By Jerry Bonkowski Just like NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt, there will never be another Jeff Gordon. At the age of 44, Gordon didn’t have to retire. He likely had another three to five good years of racing left in him. He very likely could have added to his 93 career wins, and potentially to his four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships. He could have taken home a few more iconic grandfather clocks from Martinsville Speedway (he has nine). He also could have added to his record five Brickyard 400 victories or his three Daytona 500…

By Aaron Burns JOEY LOGANO: Led everyone with six wins. Revenge, bad luck cost him a title. KEVIN HARVICK: Had 16 top-twos, led over 2,200 laps, but finished second 13 times. KYLE BUSCH: Champion missed 11 races. Was hit-miss, but won when he had to. MARTIN TRUEX JR.: Huge turnaround from 2014. Pocono winner and title contender. An impressive season. BRAD KESELOWSKI: Was consistently fast. “Bad Brad” gave away a couple of Chase wins. DALE EARNHARDT JR.: Three wins and 16 top-five finishes. Deserved better than 12th in points. JEFF GORDON: Swan song included a win at Martinsville and a surprise Championship…

By Jared Turner With every new NASCAR season there are new possibilities. While some never come to fruition, others inevitably do. Here are six bold predictions for the 2016 Sprint Cup Series campaign. Joey Logano Will Win It All: In 2015, Joey Logano had the speed to make it all the way to Homestead-Miami Speedway and capture his first title. Logano, however, lacked the patience. Instead of wrecking Matt Kenseth at Kansas, Logano should have played it safe and finished second if necessary to avoid contact. Instead, he went for broke, took Kenseth out and effectively lost the championship two weeks later…

By Aaron Burns Another youth movement has hit NASCAR. Check out these six young talents who could be contenders for years to come. Chase Elliott: The son of 1988 NASCAR champion Bill Elliott, Chase Elliott has the pedigree, the equipment and the confidence to earn a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. All the 20-year-old Georgia native needs is experience. Elliott is a NASCAR XFINITY Series champion and the driver-to-be of the No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Elliott doesn’t want to make fans forget about Jeff Gordon, but he has the potential to hoist more than one championship trophy in his…

By Jared Turner Job Security Is A Precious Commodity When Michael Waltrip Racing announced in August that it would suspend operations of its Sprint Cup Series teams at the end of the season, the decision meant more than 200 employees would be out of jobs and forced to find work for 2016. It also meant that MWR’s two drivers – Clint Bowyer and David Ragan – would have to move on. While Bowyer has landed with HScott Motorsports for 2016 and will replace Tony Stewart at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2017, Ragan’s plans had yet to be announced as of press time. Others…