By Jerry Bonkowski Journalists are not supposed to show emotion or favoritism toward subjects they write about. That’s one of the first things they’re taught in journalism school. But this one time, I’m going to break that rule – and say “good for you” to Martin Truex Jr. Let me explain: The New Jersey native has gone through more adversity in the last 16 months than arguably any other driver on the Sprint Cup circuit. An attempt by an official of Michael Waltrip Racing in September 2013 to influence who ultimately made the Chase for the Sprint Cup not only led to…

By Jared Turner NASCAR should be applauded for tweaking the pre-qualifying inspection procedures following the debacle at Atlanta Motor Speedway where 13 drivers – including Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart -- were unable to even get on track to complete a qualifying run. After being widely criticized for not giving drivers enough time to get through inspection, NASCAR announced prior to the Las Vegas weekend that an 15 extra minutes would be allowed for teams to prepare their cars for inspection and for officials to complete the inspection process before qualifying in Vegas, Phoenix and Fontana. The change…