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Articles By Matthew Pizzolato



Mathew Pizzolato












2012

  • The Reason Jimmie Johnson is So Good
  • The Reason Jimmie Johnson is So Good
  • Is NASCAR Returning to the Jimmie Johnson Invitational Series?
  • Earnhardt is a leader on and off the track
  • Is Danica Patrick Ready For The Sprint Cup Series?
  • Has Earnhardt Jr. Tarnished His Image With The Fans?
  • Will Next Generation Car Improve NASCAR Racing?
  • Bad Luck Is The Only Thing That Can Beat Johnson
  • Two Reasons Not Many Fans Like Jimmie Johnson
  • Is There a Formula for Winning the Chase?
  • Does NASCAR Really Need The Chase?
  • Does NASCAR Need a Feud or Just More Emotion?
  • Let The Head Games Begin
  • NASCAR Needs More Road Course Races
  • Can Anyone Beat Hendrick Motorsports?
  • Apparently, Rick Hendrick Knows What He's Doing
  • The Party is Over for Jeff Gordon
  • Should Drivers Be Concerned About NASCAR Drug Tests?
  • Is The 3 More Than Just A Number?
  • Should NASCAR Create Some Manufactured Excitement?
  • Are Nationwide Competitors Afraid to Lose to a Girl?
  • Earnhardt Eyes His First Championship
  • In NASCAR, Nice Guys Finish Second
  • Kurt Busch is Running Out of Options
  • Should NASCAR Shorten The Sprint Cup Schedule?
  • Is Johnson Gearing Up for Championship No. 6?
  • The Clock is Ticking for Jeff Gordon
  • Is There a Double Standard for Danica Patrick?
  • Is the New Style of Racing to Blame for Declining Track Attendance?
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. – The Best Driver in NASCAR
  • To Repave or Not to Repave
  • Are There Too Many Good Guys in NASCAR?
  • Is Anyone Capable Of Beating Tony Stewart?
  • Leading the Pack at Hendrick Motorsports
  • Jimmie Johnson: Back in the Saddle Again
  • Will Daytona Penalties Wreck Johnson's Season?
  • Kevin Harvick Lobbies To Ban Cell Phones In Race Cars
  • Did NASCAR Come Down Too Hard On The No. 48 Team?
  • Iconic NASCAR Numbers – Back on Track in 2012
  • It's Only Cheating If You're Caught
  • The Nationwide Series Is Alive and Thriving
  • Danica Patrick's Presence Felt Already
  • Brand Identity Returns to NASCAR in 2013
  • Kurt Busch Loses Desire To Win In 2012
  • NASCAR Strives to Eliminate the Two Car Draft
  • Jeff Gordon Snake Bitten By Chase - Should 2012 Be Any Different?
  • Carl Edwards Has Eyes For Next Year

    2011

  • Can Earnhardt Jr. Get Back To Victory Lane In 2012
  • Things Are Looking Up, Yes Up, For Tony Stewart
  • Busch Brothers - Cut From The Same Cloth
  • Earnhardt Jr. Still Most Popular Driver - But Wants More
  • The Best Championship Victory In History
  • NASCAR Says - "Don't Cross The Line"
  • Punishment For Kyle Busch Not Severe Enough
  • NASCAR Teams Are Suffering From The Sponsorship Squeeze
  • Is Jimmie Johnson the Greatest Driver of All Time?
  • Who Will Win a Championship First? Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Kyle Busch?
  • Can Jimmie Johnson Recover From Setback?
  • Still Too Early To Call The Championship Winner
  • There Are No Gentlemen Left To Start The Engines
  • A Fuel Mileage Win Is Still A Win
  • Will The Feud With Kurt Busch Distract Jimmie Johnson?
  • Is Jeff Gordon Still Tied With Bobby Allison At 85 Wins?
  • Earnhardt Jr. Optimistic About Future at Hendrick
  • The Nationwide Series Needs Danica Patrick
  • Brad Keselowski Earns Respect From Other Drivers
  • A True Rivalry In The Making?
  • Danicamania Is About To Run Wild In NASCAR
  • NASCAR Should Ban Sprint Cup Drivers From Nationwide Series
  • Is Kyle Busch Overrated?
  • To Tweet or Not to Tweet – That is the Question
  • Will This Season be Six in a Row for Jimmie Johnson?
  • There's a New Sheriff in Town
  • Next Week - The Two Car Two Step
  • Will Gordon's Legacy Be Marred By the Two That Got Away?
  • After All Is Said And Done, Kyle Busch Had It Coming
  • NASCAR's Success Is Trending Upward
  • Danicamania Flares Up Again
  • Officials And Drivers Remain Unclear on 'Boys Have At It'
  • Are NASCAR's Actions Inconsistent With 'Boys Have At It'?
  • It Was Feuds That Made NASCAR What It Is
  • An Infusion Of New Blood In NASCAR
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. Will Be A Winner This Season
  • For Better or Worse, Times are Changing in NASCAR
  • NASCAR – Not in Bad Shape After All
  • Start and Park Teams are a Good Thing for NASCAR
  • NASCAR's New Points System - Not a Big Deal
  • So Far, So Good, NASCAR Looks To Be Back On Track
  • Danica Patrick, NASCAR History In The Making
  • Is Dale Earnhardt Jr. Back?
  • Danica Patrick Shows Potential
  • Here Comes Danicamania, Round Two
  • NASCAR Needs a New Ambassador
  • "The Chase" is Killing NASCAR
  • Change Just for the Sake of It
  • No More Double Dipping
  • Can Anyone Beat Jimmie Johnson?
  • What's Wrong With NASCAR?

    2010

  • Expectations are high for the Daytona 500
  • Johnson Appears To Be Unbeatable, Who Will Step Up?
  • Will Jeff Gordon Win a Race in 2011?
  • The Crew Chief Carousel
  • Jimmie Johnson: The Greatest of All Time
  • The Chase: If It's Not Broke, Don't Fix It
  • Kyle Busch Does It Again
  • Is the Chase Working?
  • Can Jeff Gordon Still Be Competitive?
  • Is The Drive for Five Still Alive?
  • Danicamania Has Returned to NASCAR
  • They Call It Racing For a Reason
  • Full Speed Ahead for Johnson
  • Is Danica Patrick Showing Improvement?
  • Earnhardt Has Been Consistently Inconsistent
  • To Chase or Not to Chase
  • Is it Time For A New Sprint Cup Champion?
  • Does Kyle Busch Have an Over-Inflated Opinion of Himself?
  • NASCAR Needs Character
  • Are More Changes Good for NASCAR?
  • The Miracle at Pocono
  • NASCAR Can't Have It Both Ways
  • Carl Edwards Deserves a Medal
  • Should the Wrangler Car be Saved?
  • Are More Changes Looming on the Horizon for NASCAR?
  • Was the Nationwide Daytona Race Fixed?
  • Has NASCAR Reached its Breaking Point?
  • Top Picks for Dethroning the Champ Johnson
  • NASCAR is Getting What it Asked For
  • Does Earnhardt Need a New Team?
  • Good Kyle, Bad Kyle: Who Will Come Out On Top?
  • Will the New Car Sink the Nationwide Series?
  • What's going on with Tony Stewart's team?
  • A Fitting Tribute to the Intimidator
  • Has the Student Surpassed the Master?
  • Will This be the Year for Dale Earnhardt Jr?
  • Manufactured Excitement
  • The Spoiler Just Looks Good
  • Was Jeff Gordon Green–White–Checkered Out of a Win?
  • A Good Start For Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Finally, The Wing is Gone
  • Edwards Intentionally Wrecked Keselowski, So What?
  • Five in a Row for Jimmie: Why Not?
  • The Side Effects Of Danica Mania
  • Green–White–Checkers: Good Idea or Not?
  • Money Talks in Nationwide Series
  • NASCAR Needs a Rivalry
  • Is It Time To Shake Up The Chase?
  • Will Rules Changes Bring Back Retro Racing?
  • NASCAR's Newest Most Popular Driver
  • Is there a major change in store for the COT?
  • How Good is Jimmie Johnson?

    2009

  • Will Jeff Gordon Win Another Championship?
  • Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
  • Whatever Happened to Freedom of Speech?
  • Is Danicamania About to Run Wild?
  • Will It Be Five In a Row for Johnson?
  • What Happened to NASCAR's Ratings?
  • Greatest Truck Series Champion of All Time
  • Has NASCAR Learned From the Car of Tomorrow Disaster
  • Earnhardt Looks Ahead to Next Season... Again
  • Can Jimmie Johnson be Stopped?
  • Is Montoya's Recent Success a Surprise?
  • Kyle Busch: NASCAR's Official "First Loser"
  • NASCAR is Still Feeling the Economic Crunch
  • Is this Mark Martin’s Year?
  • Favorites for the 2009 Chase
  • Danica Patrick: Coming Soon to a NASCAR Track Near You
  • Fuel For Earnhardt's Fire
  • Drivers On the Outside Looking In
  • Earnhardt Has Spoken ~ Will NASCAR Listen?
  • Can Jeff Gordon Win Another Championship?
  • Mayfield vs. NASCAR: Is History Repeating Itself?
  • What Has Happened To Kyle Busch?
  • The Ron Hornaday Invitational Series
  • Will Danica Patrick Drive for Stewart-Haas Next Season?
  • Regardless of Guilt, Mayfield is Ruined
  • Can Earnhardt Turn His Season Around in Time?
  • Could Danica Patrick Succeed in NASCAR?
  • The Time Is Right For Tony Stewart To Expand
  • Don't be Fooled Again
  • From General Motors To Government Motors?
  • A New Beginning for Earnhardt Jr.
  • A Force to be Reckoned With
  • Was Mayfield a Convenient Scapegoat?
  • Is Richard Petty Motorsports On The Downhill Slide?
  • Kyle Busch Loves To Fan The Flames
  • Hard Charger Mark Martin
  • Sliced Bread: Logano Still Building Confidence
  • Not So Fast
  • From Pretender to Contender?
  • Is Mark Martin on the Right Track?
  • Bigger Tire and Wheel Requires Car Redesign
  • Fifteen Minutes of Fame and Two Weeks of Controversy
  • Full Fields: So Far, So Good
  • Déjà vu for Kyle Busch
  • A Ride on the Wild Side
  • New Rules for Truck Series: Good or Bad?
  • NASCAR Strives For A Drug Free Environment
  • A New Start For Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Forced Cutbacks Hard To Swallow For Roush
  • Looking Forward at Stewart-Haas Racing
  • New Car For Nationwide Series Unnecessary
  • NASCAR, How About Leveling The Playing Field?

    2008

  • Making Budget Cuts Difficult But Necessary
  • Is There A Tire War Brewing?
  • End Of An Era For NASCAR's Most Legendary Team
  • Broken Streaks
  • Difficult Times For Teresa Earnhardt and DEI
  • A New Season, A New Beginning
  • The End of the Line
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr., Championship on Hold
  • Consider A New Kind Of Chase For The Championship
  • Jimmie Johnson: On the Verge of History
  • Smoke Screen
  • NASCAR's Playoff Format Is Here To Stay
  • NASCAR Drug Policy Is The Best In Sports
  • Mr. Consistency, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Could Win It All
  • Drivers Get In Line: To Wreck Or Not To Wreck
  • An Eye for an Eye
  • Cheaters Never Win ~ Or Do They?
  • Jeff Gordon: All Washed Up?
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr... A Good Run of Bad Luck
  • Who Will Be Next Year's Champion?
  • All Tired Out
  • Mark Martin: The Last Gasp
  • A New Intimidator?


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