Stories from Ed Hinton on ESPN
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NASCAR - Tony Stewart wins best NASCAR finale
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Nov 20, 2011
Tony Stewart needed to win the final race of the season and that would be all it took to take his third Sprint Cup title. He said that was his goal, and he backed it up at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Carl Edwards' quest for his first Sprint Cup Series championship came up short Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart won the season-ending race, and the title. HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Tony… Full Story »
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NASCAR - Austin Dillon's Truck title an important moment
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Nov 19, 2011
Just when you thought NASCAR's third-tier division was fading, here's Austin Dillon to revive it, and make it what it should be: a developmental springboard for young drivers on their way up. Dillon, 21, didn't just become the youngest driver… Full Story »
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Carl Edwards would make the best Sprint Cup champ - NASCAR
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Nov 16, 2011
So who has a leg up heading to Homestead? The 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup comes down to one race with only three points separating leader Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart. So who has a leg up heading to Homestead? The 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup comes down to one race with only three points separating leader Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart. Kevin Harvick… Full Story »
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NASCAR - Kyle Busch is someone NASCAR needs
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Nov 10, 2011
The Kyle Busch saga continues. While it is likely he will race the final two Cup events of the season for Joe Gibbs Racing, it is not likely he will have MMs as a sponsor for either. The Kyle Busch saga continues. While it is likely he will race the final two Cup events of the season… Full Story »
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NASCAR - Tony Stewart's Chase onslaught continues at Texas Motor Speedway
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Nov 6, 2011
So all I'm sayin' is, let's not get carried away here. Let's not hand the Sprint Cup to Tony Stewart just yet, the way we tried to hand it to Denny Hamlin with two races left last year, praising him for calling his shot, sure he would follow through on his -- whoops! Then again, his run of fully backing up his crowing could end this very weekend where Hamlin's did last year: at Phoenix in the next-to-last race of the Chase. Oh, and by the way, Carl Edwards, the Chase leader who seems so much to be Stewart's prey… Full Story »
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NASCAR - Why the AAA 500 will be the greatest race ever
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Nov 3, 2011
Carl Edwards holds an eight-point lead going into Sunday's Chase race at Texas, but he still has his eyes in the rearview on a number of drivers within striking distance. With three wins in seven Chase races, Tony Stewart is… Full Story »
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NASCAR - Jimmie Johnson victim in Brian Vickers-Matt Kenseth tiff
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Oct 28, 2011
John Harrelson/Getty Images/NASCARBrian Vickers (83) was involved in six of the 18 cautions Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, including the final one that cost Jimmie Johnson (48) the win. That the sun is sinking fast on Jimmie Johnson's run of championships is not a bad thing for NASCAR. Five straight are more than anybody is likely to equal any time soon, so on to another face at Homestead-Miami… Full Story »
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NASCAR - Clint Bowyer helps make his owner proud
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Oct 23, 2011
Clint Bowyer earned his first victory of the season, but Carl Edwards was a winner, too. Edwards remains in the lead in the Chase after salvaging an 11th-place finish at Talladega. While other teams were strategizing Sunday, laying back, tiptoeing through the Chase's biggest crapshoot, Childress ordered all four of his… Full Story »
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NASCAR - Deanie Faulkner Wells relished idea of visit to Talladega
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Oct 21, 2011
William Faulkner adored his niece, Dean. "Deanie" Faulkner Wells relished the idea of visiting Talladega for a race. Unfortunately, our man waited too long to take her. Full Story »
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NASCAR Now Pit Pass: Charlotte
Ed Hinton on ESPN &bull Oct 13, 2011
The NASCAR Now Roundtable gets you ready for the 5th race in the Chase at Charlotte Full Story »
