by Bill Pollock | Jan 27, 2011 | Sports Features
NASCAR will go with a less complicated scoring system which awards 43 points for first place, 42 for second and so on. The move along with a change in the Chase is designed to make it easier for fans to follow. Three bonus points will go to the winner, a point for...
by Bill Pollock | Jan 21, 2011 | Sports Features
NASCAR started three days of testing at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday as the drivers had their first chance to run on the new surface. Columbia native Carl Edwards described what he thought the February 21st race would be like in one word…“wild.” The...
by Bill Pollock | Nov 21, 2010 | Sports Features
Columbia native Carl Edwards finishes up the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Series schedules with wins, taking the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami. Edwards started in second and led 189 laps. Jimmie Johnson finished second in the race, but claimed his fifth straight Sprint Cup...
by Bill Pollock | Sep 6, 2010 | Sports Features
Tony Stewart won his first race of the year, edging out Columbia native Carl Edwards in Sunday night’s 500 mile race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart, who has not won is 31 races, beat Edwards by 1.316 seconds. Jimmie Johnson was third, Jeff Burton ran fourth,...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 2, 2010 | Sports Features
While NASCAR owner Jack Roush recovers from his injuries following a plane crash in Wisconsin, he spirits were surely lifted on Sunday when two of his drivers finished first and third at Pocono Raceway on Sunday. Columbia native Carl Edwards finished third, while...
