NASCAR Championship Week 2009

NASCAR Championship Week

It’s been a long season 36 races from coast to coast thousands of miles, and now it’s time to crown a champion. Who came away the Sprint Cup champion? Was it Jimmie Johnson seeking an unprecedented fourth title in a row and do something that’s never been done in the sport's 60 year history, or did Mark Martin finally get that brass ring of a title that he has been wanting for some many years. Or did Jeff Gordon show why he is the greatest of all time and win his fifth Sprint Cup title.

Well history was indeed made by Jimmie Johnson and his 48 Lowes team as he became the first driver to win four titles in a row. Championship week also honors things the drivers have done off the track for their local community or favorite charities. Also promoting the sport there sponsor’s and the event itself and let’s not forget about those end of the year paychecks talk about living high on the hog.

The night was filled with thank you speech’s a real bore. What now for Jimmie Johnson? Has he used up his good years? Is he headed for a big downfall that will start next season in Daytona or will he continue has charge into NASCAR history? What do you think?

Jeff Grdon Greatest NASCAR Driver of All Time

Jeff Gordon the Greatest NASCAR Driver of All Time

Jeff Gordon has been at the top of NASCAR for a very long time and shows no signs of slowing down. He has 82 career wins in 581 career starts, 68 poles and 263 top 5 finishes and 360 top 10 finishes in his 18year career also 4 Sprint Cup championships. Gordon came into the sport at a time when there where nothing but future Hall of Fame drivers like Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip and many more greats of their time. Gordon was making a name for himself at only age 22 when he won his first Sprint Cup Championship. Since then he has gone on to win many more races and championship by paving the way for NASCAR’S new generation of drivers like Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick and many others that have started to make a name and career for themselves in NASCAR because Gordon did it at a time when the sport had its best drivers of all time and most people didn’t think that was possible for a kid to have so much success at such a young age he changed the sport and set the standard for many years to come.

Hendrick MotorSports NASCAR DYNASTY

Hendrick MotorSports A NASCAR DYNASTY

Hendrick Motorsports has been in NASCAR for over 25 years and no company has had more success or dominance. Hendrick has won 9 Sprint Cup championship a Nationwide and 3 Truck Series also 188 Sprint Cup victories, 29 nationwide series wins and 25 Camping World Truck Series wins. The company has won the Sprint Cup the last four years in a row with driver of the number 48 Lowes team Jimmie Johnson. The company holds some of the Sports biggest sponsor’s Godaddy.com/CARQUEST/Delphi/Du Pont/National Guard/Pepsi/AMP Energy which make funding race operations a lot easier with these big time sponsor’s. Rick Hendrick has put together the greatest NASCAR company with the best drivers a force for years to come.

NASCAR Video Games 2010

NASCAR Video Games 2010

Nasser has had a great partnership with EA Sports over the years with its realistic racing video games. The NASCAR Thunder series is the number one selling racing franchise video game in the world. Although these games are great NASCAR Thunder 2009 really lacks the complete roster of drivers especially in the truck and nationwide series. Also it doesn’t have the right race teams like in the nationwide series for Dale Earnhardt number 5 National Guard team companies name is JG motorsports. This is a really bad mistake to have with the sports most popular driver race team. EA has also announced their will be no 2010 game as their contract is up at the end of the year. The WII will have NASCAR Kart racing and it would not be called NASCAR thunder 20xx because EA owns the title. If there is any future NASCAR games to come without EA it would be a different game play experience because of what EA has done with its past games of NASCAR unrivaled.

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The New Nascar Hall of Fame!

The New NASCAR Hall of Fame!

A place where NASCAR honor drivers who have shown exceptional skill in the sport. It is set to open may of 2010 based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The eligibility and selection process is one that has me very upset as for eligibility former drivers must have been active in the sport for at least 10 years. I agree with this point because in order for a driver to be inducted you must be able to see their career numbers of a period of time to determine if they are hall of fame material. The selection process is something I definitely have a problem with as there is a 20 member nominating committee I feel the fans should have a say in who gets voted in and it shouldn’t just be based on career numbers but also on what these drivers do off the track like any charity work to help the community or anything else that will help promote the sport. What do others think about this?

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