By Ben White Sprint Cup star Dale Earnhardt Jr. had his eye on a very special ride when he reached his 16th birthday in October of 1990. He rounded up the funds to pay for a Chevrolet S10 pickup. During every spare moment, he washed it, waxed it and detailed its interior with precision. But in a split second, it turned to a heap of rubble. “I financed it for five years for a $100 payment,” Earnhardt Jr. said in a 2014 FOX Sports article. “I had it for about three months, and I flipped it on Christmas morning driving to MeMaw’s…

By Jared Turner Following a remarkable 12-year winning streak for Chevrolet at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch delivered Toyota’s first victory at the fabled 2.5-mile track last year. So was Busch’s win a fluke or a sign that the bowtie boys no longer hold their longstanding advantage at Indy? The answer will come this weekend when NASCAR’s top series competes at the world’s most famous speedway for the 23rd time. In the 22 previous Brickyard 400s, Chevrolet drivers has won 16 times. Fords have won just three times, while Pontiac and Dodge – two manufacturers no longer in the sport – have…

By Jared Turner NASCAR Should Crack The Whip Isn’t it about time that NASCAR actually take a win away from a driver and a team for flunking post-race inspection? Following a win on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Matt Kenseth failed NASCAR’s laser platform -- an inspection station that measures tire camber, axle housing, alignment, rocker panels and the main frame rail. But are Kenseth and his Jason Ratcliff-led team in any real danger of losing their win after a fairly blatant rules breach? Let’s put it this way: NASCAR is about as…