Takes Over With Authority
  • Clint Bowyer Steals the Show, Again
  • Feud of the Week, Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch
  • Long Live The 'Chase' Spoilers
  • Chase For The Sprint Cup Drivers Shrinking
  • The Real Contenders vs the Posers
  • Chase Awakens Sleeping Giant In Johnson
  • Clint Bowyer Steals Sunday's Show
  • Chase 2010: Hamlin or Johnson?
  • Not Much Drama Heading to the Chase
  • The Boo's Are Music To Kyle Busch's Ears
  • RCR and Harvick Are Making Their Own Luck
  • Montoya Holds Court at the Glen
  • Elliott Sadler is Lucky to be Alive
  • Jamie Mac, The Most Unlikely of Winners
  • The Brad and Carl Show Heats Up Again
  • "The Franchise" adds excitement to a boring race
  • Junior Nation Is All A-Twitter
  • Who Should Be In The Next Round Of Hall of Fame Picks?
  • So Now, Are We Getting Tired of Hamlin Winning?
  • Logano Takes DW's Advice, Fights Back
  • Earnhardt's Slump Continues
  • Kurt Busch brews, Kyle stews and some Vickers news
  • Something’s definitely broken on the #88
  • Great Racing at Darlington
  • Kyle Busch Spanks Richmond Field
  • Gordon vs Johnson at Talladega
  • Hamlin Says: Monday, Monday..So Good To Me
  • Jeff Gordon Getting No Love On Final Restarts
  • It Was Really Bad Timing For A Sprint Cup Break
  • Hamlin Finally Comes Through
  • Who Will Step Up and Stop Johnson?
  • Time For Bristol, Bring It On
  • Carl Edwards Is Lucky No One Was Hurt
  • Johnson Gets His Roll On At Vegas
  • Jimmie Johnson Has One Lucky Horseshoe
  • The 2010 Daytona 500: Debacle and Spectacle All in One
  • Danica Races Her Way to a Nationwide Start
  • The Daytona 500 Is Just Around The Corner
  • Why Change The Wing To The Spoiler?
  • It’s (Almost) Official: The Wing Is Going Away
  • Changes, They Are a Comimg
  • NASCAR Drivers On The Hot Seat

    2009

  • Shootout Eligibility Rules Change: Who Benefits?
  • Something Other Than Danica Patrick...NOT!
  • Danica Patrick's Marketing Machine Will Be In High Gear
  • Las Vegas Awards Banquet A Hit With The Drivers
  • Coping With The First Week Without Racing
  • Jimmie Johnson Takes The Cake And The Trophy
  • Johnson Takes Phoenix By Storm
  • Texas Exposes Chink In Johnson's Armor
  • Yawnadega Leaves Fans Wanting More
  • Hamlin Wins The Battle, Johnson Winning The War
  • Johnson Nearly Has Championship Wrapped Up
  • Why Johnson Should Not Win The Cup Championship
  • The Chase Gets Better Every Week
  • Who Is Strong Enough To Beat Johnson?
  • Montoya Proves he is Going for Broke at Loudon
  • Ten To Go, Who's Hot - Who's Not
  • Lots Of Drama For Final Regular Season Race
  • New Bristol, Old Bristol - Which Do You Prefer?
  • A New And Improved Michigan
  • Another Fantastic Monday Race
  • An Exciting Pennsylvania 500 Follows Boring Brickyard 400
  • A Boring Brickyard 400 Turns Interesting
  • Will the 2009 Brickyard 400 be Positive or Negative Experience?
  • After All This Time, Maybe, It Could Be Martin's Year
  • Pigs Fly and Tony Stewart Is A New Man
  • Joey Logano Earned His Victory On Sunday
  • It’s all about Danica, more or less
  • Michigan Race Was Exciting ~ For One Lap
  • Double File Restarts a Hit With Most Drivers and Fans
  • Double File Restarts, Maybe This Week?
  • What a Strange Week in NASCAR
  • Can We Please Change the Name of the All-Star Race?
  • NASCAR Stands Tough on Substance Abuse
  • Junior, Kiss This Year's Chase Goodbye
  • What To Do With Talladega?
  • Martin Wins In Phoenix, But Who Was Watching?
  • Should Team Communications Be Private?
  • Gordon Wins, Earnhardt Sins and Digger Grins
  • Thank Goodness For Martinsville
  • Drivers On The Outside Looking In
  • Is There a Future For Atlanta Motor Speedway?
  • Las Vegas A Crap Shoot For Too Many
  • Kenseth Proves Strong in a Snoozer
  • How do you not finish the Daytona 500?
  • Budweiser Shootout Cars vs Daytona 500 Cars
  • Bud Shootout and Lawsuits
  • The Rolex 24 Was a Thrill Ride
  • Finally, Something Was Done Right With Petty Name
  • Thank Goodness January 26 is Close at Hand
  • Incredibly, Silly Season Gets Sillier

    2008

  • Speeding To Daytona
  • 2008 Was Just One Big Silly Season
  • What Happens To NASCAR If The Big Three Fold?
  • Bite the Big Apple
  • New Car Still A Tough Transition For Most
  • Johnson Hangs on to a Slim Lead
  • Lost Opportunities
  • Johnson Makes a Statement at Martinsville
  • Who Wants This Year's Title?
  • Talladega ~ The Real Wild Card
  • The Season Kyle Busch Almost Won It All
  • Definitive Dover
  • The Chase Is Off And Running
  • Chase Starts With Three-Way Race
  • Is Johnson Peaking at the Right Time?
  • This Could Be The Best Chase Ever
  • A Three-Way Race For The Title?
  • Slump? What Slump? Busch Dominates at the Glen
  • Making The Chase: Down The Homestretch
  • Goodyear's Biggest Mistake, an Embarrassing Mess at the Brickyard
  • What To Expect At The Brickyard 400
  • Silly Season or Musical Chairs?
  • Was the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, better or worse?
  • Lousy Loudon: Was That A Race?
  • Junior gets back on track at Michigan
  • Montoya, Stewart, Newman and McMurray: Should I go or should I stay?
  • Kyle Busch On Track To Match Brother's Championship
  • Kahne in the Right Place at the Right Time - Again
  • Budweiser Car Revisits Victory Lane
  • How is it possible for some drivers to pass cars, yet others can't?
  • So you think Kyle Busch is Numero Uno?
  • Talladega Race a Winner
  • A Lot Going On For An Off Week
  • Questions Remain About The Chase After Phoenix
  • It's All About The Race At Texas
  • Most bubble drivers perform at Martinsville
  • Drivers on the bubble
  • Toyota and foreign-born drivers still an issue for some
  • Toyota Wins Its First Race and Probably Not Its Last
  • The Las Vegas Crap Shoot
  • California Race vs Oscars: The Longest Day
  • Dodge Does It!
  • Sprint Cup Season Off To A Great Start
  • Big "E" In Chocolate?
  • Returning NASCAR To Its Roots? How?
  • Is It Dale Earnhardt Jr. Or Bust For NASCAR In 2008?
  • No Sponsors Yet For Yates Racing?
  • Thoughts On The Coming Season
  • Kurt Busch Makes Room For Sam Hornish Jr. Good or Bad?


    2007

  • Payback For NASCAR, Payback For The Fans
  • Earnhardt Jr. Can't Shoulder NASCAR's Entire Load
  • Braving The Minnesota Cold
  • Thanks a Lot Craftsman!
  • 2007 NASCAR Season Wrapped Up
  • Johnson Did Just What He Was Supposed To Do
  • Does NASCAR Hate This Chase?
  • Can Anyone Catch Johnson and Does Anybody Care?
  • What's Causing NASCAR Apathy?
  • Cautions Breed Cautions and Commercials
  • Lowe's Motor Speedway Becomes Gordon's Playground
  • Good Race Or A Timid Talladega?
  • Chase Drivers Struggle Once Again At Kansas
  • Dover: The Monster Bash
  • Clint Bowyer Basking In The Glory
  • Finally, The Chase Is On, Week One Of Ten
  • After California, The Chase Is Virtually Set
  • Bristol: Boring or Not Boring?
  • No Race ~ No Problem
  • How Can You Not Love A Road Course Race?
  • Robby Gordon Turned Busch Race Into A Farce
  • The Brickyard Weekend In My Rear View Mirror
  • A Tumultuous Week At Ginn Racing
  • Highs and Lows of Chicagoland Speedway
  • Highs and Lows of the Pepsi 400
  • Hamlin And Ford Win With A Chevrolet At Loudon
  • Was Michigan As Big A Bore As It Seemed?
  • Grading The 2007 NASCAR Season So Far
  • Monday At Dover A Bittersweet Day Of Racing
  • Once Again, The Coca-Cola 600 Proved To Be Worth Watching
  • Michelle Theriault, Making Her Mark In The Busch East Series



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