SI.com: Mark Beech

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has had the worst season of his Cup career

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:47 EST

SI.com's Mark Beech takes a spin around the racing world for the most intriguing stories in and out of the garage.

Mark Beech: Is Danica's dalliance with NASCAR a lucrative publicity stunt?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:28:58 EST

SI.com's Mark Beech takes a spin around the racing world for the most intriguing stories in and out of the garage.

Mark Beech: Five reasons to keep watching NASCAR

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:37:22 EST

SI.com's Mark Beech takes a spin around the racing world for the most intriguing stories in and out of the garage.

Mark Beech: NASCAR conspiracy theorists wrong about Jimmie Johnson, more

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:59:18 EDT

SI.com's Mark Beech takes a spin around the racing world for the most intriguing stories in and out of the garage.

Mark Beech: Five things we learned at Martinsville

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:38:08 EDT

1. Jimmie Johnson can be beaten at Martinsville. Denny Hamlin's Chase may be all but over -- consecutive finishes of 37th and 42nd at Fontana and Charlotte, respectively, took care of that -- but his victory at Martinsville proved that he's still got plenty in the tank. He led a race-high 206 laps and dominated the final stages of the action. The win, his second at Martinsville since the spring of 2008, and his third of the season, makes him the only driver to best Johnson in the Cup series' last seven races at the track. Last March, Johnson bumped Hamlin out of the way en route to victory. Yesterday, he never got a chance.

Mark Beech: Johnson's dominance not bad for NASCAR

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:20:56 EDT

SI.com's Mark Beech takes a spin around the racing world for the most intriguing stories in and out of the garage.

Mark Beech: Denny Hamlin shouldn't be disappointed in his bad-luck finish

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:51:56 EDT

I don't usually take a rooting interest in Cup races, so I was a bit surprised to find myself feeling a bit sorry for Denny Hamlin after his mistake late in the race at Fontana last Sunday.

Mark Beech: Five things we learned in California

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:10:32 EDT

1. Mark Martin had better get busy. As good as Jimmie Johnson has looked in NASCAR's postseason, Martin has held his own. An opening win at New Hampshire coupled with solid finishes at Dover and Kansas kept him in the points lead. But even a fourth-place finish at California on Sunday wasn't enough to prevent Johnson from taking over the lead in the Chase standings. Things aren't going to get any easier the next two weeks -- Charlotte and Martinsville are two of Johnson's favorite tracks. Martin runs well on them, too, but it's becoming clear that his No. 5 Chevy just doesn't have the raw speed to match his teammate's.

Mark Beech: NASCAR's 2010 schedule may help lure back in casual TV viewers

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:12:31 EDT

SI.com's Mark Beech takes a spin around the racing world for the most intriguing stories in and out of the garage.

Johnson-Martin duel a tame bout by NASCAR standards

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:43:56 EDT

SI.com's Mark Beech takes a spin around the racing world for the most intriguing stories in and out of the garage.