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May 16

Are Kurt Busch's antics hindering his career?posted in NASCAR on May 16th at 8:08am.

I guess some people just never learn. Kurt Busch lost his high-profile ride in the No. 22 Dodge at Penske Racing at the end of last season, mostly due to his behavioral problems that ranged from berating his crew via in-race radio communication to an instance late last season in which he didn't handle himself well during an interview with an ESPN reporter.

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May 10

He's done Talladega Nights. How about Stroker Ace?posted in NASCAR on May 10th at 6:06am.

I realize we're now several days removed from Sunday's Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, but sometimes my mind wanders and contemplates some of the most off-the wall things. For whatever reason, I was thinking about Kurt Busch and the No. 51 Phoenix Racing team's rendition of Ricky Bobby from the movie, "Talladega Nights."

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May 1

Who cares who was leading on that restart at Richmond?posted in NASCAR on May 1st at 11:11am.

When the checkered flag waved on the Capital City 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on Saturday night, Kyle Busch claimed his first series race of 2012, but another story has stolen a significant amount of the spotlight from that accomplishment -- the somewhat controversial restart following a caution that came out with 89 laps to go.

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Apr 25

When's the right time to repave a racetrack?posted in NASCAR on Apr 25th at 2:14pm.

When a race track has been around for awhile, repavings are inevitable. Of course, the frequency of repaves vary depending on the climate in the area surrounding said race track and other factors. But fact of the matter is, sometimes race tracks need to be repaved.

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Apr 17

Are the racing gods opposed to Hendrick win 200?posted in NASCAR on Apr 17th 2012 at 2:14pm.

Seven races into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Hendrick Motorsports is on the same hunt it began prior to the end of the 2011 season -- the search for car owner Rick Hendrick's 200th Cup win.

To read more, see full article at:

http://www.autoracingdaily.com/site/comments_new/are-racing-gods-opposed-to-hendrick-win-200/

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Mar 29

Are some rides worth it?posted in NASCAR on Mar 29th 2012 at 8:08am.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner/driver Robby Gordon announced recently that he has decided to scale back his NASCAR efforts. The reason he cited was poor performance as a result of not being able to obtain sufficient sponsorship backing to race competitively.

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Mar 27

New Bristol vs. old Bristol: the debate continuesposted in NASCAR on Mar 27th 2012 at 1:13pm.

Sure, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is a little more than a week removed from its first visit of the year to Bristol Motor Speedway, but one question still seems to be a major topic of discussion within the NASCAR community. Does Bristol need to be changed? Head of BMS parent company, Speedway Motorsports Inc., Bruton Smith, must think there are improvements to possibly be made, as he hinted in... Read More
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Mar 14

Come Chase time, will probable Knaus suspension matter?posted in NASCAR on Mar 14th 2012 at 2:14pm.

Can Jimmie Johnson overcome yet another Chad Knaus suspension? Of course, Chad Knaus, crew chief of the No. 48 car at Hendrick Motorsports driven by Johnson, hasn't yet served his latest NASCAR-mandated suspension, but it appears he may be soon.

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Mar 12

Sprint Cup regulars not dominating Nationwide in 2012posted in NASCAR on Mar 12th 2012 at 9:09am.

In recent years past, victory lanes in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition have been filled with Sprint Cup Series regulars. Usually, fans of the circuit would have to wait until a Nationwide stand-alone event to see a Nationwide Series regular, or at least a driver not usually competing on the Sprint Cup circuit, take the checkered flag and drive on to victory lane. And even then, a Nationwide... Read More
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Mar 8

Grubb doing just fine with new driverposted in NASCAR on Mar 8th 2012 at 3:15pm.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief Darian Grubb looks to be doing just fine without his championship driver of a year ago. Grubb lost his job at Stewart-Haas Racing at the end of 2011, pretty much as soon as he led his boss Tony Stewart to his third Sprint Cup Series title.

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Mar 6

Talent only gets you so far without sponsorshipposted in NASCAR on Mar 6th 2012 at 8:08am.

The situation NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup series driver Trevor Bayne finds himself in just goes to show that sometimes it doesn't matter how good you are on the race track when your car owner can't finds enough sponsorship to keep your car on the track.

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Mar 1

Who's going to drive a Dodge in 2013?posted in NASCAR on Mar 1st 2012 at 2:14pm.

After the 2012 season takes the checkered flag at the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November, will Dodge fade away from the NASCAR landscape? It looks like that may be the case, as Ford Racing and Penske Racing jointly announced on Thursday that Penske will be making the return to Ford in 2013.

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Feb 28

Danica actually teaching NASCAR veterans thing or twoposted in NASCAR on Feb 28th 2012 at 10:10am.

Danica Patrick may be a rookie in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition, and not even a full-time competitor. She's somewhat of a media darling, garnering the lion's share of attention as the 2012 race season gets underway -- much to the ire of some race fans. But could this new face on the Sprint Cup Series scene have a thing or two to teach seasoned series veterans? It's possible.
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Feb 7

Owner points valuable commoditiesposted in NASCAR on Feb 7th 2012 at 9:09am.

Danica Patrick has gotten a significant amount of bad press over the last week over Stewart-Haas Racing's deal with Tommy Baldwin Racing that'll ensure Patrick a starting spot in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 26.

To read the rest of the story, visit:

http://www.autoracingdaily.com/site/comments_new/owner-points-valuable-commodities/
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Jan 6

What are Brian Vickers' options?posted in NASCAR on Jan 6th 2012 at 6:06am.

With the impending demise of Red Bull Racing's NASCAR program, Brian Vickers repeatedly stated that he "had options" as the 2011 race season drew to a close. At this point, I'm wondering, exactly what are/were those options? To read full story, go to: http://www.autoracingdaily.com/site/comments_new/what-are-vickers-options/ For NASCAR-related news and features, follow me on Twitter... Read More
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Dec 2

Busch brothers banquet snubbed in own hometownposted in NASCAR on Dec 2nd 2011 at 9:09am.

When the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit makes stops at various tracks around the country that drivers consider to be their home tracks, said drivers look at these visits as a homecoming of sorts, a chance to race in front of the "home crowd," a chance to make their hometown fans proud. To read full story, see it at: ... Read More
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Nov 15

Early points systems a lesson in NASCAR mathposted in NASCAR on Nov 15th 2011 at 2:14pm.

When NASCAR unveiled the current points system back in January, one of the reasons given for the change in points tallying was simply simplicity. A point per position. What could be simpler than that? Of course there is more to the new system than simply one point per position. Don’t forget those bonus points -- three points for a win, one point for a lap led and another point for leading the... Read More
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Nov 15

World of racing sponsorship changingposted in NASCAR on Nov 15th 2011 at 8:08am.

Recently, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitor, Ron Hornaday, revealed that he had found a ride for next year, as he had signed a letter-of-intent with someone, but didn’t reveal what team or in what series he’d be racing in next year. So it’s unclear whether or not he approached a team with a sponsor in his back pocket or he got a gig with an already-sponsored team.

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Nov 11

Just how stable is Busch's future with JGR?posted in NASCAR on Nov 11th 2011 at 9:09am.

The fallout continues to mount for Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing since Kyle Busch decided at Texas Motors Speedway last Friday that it would be a good idea to wreck then-championship contender Ron Hornaday during a caution in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. TO READ FULL STORY, GO TO: http://www.autoracingdaily.com/site/comments_new/just-how-stable-is-buschs-future-with-jgr/ For... Read More
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Nov 8

Chase battle turns into two-man grudge matchposted in NASCAR on Nov 8th 2011 at 3:15pm.

Sure, there are technically nine drivers with a mathematical shot at this year’s Sprint Cup with only two races remaining, -- Sunday’s showdown at the newly-repaved Phoenix International Raceway and the season-finale a week later at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Nov 8

Stewart was never that bad, was he?posted in NASCAR on Nov 8th 2011 at 2:14pm.

Kyle Busch has, undoubtedly, replaced Tony Stewart as the bad boy of NASCAR. Not so many years ago, it was Stewart who had to go through an anger management program after several run-ins with the motorsports media -- run-ins that included damage to cameras and tape recorders (yes, some of us were still using tape recorders back then).

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Nov 3

Mayfield shoots holes in his innocent stanceposted in NASCAR on Nov 3rd 2011 at 9:09am.

Since his banishment from NASCAR 2009, Jeremy Mayfield has seemed to be -- and pardon my language here -- hell-bent on proving his innocence, that NASCAR was the bad guy here in this situation, that the sanctioning body’s drug testing methods were flawed, and he was an innocent victim, being unjustly crucified.

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Nov 2

Chase battle a lesson in oppositesposted in NASCAR on Nov 2nd 2011 at 3:15pm.

Sure, there are several drivers still in the running to be named 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, but, with three races to go, it looks like the title is going to be decided between two very different drivers -- current points leader Carl Edwards and the driver second in points, eight points behind Edwards, Tony Stewart.

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Oct 28

Gordon: from kid to veteran making Cup start 650posted in NASCAR on Oct 28th 2011 at 11:11am.

At the risk of making myself sound old, it doesn’t seem all that long ago that a young driver named Jeff Gordon emerged on the NASCAR Sprint (then-Winston) Cup Scene. The year was 1992 and one era was being ushered out as another was ushered in. At the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway that season, Richard Petty made his final start as a driver and Gordon made his first.

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Oct 26

Roush in championship driver's seatposted in NASCAR on Oct 26th 2011 at 11:11am.

When it comes to NASCAR dynasties among teams consistently competing for championships the past few decades, pretty much the only two teams that come to mind -- championship-wise -- are Hendrick Motorsports with its 10 Sprint Cup crowns and Richard Childress Racing with six, with all for both teams earned since the mid-1980s.

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Oct 25

Are Johnson's title hopes cursed by SI cover?posted in NASCAR on Oct 25th 2011 at 9:09am.

Generally, getting you face plastered on the cover of a magazine is a good thing, that is unless that magazine is a tabloid. But I’m not talking about the tabloids or the typical “supermarket rag” here. I’m talking about reputable magazines. The one exception to that “it’s cool to be on the cover rule,” though, at least for some, is Sports Illustrated.

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Oct 20

Johnson's shot at 2011 title 'too close to call'posted in NASCAR on Oct 20th 2011 at 9:09am.

So, is Jimmie Johnson’s run of championships -- at least consecutive ones -- done? In political terms, I’m declaring this one “too close to call.” After Johnson’s rather poor start -- by Johnson standards -- to the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup, his rebound win and then slip a week ago, there seem to be two schools of thought, one being, “yep, stick a fork in him. He’s done” and... Read More
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Oct 14

NASCAR, country music go way backposted in NASCAR on Oct 14th 2011 at 11:11am.

Apparently, NASCAR drivers are popular with the country music crowd. Of course, the two groups have intermingled several times, and sometimes people try to test both waters. To read more, see full story at SpeedWeekly For additional NASCAR news and features, follow @NASCARexaminer on Twitter or like NASCAR Examiner on Facebook.
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Oct 14

Race honoree's experience puts life in perspectiveposted in NASCAR on Oct 14th 2011 at 10:10am.

To some, racing is life. But there are other things that really put life into perspective -- like the experiences of Honorary Race Director for Friday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. To read more, See full story on Auto Racing Daily: For additional NASCAR news and features, follow me on Twitter @NASCARexaminer or like NASCAR Examiner on Facebook.
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Oct 12

Charlotte may provide Chase spoilageposted in NASCAR on Oct 12th 2011 at 4:16pm.

The 10-race stretch that is NASCAR’s “postseason,” or Chase for the Sprint Cup, is typically dominated by the 12-drivers in the Chase who are vying for the series championship. That makes sense. After all, when the system works perfectly, aren’t the 12 drivers competing for the title supposed to be the 12 best drivers on the circuit?

To read more, see the full article at... Read More
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Oct 5

Sorenson firing raises questionsposted in NASCAR on Oct 5th 2011 at 9:09am.

On Tuesday, NASCAR Nationwide Series regular, Reed Sorenson revealed publicly that he had been fired from Turner Motorsports. On the same day, Turner Motorsports sent out a press release stating that Brian Vickers would be in its No. 32 Nationwide Series car -- the one that has been driven primarily by Sorenson this season -- for Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 NNS event at Kansas Speedway and in... Read More
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Oct 4

Some count Johnson out too soonposted in NASCAR on Oct 4th 2011 at 8:08am.

Whether or not his fellow 2011 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup competitors thought this was finally the season for “somebody other than Johnson” is unknown, but there were several people who seemed to figuratively “stick a fork” in Johnson following the first two races of this year’s Chase, saying that he was “done” -- that his chances of a sixth-consecutive championship title was... Read More
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Sep 29

Past trends show Harvick in ideal positionposted in NASCAR on Sep 29th 2011 at 2:14pm.

At first glance, Tony Stewart may seem to be in the ideal spot, championship-wise. After all, he’s the points leader, two races into the 2011 Chase for the Sprit Cup. Where better to be than first? If past statistics are any indication, second is actually the place to be at this point in time. Kevin Harvick is currently in that position, seven points behind Stewart.

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Sep 29

Chase like a 2011 'do over' for Stewartposted in NASCAR on Sep 29th 2011 at 11:11am.

The onset of the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup must have been some kind of push on a reset button for Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing team. Heading into the Chase, Stewart was winless on the season through the first 26 races and just barely squeaked into the Chase.

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Sep 27

Keselowski making case for serious title considerationposted in NASCAR on Sep 27th 2011 at 10:10am.

Before the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season got underway, Brad Keselowski wasn’t even seen as a blip on most radars when it came to preseason championship predictions. He wasn’t even listed by hardly anyone as one of 12 drivers expected to be in the Chase.

Early in the season, it appeared there was good reason to not even give Keselowski a second though when it came to Chase... Read More
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Sep 23

Drivers near the bottom not out yetposted in NASCAR on Sep 23rd 2011 at 11:11am.

Prior to the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway -- well, really prior to the start of the 2011 season -- talk was that, with the new points system, bad finishes in the Chase would be more detrimental to championship hopes than every before. That may not be the case after all. Or at least several drivers are probably hoping that maybe they were wrong,... Read More
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Sep 23

A closer look at NASCAR's E15 ethanolposted in NASCAR on Sep 23rd 2011 at 10:10am.

Earlier this week, NASCAR announced that more than a million miles have been completed across its three national series – Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck – since the move to E15 fuel to start the 2011 race season. Specifically, according to the announcement, the three series have combined to complete approximately 1.3 million miles in practice, qualifying and racing. To read... Read More
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Sep 20

Team orders probably more common than we thinkposted in NASCAR on Sep 20th 2011 at 10:10am.

At times throughout motorsports history, the topic of team orders has come up and been debated. The nature of motorsports -- a sport in which teammates are put into the situation of competing against each other while also competing against other teams -- lends itself to such a debate as to what is acceptable and what’s not and what is simply bad sportsmanship when it comes to intentionally... Read More
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Sep 6

Should big deal be made of declined White House invites?posted in NASCAR on Sep 6th 2011 at 6:06am.

Over the last week or so, NASCAR has broken into the realm of political news and not in a good way. Four drivers have caught public heat recently for declining an invitation to the White House from President Barack Obama. Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart have caught flack for turning down the invitation, citing prior commitments. Kurt Busch was said to be a fifth driver... Read More
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Feb 18

Earnhardt's legacy continues to influence sportposted in NASCAR on Feb 18th 2011 at 8:08am.

It was 10 years ago today—Feb. 18, 2001—that the NASCAR universe lost its ambassador or sorts, Dale Earnhardt. A crash on he last lap of that year’s Daytona shook the racing world to its core. While Earnhardt hasn’t been around in the 10 years since, his memory and the wreck that took his life continues to impact the sport of auto racing, particularly NASCAR. While not viewed as... Read More
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Jan 20

Changes continue in 2011posted in NASCAR on Jan 20th 2011 at 8:08am.

The 2010 NASCAR season saw a lot of changes, from NASCAR’s “boys have at it” stance of letting drivers police themselves to the first full season with the double-file restart and wave around rules and the beefed up attempt to end races under green by making up to three green-white-checker attempts. Changes will continue in 2011 and not just when it comes different faces in different... Read More
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Jan 4

Champ the same but 2010 season full of changeposted in NASCAR on Jan 4th 2011 at 7:07am.

When it came to the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, it seemed like the more things changed, the more they stayed the same. NASCAR’s “boys have at it” hands-off stance seemed to make for more aggressive driving that resulted in more rivalries—some short-term, some more long-lasting. The up-to-three green-white-checker attempts and double-file restart/wave-around rules possibly... Read More
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Dec 1

Will driver shifts fix the problems at Hendrickposted in NASCAR on Dec 1st 2010 at 1:13pm.

Of course, Jimmie Johnson has dominated the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series the last several years. After all, he’s claimed the series championship each of the last five seasons. The first four were in somewhat dominating fashion, but the most recent one was not. In 2010, the Cup came down to the wire with three drivers—Johnson, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick—each with a shot to claim the... Read More
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Nov 24

Where have all the NASCAR fans gone?posted in NASCAR on Nov 24th 2010 at 8:08am.

It’s been no secret that NASCAR race attendance and television ratings have been down the last couple of seasons or so. As attendance and ratings have declined, speculation as to why seems to have bounced all over the radar. One school of thought for the drop in attendance at the track is the health, or lack thereof, of the economy. That could be a contributor. The economy has also been... Read More
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Nov 18

What does the future have in store for Richard Petty Motorsportsposted in NASCAR on Nov 18th 2010 at 12:12pm.

With Sunday’s Ford 400 being the curtain call on the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season, a handful of drivers will be making their final starts for their respective current teams—Elliott Sadler, Marcos Ambrose, and Paul Menard to name a few. Bobby Labonte has made starts for a few different teams this season, but Sunday’s race will be his final start before heading over to JTG-Daugherty... Read More
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Nov 17

Seats at banquet and bragging rights up for grabs at Homesteadposted in NASCAR on Nov 17th 2010 at 2:14pm.

Three drivers have separated themselves to battle it out for the 2010 Sprint Cup—Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Only 15 points separate points leader Hamlin and second-place Jimmie Johnson, and Harvick sits just 46 points out of first and 31 out of second. Meanwhile, there’s another three-way battle going on—the fight to be the best of the rest (non-Chase drivers).... Read More
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Nov 16

Busch stands chance of being part of two championshipsposted in NASCAR on Nov 16th 2010 at 11:11am.

Kyle Busch may not be looked at as a champion in 2010, with Brad Keselowski already nailing down the driver’s title in the Nationwide Series, Todd Bodine claiming championship honors in the Camping World Truck Series, and the Sprint Cup coming down to a three-man battle between Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick heading into the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he... Read More
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Nov 10

Hamlin emerging to replace Johnson as title faveposted in NASCAR on Nov 10th 2010 at 9:09am.

Prognosticators have sounded like broken records the last few years, as they’ve pretty much all named Jimmie Johnson as THE favorite to be crowned Sprint Cup Series champion year in and year out. The predictable predictions continued well into this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup, and understandably so. After all, he headed into the Chase second in points, only 10 behind Denny Hamlin,... Read More
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Oct 31

Does NASCAR's yellow line rule need revision?posted in NASCAR on Oct 31st 2010 at 5:05am.

Several years ago, after incidents of huge multi-car accidents claiming a sizable portion of race fields at the restrictor plate tracks of Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, set in motion by drivers dipping down onto the apron to pass in the closing laps, NASCAR laid down the law and implemented a rule prohibiting going below the yellow line during racing at the two... Read More
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Oct 22

RPM looks to be on life support with possibly no relief in sightposted in NASCAR on Oct 22nd 2010 at 12:12pm.


Did Kasey Kahne’s departure from Charlotte Motor Speedway during last Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 signal the beginning of the end for Richard Petty Motorsports? The turmoil the organization is going through at the present time has been brewing for months, but Kahne’s actions on Saturday and then his parting ways with the... Read More
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Oct 20

The No. 9 team needs to just hit fast forward and skip to 2011posted in NASCAR on Oct 20th 2010 at 1:13pm.

Often times when drivers announce moves to different teams for the next season before the current season is over, or teams announce that their going to make driver changes during the offseason before the season is even over, drivers and teams alike insist that the plans for the upcoming changes will not hinder focus and efforts for the remainder of the season in progress. But are they really... Read More
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Oct 13

McMurray right at home at Earnhardt Ganassiposted in NASCAR on Oct 13th 2010 at 11:11am.

Jamie McMurray may not have made this Chase this year, but does that mean his 2010 season is a bust? After all, most competitors would love to have the type of season McMurray has had so far in 2010. He started the year by winning the Daytona 500—NASCAR’s marquee event. To top that off, around mid-season, he claimed victory for the second time in 2010 by winning the Brickyard 400 at the... Read More
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Oct 12

Who will be the next inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fameposted in NASCAR on Oct 12th 2010 at 12:12pm.

On Wednesday, the NASCAR Hall of Fame voting committee will get together once again to vote on the second class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. One ballot is already determined, as it’ll contain the result of the fan vote that wrapped up last month on NASCAR.com. As for the other ballots cast, at least some of the names on them look to be up in the air. Of the 25 men nominated... Read More
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Oct 5

Should Chasers get special treatment?posted in NASCAR on Oct 5th 2010 at 8:08am.

Unlike in other sports where playoff participants don’t have the non-title contenders to deal with, competitors in NASCAR’s playoff—the Chase for the Sprint Cup—still have to race with and around other drivers/teams that they’ve been competing against all season long. With that being said, should Chase drivers get or expect special treatment from the non-Chasers they’re sharing... Read More
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Sep 30

Kenny Wallace, Brian Scott have heated discussion via Twitterposted in NASCAR on Sep 30th 2010 at 1:13pm.

Kenny Wallace seemed to unintentionally set off a Twitter war between himself and fellow-NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brian Scott earlier this week. The Tweet from Wallace that set Scott off: “MY THOUGHTS. . Trevor Bayne is a good driver, He will get a ride Imediately! . . Brian Scotts dad is wealthy he will BUY a ride Imediately. . Wallace’s tweets were in response to announcements... Read More
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Sep 28

A look at NASCAR's appeals processposted in NASCAR on Sep 28th 2010 at 12:12pm.

The turn of events following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway a couple of weekends ago that led to Clint Bowyer being docked 150 driver points, Richard Childress Racing losing 150 owner points and crew chief Shane Wilson being fined $150,000 and placed on probation for six races have sort of brought NASCAR’s appeals process into the spotlight. As is... Read More
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Sep 24

No. 33 car opens the flood gates of discussionposted in NASCAR on Sep 24th 2010 at 2:14pm.

When teams bend the rules to make their cars better, is it a matter of creative engineering or just flat out cheating? And, also, what should NASCAR do about it? The No. 33 Sprint Cup Series car of Richard Childress Racing driven by Clint Bowyer has opened up this can of worms and seems to have gotten more people talking about the subject than other rules violators in recent... Read More
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Sep 22

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: David Pearsonposted in NASCAR on Sep 22nd 2010 at 12:12pm.

David Pearson, who over time has become known among the NASCAR community as "The Silver Fox," may not have ever competed full-time in NASCAR, as he never ran all the races in a single season, but he didn't have to. He even managed to win three Cup titles without showing up at the race track every week, doing so in 1966, 1968 and 1969. Despite never running the entire Cup schedule, Pearson... Read More
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Sep 22

What to do with only one rookie who’s not setting the world on fireposted in NASCAR on Sep 22nd 2010 at 11:11am.

With the 2010 NASCAR season winding down, it looks as if it’s pretty much certain that Kevin Conway is going to be the 2010 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year. After all, he’s the only rookie left competing in the series on a regular basis. Terry Cook started off the season as another contender for the rookie honor, but has since fallen by the wayside, leaving Conway the lone candidate... Read More
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Sep 22

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Benny Parsonsposted in NASCAR on Sep 22nd 2010 at 10:10am.

Benny Parsons was a native of North Carolina -- the home state of NASCAR, of sorts -- but he moved to Detroit early on in his life, and it could be said that he honed his driving skills there, working as a cab driver. He would eventually return to North Carolina to do some driving of a different kind -- stock car racing at NASCAR's top level. Parsons entered NASCAR's Cup series somewhat... Read More
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Sep 16

With Chase system, does points leader after 26 races deserve recognition?posted in NASCAR on Sep 16th 2010 at 1:13pm.

Should Kevin Harvick receive some kind of recognition, in the form of perhaps a special trophy, for being the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season champion? Of course, he still has a shot at the big Sprint Cup trophy awarded at season’s end, but should he fall short of nabbing that one, should he receive some sort of consolation prize for being a regular season champion of sorts? When... Read More
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Sep 14

No clear cut favorites for this year's Sprint Cupposted in NASCAR on Sep 14th 2010 at 2:14pm.

Hit the reset button on the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, because the Chase for the Sprint Cup is about to begin. The slate has been wiped somewhat clean for the top-12 drivers who will battle for the Cup. While the points have been reset to a base 5000 points for each of the 12 drivers, they do get to carry their wins earned in the first 26 races of the season with them into the... Read More
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Sep 10

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Raymond Parksposted in NASCAR on Sep 10th 2010 at 11:11am.

Raymond Parks was involved in NASCAR from the beginning and set the standard for successful car owners in the sport. He actually began his career as a car owner before NASCAR was even born, fielding a cars for drivers Lloyd Seay and Roy Hall. His cars dominated short tracks throughout the South. With Red Byron in his car in 1949, Parks became NASCAR's first Cup-level champion car owner when... Read More
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Sep 10

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Bud Mooreposted in NASCAR on Sep 10th 2010 at 11:11am.

Although Bud Moore is best known in NASCAR circles as a car owner, his racing career actually began as a crew chief. In 1957 he served as crew chief for champion driver Buck Baker. Moore got into NASCAR team ownership in 1961, and he experienced success soon after his entry into the sport's ownership realm. He won his first two championships in his second and third seasons as a car owner --... Read More
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Sep 8

Chase field not official, but pretty much setposted in NASCAR on Sep 8th 2010 at 1:13pm.

The time is almost here—the time to make up or shut up as as far as being in this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup is concerned. This really only applies to a few drivers, as 10 have already clinched spots heading into this weekend’s race at Richmond International Raceway—the last chance to climb into the top-12 to be a championship contender. Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer currently... Read More
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Sep 7

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Ned Jarrettposted in NASCAR on Sep 7th 2010 at 10:10am.

Ned Jarrett's NASCAR Cup-level career got off to a slow start, as he only made a handful of starts per season from 1953 through 1957 and didn't compete at all in the series 1958. He was competing at NASCAR's Sportsman level in those days, winning division championships in both 1957 and 1958. His Cup career got off the ground running in 1959, though, when he made 17 starts and claimed his... Read More
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Sep 3

Chase could save Johnson's title hopesposted in NASCAR on Sep 3rd 2010 at 3:15pm.

Heading into the 2010 race season, Jimmie Johnson was, of course, among the favorite preseason picks to claim the Sprint Cup Series title, yet again. He headed into the season as the reigning four-time champion and there didn’t look to be anybody who could knock him off his pedestal to keep him from claiming a fifth-straight. The season started just as expected with Johnson visiting... Read More
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Sep 1

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Dale Inmanposted in NASCAR on Sep 1st 2010 at 1:13pm.

There's an old saying that goes, "Behind every good man, there's a good woman backing him up." The racing version of that saying could go something like, "Behind every great driver, there's a great crew chief calling the shots for him." That would at least be the case for NASCAR Hall of Fame member Richard Petty and the man who was his crew chief for most of his successes -- his cousin Dale... Read More
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Sep 1

Race season's long, but silly season's even longerposted in NASCAR on Sep 1st 2010 at 11:11am.

It seems like it wasn’t all that long ago that NASCAR’s silly season—the time period during which drivers moved to new teams to prepare for the upcoming season—was basically the NASCAR offseason. The racing season went from mid-February to mid-November, and silly season was mid-November to sometime in January. The race season still runs February to November, but silly season seems to... Read More
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Aug 26

Do haters dislike Busch for dominance or personality issues?posted in NASCAR on Aug 26th 2010 at 1:13pm.

Is Kyle Busch an a@#? Brad Keselowski obviously thinks so, and he had no problems expressing his opinion of his fellow competitor last Saturday night during driver introductions preceding the Irwin Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. When handed the microphone during pre-race ceremonies, Keselowski said what he thought about Busch after... Read More
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Aug 24

When it comes to Nationwide Series racing, how many Cup drivers are too many?posted in NASCAR on Aug 24th 2010 at 2:14pm.

Do Sprint Cup Series drivers belong in the Nationwide Series? There seems to be two schools of thought on this topic. One one side of the fence you have people who feel that Sprint Cup drivers racing in the Nationwide Series is good for the health of the Nationwide Series, as these “big name” drivers bring money, primarily through ticket sales, to the series. Track owners and race... Read More
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Aug 24

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlightposted in NASCAR on Aug 24th 2010 at 12:12pm.

With his inclusion on the list of nominees under consideration for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011, Jack Ingram becomes the first driver from what is now known as the Nationwide Series to receive such recognition. Ingram competed in NASCAR from 1965 until 1991, and during that time he made 275 starts in the NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series. In those 275 starts, he... Read More
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Aug 19

Chase lineup pretty much determined with three to goposted in NASCAR on Aug 19th 2010 at 1:13pm.

With only three races remaining—including Saturday night’s Irwin Tools 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway—is the top-12 drivers who will make up the lineup for the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup already determined? Granted, the complete lineup won’t set in stone for three more races, with the points being reset and the Chase field locked in after the Sept. 11 race at Richmond International... Read More
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Aug 17

Sponsors have their own silly seasonposted in NASCAR on Aug 17th 2010 at 1:13pm.

In the NASCAR world, silly season often refers to the game of musical chairs drivers play as they move from one team to another as they look ahead to the upcoming season. This season there seems to be a second version of silly season playing out as teams prepare for 2011—sponsor silly season. Many times when teams take on a new sponsor, it’s because said sponsor is new to the sport,... Read More
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Aug 17

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Rick Hendrickposted in NASCAR on Aug 17th 2010 at 12:12pm.

When it comes to NASCAR team owners, they don't come much more decorated than Hendrick Motorsports head man, Rick Hendrick. His nine Cup level championships tie him with Petty Enterprises for the most at that level. When it comes to overall NASCAR national series titles, Hendrick's 11 tie him with fellow NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Richard Childress for most-ever. Hendrick ventured into... Read More
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Aug 11

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Tim Flockposted in NASCAR on Aug 11th 2010 at 1:13pm.

The Flock family was one of the first families in NASCAR racing and its represented by Tim Flock among the 25 nominees for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame and rightfully so. While Flock's 39 wins place him on 17th on NASCAR's all-time win list, he amassed those 39 wins in only 187 starts. Flock's best racing season came in his second championship season -- 1955. He dominated that... Read More
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Aug 11

Is Elliott Sadler's goose cooked?posted in NASCAR on Aug 11th 2010 at 12:12pm.

On the surface, the future doesn't look bright for Elliott Sadler, at least as far as his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing career is concerned. Awhile back, Sadler announced that he would not return to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011. This season is the last on Sadler's contract with RPM and whether it was Sadler's decision, the team's or a mutual one, it doesn't look like the driver will be... Read More
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Aug 4

With FR9 issues ironed out, may still be hope for Ford this seasonposted in NASCAR on Aug 4th 2010 at 2:14pm.

Well, Ford finally did it. The manufacturer finally broke into the NASCAR win column in 2010 with Greg Biffle's win at Pocono on Sunday. Actually, Ford did already have a couple of Nationwide wins -- turned in by Carl Edwards -- prior to last weekend's action at Pocono Raceway. But before last weekend, the Blue Oval group had gone well past the halfway point of the 2010 race season without a win... Read More
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Jul 29

Will 2010 be last year a Cup driver wins Nationwide title?posted in NASCAR on Jul 29th 2010 at 1:13pm.

Over the last several seasons, there have been complaints from fans of the NASCAR Nationwide Series regulars and independent teams with no Sprint Cup ties and no Sprint Cup drivers behind the wheels of their race cars about the ever growing number of Sprint Cup drivers competing in the Nationwide Series. Pretty much since the series began back in 1982, there's been at least a small handful of... Read More
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Jul 28

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Richie Evansposted in NASCAR on Jul 28th 2010 at 11:11am.

Richard Petty may be considered the "King" of NASCAR's Cup level, but Richie Evans is the "King" when it comes to NASCAR's modified ranks, and rightfully so. The exact numbers aren't known by NASCAR, but it is estimated that Evans posted 475 wins in 1,300 starts in NASCAR Modified racing. In the 13-year span from 1973 to 1985, he captured nine modified titles, eight of them coming in... Read More
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Jul 22

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Jerry Cookposted in NASCAR on Jul 22nd 2010 at 1:13pm.

When NASCAR announced its second class of nominees up for induction into the Hall of Fame recently, Jerry Cook became the second driver from NASCAR's Modified ranks to receive a nomination, following Richie Evans who was one of the inaugural 25 nominees and is nominated again this year. Cook and Evans went head to head in what turned into quite the rivalry between the two Rome, N.Y., drivers in... Read More
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Jul 22

NASCAR may have finally drawn line in sandposted in NASCAR on Jul 22nd 2010 at 10:10am.

It looks like NASCAR may have figured out where the proverbial "line" is with a little help from Carl Edwards after Saturday night's Nationwide Series race at Gateway International Raceway. Following the incident between Edwards and Brad Keselowski in the Sprint Cup event at Atlanta Motor Speedway back in March, NASCAR placed Edwards on probation for three races, with no fine and no suspension... Read More
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Jul 20

How far should NASCAR’s “boys have at it” stance be allowed to go?posted in NASCAR on Jul 20th 2010 at 12:12pm.

A rivalry that bordered on downright feuding seemed to brew between Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin back in 2008 NS carried over well into 2009, with Hamlin seeming to carry more of the bitter emotion. While the two never publicly mended fences, that rivalry seems to have cooled only for another one to take its place—a fireworks and bended sheet metal-filled rivalry between Keselowski and... Read More
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Jul 15

Does Chase need overhaul?posted in NASCAR on Jul 15th 2010 at 9:09am.

Is NASCAR’s Chase system for determining each champion each season broken? Does it need fixing? It’s received criticism pretty much since the format’s inception, and NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France acknowledged recently that it’s being looked at. At first, the Chase format that includes resetting points after race 26 on the 26-race schedule didn’t really seem fair, and that... Read More
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Jul 15

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Richard Childressposted in NASCAR on Jul 15th 2010 at 9:09am.

Richard Childress began his NASCAR career as an owner/driver. He bought his first race car for $20 at the age of 17 and made it to the NASCAR ranks in 1969, serving as a replacement driver at Talladega Superspeedway during a drivers' strike. After he broke into the NASCAR world, he continued to drive his own car until 1981. During that time, he made 285 starts at the Cup level. Those starts... Read More
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Jul 14

Is RPM a sinking ship?posted in NASCAR on Jul 14th 2010 at 7:07am.

Mergers seem to have come commonplace in NASCAR the past few years. So much so that a few teams have merged multiple times. For example, remnants of the team Ray Evernham formed several years ago has gone through so many mergers that it has gradually faded away over time. He has since pretty much gotten out of the sport as his original team merged with the former Petty Enterprises to form... Read More
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Jul 13

Looking back at the first half of the Nationwide Series seasonposted in NASCAR on Jul 13th 2010 at 11:11am.

The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season is around its midpoint, with the exact middle of the season coming midway through Friday night's Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. The season, to this point, has been an eventful one. With rules changes across the NASCAR board -- like double-file restarts (that actually began during the 2009 season), the wave-around rule that went along with... Read More
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Jul 13

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Red Byronposted in NASCAR on Jul 13th 2010 at 8:08am.

Several drivers among the latest class of nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame were around during the early days of the sport. Nominee Red Byron was around from the very beginning. As a matter of fact he won NASCAR's first race in 1948 on the beach course at Daytona. He also won NASCAR's first championship, being awarded NASCAR Modified Division champion later that same year. Byron also became... Read More
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Jul 9

Agendas differ as season reaches halfway markposted in NASCAR on Jul 9th 2010 at 12:12pm.

The 2010 Sprint Cup Series season has reached the halfway point, and there are eight races remaining until the cutoff prior to the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, including Saturday night's Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. With the Chase approaching, drivers have differing goals in mind for the eight races remaining in what has come to be known as the Race to the Chase -- races... Read More
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Jul 8

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Buck Bakerposted in NASCAR on Jul 8th 2010 at 12:12pm.

Buck Baker became a NASCAR legend early on and was a fixture in NASCAR pretty much from the start, beginning his career in the sport in 1949. He went on to become the first driver to ever claim consecutive Cup-level titles, doing so in 1956 and 1957. Those two championships came during a four-year span (1955-1958) in which Baker finished no lower than second in the season-ending points... Read More
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Jul 7

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee spotlight: Bobby Allisonposted in NASCAR on Jul 7th 2010 at 11:11am.

Bobby Allison is among the second class of 25 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He was also among the first class of nominees that the inaugural class of 2010 was chosen from. Allison, one of the original members of the famed "Alabama Gang," actually originally hailed from Miami, Fla., but he packed up and moved to Hueytown, Ala., his long-time home, to further his budding racing career by... Read More
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Jul 2

Nationwide car may be new, but one of them's a throwbackposted in NASCAR on Jul 2nd 2010 at 12:12pm.

When the Nationwide Series takes to Daytona International Speedway Friday night for the Subway Jalalpeno 250, the series will have a new look with the debut of the Nationwide car of tomorrow. While the shape of the car will be new, one car in the field may cause flashbacks to days of old for some. A partnership between JR Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing as resulted in a No. 3 blue and... Read More
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Jul 2

More unknowns than usual heading into Daytonaposted in NASCAR on Jul 2nd 2010 at 11:11am.

The Nationwide Series may have a new car this weekend in Daytona, but the Sprint Cup Series has something new of its own -- a new restrictor plate. The plate that'll be used for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 will have 1 1/32-inch openings, the largest opening ever. With the new restrictor plate and the different aerodynamic package, including the new rear spoiler, who knows what will happen... Read More
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Jul 2

NASCAR reveals Hall of Fame nomineesposted in NASCAR on Jul 2nd 2010 at 9:09am.

On Thursday, the NASCAR Hall of Fame revealed the 25 nominees up for consideration for the second class of inductees. Five of these nominees will be announced as inductees later this year and will be officially inducted in May 2011. Five nominees were new to the list, and the other 20 spots were occupied by the 20 men on the first list of 25 nominees who weren't one of the five inducted as the... Read More
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