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Denny Hamlin: The Guy No One is Talking About at Daytona

Is Denny Hamlin under appreciated or outshined at Gibbs Racing? At the Coke Zero 400 Hamlin begin to look less like the student and more like his old master Tony Stewart. Last season Hamlin himself questioned if his team deserved to make the Chase...

Written by Erin Connolly about 4 months ago 134 reads 5 comments
Kasey Kahne and the No. 9 Team: Could Synergy Be the Key To Making the Chase?

The 2008 season for the No. 9 team lacked one major thing consistency. There were checkered flags and DNFs however, in the end the bad days would out number the good. When Francis hit the setup, the No...

Written by Erin Connolly about 6 months ago 78 reads 4 comments
Victory Lane for Jeff Gordon at the Samsung 500

Jeff Gordon won the Samsung 500 Sunday, slaughtering the fear of another winless season. Gordon fans would say they could just feel it, Texas would provide then with a victory. Texas Motor Speed had humbled this champion in the past...

Written by Erin Connolly about 8 months ago 125 reads 0 comments
The Bucket Report: Texas, Earnhardt Jr. Out of Gas and Hamlin Has No Handling

The Texas Motor Speedway is quad-oval 1.5 mile track really similar to the Atlanta Motor Speedway as well as Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Texas is banked 24 degrees in the turns...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 260 reads 0 comments
The Taxman is Coming for Larry McClure of Morgan-McClure Motorsports

Morgan-McClure Motorsports is one of the little guys in NASCAR. It can boast three Morgan-McClure drivers that have won the Daytona 500, including Sterlin Marlin in 1994 and 1995...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 383 reads 1 comments
Bucket Report: Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin in the Top Five at Atlanta

That’s right the Bucket Report is back! As Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson make the big headlines, the Bucket Report likes to shine a light on those a bit lower in the standings at the bottom of the Chase bucket so to speak...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 239 reads 3 comments
Martinsville Marks a Turnaround for Denny Hamlin

Martinsville for Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch was a tire nightmare. However, for teammate Denny Hamlin, was it the start of a come back? There was a lot of hype surrounding teammate Kyle Busch ...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 213 reads 1 comments
Jr. Nation: Nation of Fans or Fakes?

Martinsville was engulfed in a sea of green as Jr. Nation descended upon her, in their Wrangler jeans and Amp Energy gear. As a non-Nation member I found myself surrounded on all sides, and as luck would have it my seat was directly in front of Jr...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 181 reads 7 comments
Kasey Kahne Missed History by Seven-Tenths of a Second at Charlotte

Kasey Kahne just missed history by a mere 0.7 seconds at Charlotte on Saturday. All were on the edge of their seats last Saturday wondering if he could, willing him to catch Jeff Burton (except ...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 377 reads 3 comments
Have the Gibbs’ Boys Arrived at The Chase or Not?

Until Talladega, it looked like the Gibbs Racing, Sprint Cup story could be titled, "Penalties and Blown Engines." The No. 18 team’s great season was blowing up all over tracks from New Hampshire to Kansas...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 264 reads 4 comments
Gordon Gets the Pole But Martin Brings a Strong Challenge at Dover

Could Dover be Jeff Gordon’s come back? Gordon set the pole however we have seen him bring a fast car to the track only to watch it dead one pit stop at a time...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 475 reads 0 comments
The Gibbs Boys: the Good (Hamlin), the Bad (Stewart) and the Ugly (Busch)

The Ugly: Kyle Busch Kyle Busch’s attitude has often been described as less than attractive; however, this article is referring to last weekend's showing of the No. 18 team...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 311 reads 0 comments
The Bucket Report: The Chase Heats Up, Does Bowyer Merit Qualifying?

As time runs short for those looking to make it into the Chase, the racing heats up. Fontana Auto Club Speedway is a D-shaped oval with low-banking, where cornering counts...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 368 reads 0 comments
The Bucket Report: Hamlin and Kahne Blow Engines and Kenseth Makes the Top Five

Michigan was hard on those in the Chase; it was a day of misshapes and engines blowing. Michigan is a fast track where lap traffic can be a problem...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 125 reads 0 comments
Jeff Gordon's Doubters Will Soon Be Disappointed

Jeff Gordon is sitting sixth in the Sprint Cup standings. But to read the latest articles about him, you would think that he has thrown in the towel. NASCAR fans have very high expectations of Gordon, but maybe we are being just a little unfair to him...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 544 reads 0 comments
Kasey Kahne and Kenny Francis Becoming Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Tony Eury, Jr.?

After the Glen a lot has been said about Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s crew chief Tony Eury, Jr. I say if we are throwing crew chiefs on the fire, nominate Kasey Kahne’s, Kenny Francis. Francis has made a mess out of the last two races...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 640 reads 7 comments
The Bucket Report: The Glen, Gibbs Racing Hitting A High Expect Hamlin

In the Bucket Report Erin Connolly focuses on those teams fighting at ever races to stay in it. Sure Kyle and Tony were great at the Glen, but what happened to Denny Hamlin talk about boring.

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 138 reads 3 comments
The Bucket Report: Pocono, Stewart Comes Alive, Harvick Was the Come Back Kid

Pocono Raceway bestows a unique challenge at each turn, as she was modeled after three different tracks. Turn One, pays homage to the now obsolete Trenton Speedway with 14 degree banking...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 338 reads 3 comments
The Bucket Report: Hamlin and Kahne Make Good at The Brickyard

The Brickyard with her 90-degree corners and 3,330-foot straight-aways never makes it easy on teams racing on her. She demands horsepower putting tremendous strain on engines and doesn’t have much banking to help with grip...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 133 reads 0 comments
The Bucket Report: Midseason Update

The front runners in the Chase get a lot of sound bites and headlines, but what about those drivers at the bottom of the bucket, just making the Chase? With the exception ...

Written by Erin Connolly about about 1 year ago 228 reads 2 comments

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Erin Connolly Article Archive

Denny Hamlin: The Guy No One is Talking About at Daytona

Kasey Kahne and the No. 9 Team: Could Synergy Be the Key To Making the Chase?

Victory Lane for Jeff Gordon at the Samsung 500

The Bucket Report: Texas, Earnhardt Jr. Out of Gas and Hamlin Has No Handling

The Taxman is Coming for Larry McClure of Morgan-McClure Motorsports

Bucket Report: Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin in the Top Five at Atlanta

Martinsville Marks a Turnaround for Denny Hamlin

Jr. Nation: Nation of Fans or Fakes?

Kasey Kahne Missed History by Seven-Tenths of a Second at Charlotte

Have the Gibbs’ Boys Arrived at The Chase or Not?

Gordon Gets the Pole But Martin Brings a Strong Challenge at Dover

The Gibbs Boys: the Good (Hamlin), the Bad (Stewart) and the Ugly (Busch)

The Bucket Report: The Chase Heats Up, Does Bowyer Merit Qualifying?

The Bucket Report: Hamlin and Kahne Blow Engines and Kenseth Makes the Top Five

Jeff Gordon's Doubters Will Soon Be Disappointed

Kasey Kahne and Kenny Francis Becoming Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Tony Eury, Jr.?

The Bucket Report: The Glen, Gibbs Racing Hitting A High Expect Hamlin

The Bucket Report: Pocono, Stewart Comes Alive, Harvick Was the Come Back Kid

The Bucket Report: Hamlin and Kahne Make Good at The Brickyard

The Bucket Report: Midseason Update

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