The last stop for this western sweep of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is at the Auto Club Speedway in Southern California. If qualifying gives us any idea of what Sunday’s race will be like then… well… let’s just say it could be very different than the norm. I’m not saying it will be … Continue reading "ACS In Southern California Is Next Up from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

No matter how you look at it, the season for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has been filled with changes. From the first weeks in Daytona to the ISM Raceway at Phoenix, there have been changes to the horsepower, the downforce and other things, making it a very interesting time for the MENCS teams. … Continue reading "Week Two Of The Swing Out West Is At Phoenix from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

This is week three of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season and it is the third week of changes to the cars. Beyond that, it is the first week of the full aero package we’ll see for the remainder of the season, depending on which tracks they’re at. From listening to all the … Continue reading "MENCS Takes It To Las Vegas from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Wow! Less horsepower, more downforce and very little difference in speed. Well, at least that is the first impression of this NASCAR fan. I don’t know about you but I was more than a little surprised at the results so far for the new car and engine specs for the MENCS teams. Although there are … Continue reading "MENCS Takes It To Atlanta from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

This Sunday afternoon the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series kicks off it’s new season. It isn’t billed as, “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – that honor belongs to The Indianapolis 500. It is big though and some say it is even bigger than the Championship Race at Homestead in November. Now, I’m not going … Continue reading "The 2019 Daytona 500 Kicks Off the New Season from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Well… this is it. This is for all the marbles in 2018. This is for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship and only four drivers are qualified to win it. Only one of them will. There is something unique about the NASCAR Cup Championship. Many cars will be running the race but only … Continue reading "Four Are In And One Will Win from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

It is amazing how quickly things can change at times. After the race last weekend at Texas, two were in by winning. Now, only one is in by winning and one that appeared to be in by winning is now on the edge of not being able to make it to the finale at Homestead … Continue reading "One Is In But Who Will Win At Phoenix from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are getting intense. There are three places left to make the show at Homestead and only two races left for someone to make it in other than by points. At the present there are eight drivers hoping to make the finale at Homestead. One, Joey Logano, is already … Continue reading "Texas Makes It Two To Go To Make The Show from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

Now it gets interesting. There are eight drivers and teams competing to make the final four and they have three races to do so. That means half of the ones previously competing to make the final four are now competing for the win at each of the next three tracks, Martinsville included. And then… there … Continue reading "The Round Of Eight Begins At Martinsville from a NASCAR Fan’s View"

There is a definite difference in the feel and approach to this Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. In some ways the tension is so thick it can be cut with a knife. In other ways, it is just the look on the faces of the drivers and teams trying to make … Continue reading "Which Eight Will Remain After Kansas from a NASCAR Fan’s View"