The benefits of NASCAR running at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway far out-number the negatives that come largely from lack of side-by-side action.

It's all about the motorcoach lot.

Lost in the celebration is one of the best crew chief performances in the game the last couple of years.

We have given Kurt Busch a lot of grief over the years; much of it a result of his own implosions. But, one thing we've never dinged him on is his driving ability.

I don't think anyone expected that Kenseth would be the series leader in wins at the halfway point.  Much less have four wins.