2008 Coke Zero 400 Green White Checkered Finish! (video)

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Kyle Busch Wins 2008 Coke Zero 400 On A White Checkered Finish Against Carl Edwards
Published 7/6/2008 at FanIQ Blog
It doesn't really matter who you are, or what sports you like, the finish to the Coke Zero 400 on Saturday night at Daytona was absolutely ridiculous. It included everything you'd want in a sporting event: an ultra-tight finish that had to go to the booth, epic crashes, and the winner getting hit by a chorus of boos by a fan base that loathes him all while he mocked them by waving the checkered flag at them. I approve. But more to the point, Kyle Busch, who's been driving like hell on wheels all season, won the action packed race. It didn't end quite how you'd want it to, but it was still ...

Did NASCAR rob Dale Junior Saturday night?
Published 7/9/2008 by Jay Busbee at From the Marbles
Hello, and welcome to Conspiracy Corner, where we take on some of the secrets, misdirections, and horrific dark tales of NASCAR and bring them screaming into the light. Today's question: Did NASCAR screw Dale Earnhardt Jr. out of a finishing position Saturday night? To set the stage: you'll recall that the ending of Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 was somewhat muddled, with NASCAR having to go to videotape to determine the winner of a green-white-crash finish. Kyle Busch ended up nosing out Carl Edwards for the win, and everybody was pretty much cool with that. But further back in the pack, which looked like an automotive version of ...