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Wild Nationwide finish highlights inconsistent NASCAR calls
NASCAR A wild finish to Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway once again led to confusion concerning how the sanctioning body scores finishes on the sport’s two restricto...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Regan Smith, Talladega, Aaron's 312, NASCAR

NASCAR's Top 12 Most Dominant Streaks
NASCAR Jimmie Johnson’s eighth career win at Martinsville last Sunday highlighted his dominance at that particular track. Johnson has won seven of the last 14 visits to the track and in 23 starts has an...
5 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr., Darrell Waltrip, David Pearson, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Petty, Mark Martin, Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR, Vito Pugliese

Jimmie Johnson's Martinsville Mastery Continues
NASCAR Jimmie Johnson capped off a dominant weekend at Martinsville Speedway in a familiar way: by celebrating in Victory Lane. The Hendrick Motorsports driver won his eighth career NASCAR Sprint Cup race...
6 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, race recap, STP Gas Booster 500

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit treks back east to quaint little Martinsville for the STP Gas Booster 500. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sports ...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, Dustin Long, Fantasy tips, Martinsville, NASCAR

Confident Earnhardt leads Sprint Cup Series into Martinsville
NASCAR It’s said that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is off to the best start of his 14-year NASCAR Sprint Cup career. The 38-year-old has recorded top-10 finishes in each of the first five events, averaging a ...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hendrick Motorsports, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, Steve Letarte

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Jr. has assumed the top spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings, but it's defending champion Brad Keselowski who finds himself atop the Athlon Sports Horsepower Rankings. ...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Wreck, fight highlight a NASCAR thriller at Auto Club Speedway
NASCAR A frenetic final 20 laps in the Auto Club 400 concluded in a last-lap crash involving rivals Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano, a surprise winner in Kyle Busch, and a fight on pit road between Logano an...
8 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Auto Club Speedway, Auto Club 400, Auto Club Speedway, NASCAR

Kahne Survives, Wins at Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR After leading the most laps last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway only to run second to Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne felt he had something to prove on Sunday. And with Bristol Motor Speedway being ...
9 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Bristol, Food City 500, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, recap

Matt Kenseth wins Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas
NASCAR The biggest name in NASCAR's 2012 version of Silly Season made his presence known early in the 2013 season. Matt Kenseth, in only his third start with Joe Gibbs Racing, gave the No. 20 team its fir...
10 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Las Vegas, Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas, NASCAR

Carl Edwards holds off Jimmie Johnson, wins in Phoenix
NASCAR A new season brings new hope. And no one in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is in more need of hope than Carl Edwards. On the outside looking in at last season’s Chase for the Championship, Edwa...
11 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Phoenix, NASCAR, Phoenix, Subway Fresh Fit 500

Jimmie Johnson wins the Daytona 500
NASCAR NASCAR’s new Gen-6 car gave way to a new style of drafting in the Great American Race, while newcomer Danica Patrick once again made history. The ultimate result, though, was all too familiar. Ji...
12 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR Daytona 500, Tony Stewart, Daytona, NASCAR Daytona 500

Violent Daytona crash mars NASCAR race, injures fans
NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL — A violent ending to Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway marred an exciting race and left numerous fans injured and a sport s...
12 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Regan Smith, crash, Daytona, injured fans, NASCAR, Nationwide Series

Hype for Daytona 500 over as favorites emerge
NASCAR A week of pomp and circumstance is nearly over in Daytona. On the eve of NASCAR’s most prestigious race, the Daytona 500, Cup cars roar around the historic 2.5-mile superspeedway in the final pra...
12 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Daytona 500, favorites, NASCAR

Harvick, Busch win Duels; hint at what's to come in Daytona
NASCAR The theme of NASCAR Speedweeks in Daytona thus far? Timidity. New cars that do not line up square and are volatile in the draft; a supposed lack of quality body parts back at the team shops...
12 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Daytona, Budweiser Duel at Daytona, NASCAR

How NASCAR Sets the Starting Lineup for the Daytona 500
NASCAR Setting the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 can be a trial of confusion for those that choose not to read the syllabus. And let’s be honest, that’s why you’re reading this, right? You wan...
13 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Daytona 500, NASCAR, procedures, qualifying

A Twitter Interview with NASCAR Driver Denny Hamlin
NASCAR A certain champion-to-be fired off a now-famous tweet during the 2012 Daytona 500, but long before @keselowski, there was @dennyhamlin. Since he’s still active and engaged on Twitter, we figured ...
13 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Denny Hamlin

The Best & Worst of NASCAR in 2012
NASCAR They’re the best of the best and worst of the worst in NASCAR. The pretty and the ugly, the cool and the lame. They made us cheer, laugh and, as Robert Plant once said, taught us “to weep and m...
13 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth

Danica Patrick on Pole for Daytona 500
NASCAR Daytona Beach, Fla., is steeped in motorsports history. Known as “the birthplace of speed,” land speed records have been set on its white sand beaches. Drivers from a variety of disciplines hav...
13 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Daytona, Daytona 500 pole, NASCAR

Danica, Stenhouse and an Evolving NASCAR Narrative
NASCAR It’s been a unique start to Speedweeks in Daytona for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. Though technically, I guess most starts are unique. This one, however, has taken a new (if not predictable) tur...
13 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Daytona, Daytona, NASCAR, Speedweeks, Sprint Cup Series

2013 NASCAR Speedweeks at Daytona Schedule
NASCAR   The 2013 NASCAR Speedweeks at Daytona schedule with start times for races, qualifying sessions and practices, as well as TV listings: ...
14 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, 2013, Daytona, schedule, Speedweeks, times, TV

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule & Race Predictions
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season will be revving up this month, so we decided to give you a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in 2013, along with the previous year's winners and our pred...
15 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule, NASCAR picks, race predictions

2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Schedule
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series will be revving up soon, beginning with Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 23 and ending Nov. 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.   The most notable sched...
15 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News

Keselowski wins NASCAR Sprint Cup Title
NASCAR Brad Keselowski entered Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 20-point lead in NASCAR’s Chase standings. Problem was, his competition came in the form of a five-time...
26 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Homestead-Miami Speedway, NASCAR, Paul Wolfe, Roger Penske, SPrint Cup Champion

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR NASCAR reacted this week to Jeff Gordon intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer at Phoenix and the melee between the crews, but was its penalty enough? Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council debat...
27 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, NASCAR, penalties, Phoenix, Richard Childress

Brad Keselowski and Paul Wolfe: The Duo that Almost Never Was
NASCAR The first time Brad Keselowski asked Paul Wolfe to be his crew chief, Wolfe didn’t flinch. “He looked me in the eye and said, ‘No, I don’t want to do it,’” Keselowski said. “I thi...
27 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Elliott Sadler, James Buescher, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Tony Stewart, Championship, Chase, Dustin Long, Homestead, NASCAR, Paul Wolfe

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