Nascar Racing Videos

Saturday night's Pepsi 400 should have been an eye-opener to anyone who still adheres to the myth that, at least on the track, NASCAR is a team sport. This isn't the Tour de France, where a cadre of riders is hired to run interference for one team leader who's set up to win. This isn't Formula One, where some organizations have a pecking order so obvious that drivers have slowed down on the final lap so the No. 1 guy can get to Victory Lane. In NASCAR, teammates help you get sponsorship. They appear next to you in commercials and promotional materials. They help you gather more information during testing, and improve your setups during practice.

But once on the asphalt for real, the survival instinct takes over, and any allegiances fade away. Which is why Jeff Gordon tried to overtake Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Busch at Bristol, and tried to bump stablemate Jimmie Johnson out of the way at Martinsville. Which is why Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Stewart and Denny Hamlin crashed each other at Daytona. Which is why Busch didn't get the help he needed Saturday night as the field stormed toward the checkered flag.

From In the end, teammates are out only for themselves