After a long NASCAR bye-week, the GEICO 500 will be held this weekend at the beloved Talladega Superspeedway. When it comes to sports betting, NASCAR can be a tough nut to crack and unfortunately, a restrictor plate race at Talladega is notoriously unpredictable. That being said, figuring out the smartest place to put your money […]
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When it comes to some of the most hated NASCAR drivers, fans are in no short supply of finding reasons to loath someone. Usually, it seems like the best drivers are the ones that garner the most hate, such as Kyle Busch or Jimmie Johnson. Austin Dillon however, receives his hate for a completely different […]
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With the Pennzoil 400 race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway officially complete, fans have now seen the new NASCAR aero package in competition. On the latest episode of the Chairgatin’ Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing the legendary NASCAR reporter, Bob Pockrass, to discuss these changes. In the full episode, I recap […]
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NASCAR fans have had the pleasure of witnessing plenty of great drivers throughout the sports history. I previously wrote an article about the greatest NASCAR drivers in every generation model, which broke down the six different generations of the cars NASCAR has used. With so many legendary drivers and only so many numbers for a car […]
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Yesterday, Feb 12, NASCAR announced Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt will serve as Grand Marshal for the Daytona 500. Watt will be the first NFL player to commander the drivers to start their engines before the Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing. NASCAR Changes for Bright Future With Jim France – son of NASCAR […]
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Like every other sport, NASCAR has seen legends from every generation. Names like Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are as synonymous in the world of sports as Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods. Unlike other sports however, NASCAR has a definitive line that separates these generations by the different car models. For this reason, I wanted […]
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Just as I predicted in November, NASCAR was going to learn from the Kevin Harvick playoff controversy and become stricter on penalties. As of Monday, Feb 4, NASCAR has announced that full car inspections will be conducted at the track immediately following a race rather than the R&D Center. If the winning car is found […]
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Unlike other professional sports, NASCAR fans don’t have a “home team” to cheer for. While residence of a city are usually fans of a specific NBA or NFL team because of where they live, NASCAR fans don’t enjoy that luxury. Instead, NASCAR fans usually have a favorite driver and it has nothing to do with […]
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With the 2019 season of NASCAR quickly approaching, there have been quite a few new paint schemes revealed – some good and some really bad. Although there are a number of great designs we’ve seen before, I wanted to preview some of the best and worst new paint schemes for the 2019 season. Best New Paint […]
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With the 2019 season of NASCAR quickly approaching, it’s only fitting to breakdown anything we possibly can about what may happen. This offseason has been chalk-full of interesting NASCAR driver changes that should surely mix up the 2019 season and how teams will fair. So, here is my prediction ranking of the best NASCAR teams […]
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It’s no secret that I have been fairly transparent at Belly Up about my feelings towards certain conferences when it comes to college football. I have called the Big Ten overrated, the SEC too good and even suggested what the Big 12 could have been without their terrible conference realignment decisions. Regardless of how that […]
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New York (Jan 11, 2019) – Jimmie Johnson was accompanied by one of his biggest fans to reveal his new No. 48 Ally Chevy paint scheme for the 2019 season in Times Square, live on Good Morning America. 10-year-old Trevin of Florida received the surprise of a lifetime by being flown to the GMA studio […]
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On Wednesday, Dec 19, the NBC Sports Group announced it had reached a multi-year agreement with AJ Allmendinger to join the network’s motorsports coverage. This came as news due to uncertainty of Allmendinger’s next career move after losing his full-time cup series No. 47 ride at JTG Daugherty Racing to Xfinity driver Ryan Preece for […]
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I previously wrote an article completely bashing the XFL list of eight cities that make no sense at all. All the while, another new football league popped up right under my nose. Although the XFL made the impressively questionable decision to almost entirely play in cities that already have an NFL team, or two, the […]
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