NASCAR’s Biggest Fan - Ron Ripple

The NASCAR Chase for Second Place…

The NASCAR chase for second place is the new excitement in NASCAR.    I’m tired of hearing the name Jimmie Johnson… so let’s talk about who’s going to earn the second place position… a.k.a. the first loser?  Will it be Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, or Jeff Burton?   Make your predictions! The way this year has been going, I [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "The NASCAR Chase for Second Place…", url: "http://www.ronripple.com/2008/11/the-nascar-chase-for-second-place/" } );

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I’m Still Picking “The Biff” To Win The Championship!

We’re getting so close to the end of the season and as I said at the beginning of the Chase, my money is on Greg Biffle.  Yeah yeah yeah… Jeff Gordon has a 7.0 rating at Martinsville, and blah blah blah… Jimmie Johnson has a 6.0 rating at Martinsville, well I’m not saying ”The Biff” is [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "I’m Still Picking “The Biff” To Win The Championship!", url: "http://www.ronripple.com/2008/10/im-still-picking-the-biff-to-win-the-championship/" } );

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The Chase Gets A New Wrench Thrown In The Mix…

Just when you thought the chase was dominated by Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, or even Greg Biffle… Jeff Burton decides he’s not going to let it go that easily.  Burton wins at Lowe’s to put himself in Second place over all in the points.  The Championship keeps getting that much more interesting… Boy do I love NASCAR!  Jeff [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "The Chase Gets A New Wrench Thrown In The Mix…", url: "http://www.ronripple.com/2008/10/the-chase-gets-a-new-wrench-thrown-in-the-mix/" } );

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The Top 35 Rule Re-Visited?

Have you ever heard of the Top 35 rule?  It’s a rule that was set in place back in 2005, that basically secured a starting position for the top 35 teams in the points chase at each race no matter how they qualified.  The purpose of this was to make sure that there was competitive racing in the top 35 [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "The Top 35 Rule Re-Visited?", url: "http://www.ronripple.com/2008/01/the-top-35-rule-re-visited/" } );

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