Monthly Archives: September 2015

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 Thank you for reading, hope you are having a great week. On Sunday, Jimmie Johnson can clinch a spot in the second round of the Chase with his 11th win at Dover. Johnson set the record for wins at the track in June. Here is a look at other noteworthy performances byContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Driver-Track Dominance”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 Hoe you had a nice weekend. Here is a quick recap of some of the weekend’s top stories. Matt Kenseth won at New Hampshire for his fifth victory of 2015 and to punch his ticket to the Contender round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup after Kevin Harvick ran out ofContinue reading “Sunday Night Quick Takes”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 Good afternoon and thank you for reading as we look into the weekend’s top racing headlines. The second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup will be this Sunday at Loudon. One of the interesting things to watch throughout the race will be how restarts are handled. Last week, there wasContinue reading “Pre-Weekend Quick Takes”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 Like it was last week, much of the focus will be on the 16 drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup over the next nine weeks. Here are some of the drivers who will be looking to attract some attention and compete for a win over the last nine races. 10Continue reading “Top 10 Tuesday: Non-Chase Headliners”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 Hope you had a great weekend. Here are the top stories in racing this weekend. Denny Hamlin punched his ticket to the Contender 12 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup with a win at Chicagoland on Sunday. Hamlin pulled away from Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch on a late restart. TheContinue reading “Sunday Night Quick Takes”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 Hope everyone had a great week. These are some of the big headlines for the weekend in racing. The Chase for the Sprint Cup begins this weekend in Chicagoland with the Contender Round. 16 drivers will battle over the next three races for 12 spots in the Contender Round. Joe Gibbs RacingContinue reading “Pre-Weekend Quick Takes”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 While the much-publicized Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship starts this Sunday in Chicagoland, another motorsports series starts their own playoff this weekend as well. The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series begins their Countdown to the Championship this Sunday in Charlotte. To celebrate, here is a look at the topContinue reading “Top 10 Tuesday: NHRA Countdown’s Best Championship-less Drivers”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 Hope everyone had a great weekend. Here are some of the top headlines after this weekend in racing. 1. Matt Kenseth earned his fourth win of the season, as Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman clinched a spot in the Chase at Richmond. Kenseth is tied forContinue reading “Sunday Night Quick Takes”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 Hope everyone had a great week. This weekend will be a big one for motorsports so here are the headlines. 1. The regular season for the Sprint Cup closes out tomorrow night in Richmond. With eleven winners already in and Jamie McMurray expected to clinch a spot after starting, there are fourContinue reading “Pre-Weekend Quick Takes”

Spencer Neff Twitter:@NeffOnSports11 On Saturday night, the field for the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup will be set in Richmond. Many within NASCAR have voiced displeasure with the current 10-race playoff schedule. With that in mind, here is a look at my dream 10-race Chase schedule, listed from the first to last race. FeelContinue reading “Top 10 Tuesday: Dream Chase Schedule”