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…

By Joseph Wolkin Carl Edwards admits he was overdriving last year, his first with Joe Gibbs Racing. However, come 2016, things are different. With two victories thus far, he is increasingly optimistic that the No. 19 team will be a title contender come Homestead in November. You’re over 10 spots higher in the points this year. Were you ever worried you wouldn’t see the same results your teammates were having? “Yeah; Last year was a struggle. We started this [No.] 19 team from scratch, and I tried a little bit too hard and made some mistakes. When the year turned for us…

By Jared Turner Six of the past seven races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway have been won by a Joe Gibbs Racing car or Team Penske car. Considering that JGR and Team Penske have combined to win 12 of this season’s first 18 events, there’s no compelling reason to expect a driver from one these organizations won’t wind up in Victory Lane on Sunday afternoon at NHMS. Oh, sure, there are multiple drivers with a chance to win on any given weekend, but all signs point toward a JGR-Team Penske clash on Sunday afternoon at the 1.058-mile oval dubbed “The Magic Mile.”…