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Danica Dances with Darlington and Kurt Busch Fined by NASCAR
NASCAR NASCAR fined Kurt Busch $50,000 on Tuesday for his actions toward the end and after Saturday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington. Busch was one of three people fined and one of four people pla...
16 hours ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Darrell Wallace Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, All-Star Race, Darlington, Kurt Busch fine, NASCAR

Dodge's Precarious NASCAR Predicament
NASCAR As Brad Keselowski celebrated in Victory Lane at Talladega, it was a scene both bittersweet and conflicting. Dodge had just won at Talladega for the first time since 1976, and yet there was preciou...
4 days ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Dodge, NASCAR, Penske, Richard Petty Motorsports

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Darlington
NASCAR In honor of Mother’s Day, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the “Lady In Black” for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. On the schedule for 62 years, Darlington is steepe...
5 days ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Regan Smith, Darlington, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Sprint Cup Series

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Talladega always leaves fans with something to talk about and last weekend was no different from Danica Patrick’s bump that sent Sam Hornish Jr. into the wall after the checkered flag in the Nati...
6 days ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, NASCAR, plate racing, Talladega

Keselowski's Win, Biffle's Lead and Ambrose's Tough Start
NASCAR The Long and Short of It Brad Keselowski’s victory in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega did more than put him in position to make the Chase again, it reaffirmed his position as one of ...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Darlington, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Talladega

Brad Keselowski Wins Talladega
NASCAR Every five or six visits to NASCAR’s ultimate spectacle at Talladega Superspeedway, someone figures out a new way to conquer the beast. The freight train, the lead-the-conga-line, the tri-oval sl...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Aaron's 499, NASCAR, race recap, Talladega

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR 1. Greg Biffle   Found himself in roughly the same position at Talladega as he was in at Daytona ... which isn’t bad when you’re clicking off top 5s like it’s the ARCA Series. 2....
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Talladega

What's New is Old: NASCAR’s Aging Population Problem
NASCAR Quick, what do the names Kevin Conway and Andy Lally have in common? Are they: A) Two prominent Wall Street investment bankers B) Battling for the same role in One Life To Live C) Americans...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Talladega
NASCAR Nine races in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and each team in approaching Sunday's Aaron's 499 with varying goals in mind. Often viewed as a “wild card” race, teams will be working on differ...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bard Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip, Aaron's 499, Fantasy NASCAR, Talladega

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Talladega
NASCAR Nine races in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and each team in approaching Sunday's Aaron's 499 with varying goals in mind. Often viewed as a “wild card” race, teams will be working on differ...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bard Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip, Aaron's 499, Fantasy NASCAR, Talladega

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Talladega
NASCAR Nine races in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and each team in approaching Sunday's Aaron's 499 with varying goals in mind. Often viewed as a “wild card” race, teams will be working on differ...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bard Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip, Aaron's 499, Fantasy NASCAR, Talladega

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Talladega
NASCAR Nine races in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and each team in approaching Sunday's Aaron's 499 with varying goals in mind. Often viewed as a “wild card” race, teams will be working on differ...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bard Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip, Aaron's 499, Fantasy NASCAR, Talladega

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Confusion in Richmond, Changes at Bristol and Pastrana’s Impact NASCAR officiating, Bristol’s changes and the debut of Travis Pastrana. It was quite a week for the sport and created a lo...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Ryan Blaney, Tony Stewart, Travis Pastrana, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Bristol, Bruton Smith, debris caution, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Richmond

Hendrick Motorsports Still Searching for Elusive 200th Cup Win
NASCAR The Long and Short of It What was supposed to be a celebration has become a burden for Hendrick Motorsports. Mired in a 15-race winless drought, its longest since 2002-03, the organization rema...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Travis Pastrana, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Richmond

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR Busch Surges, Biffle Stalls, Junior Stalks 1. Greg Biffle   Limped to his first sub-13th-place finish of the season at Richmond. Biffle still enjoys the best finishing average on the cir...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Richmond

Kyle Busch Wins In Richmond
NASCAR Saturday evening’s Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway was not unlike many of the NASCAR Sprint Cup events over the past month. A dearth of cautions — only five, the second-least...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, black flag, Capital City 400, NASCAR, restart, Richmond, Robin Pemberton

The Best NASCAR has to Offer
NASCAR Richmond, Talladega, Darlington and Charlotte stretch unequalled on Cup schedule Much was made of the first five races of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule being run on diametrically diverse ...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., All-Star Race, Charlotte, Coca-Cola 600, Darlington, NASCAR, Richmond, Southern 500, Talladega

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Richmond
NASCAR This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits Richmond International Raceway for some good ol’ fashioned short track racing in the hopes of putting on an exciting race — something many fans ...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Richmond, Sprint Cup Series

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR What makes for good racing ... and would "phantom" cautions help NASCAR? Ask a NASCAR fan a question about the sport and you’ll likely get a strong opinion. Ask the Backseat Drivers Fan Counc...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., Backseat Drivers Fan Council, cautions, Dustin Long, Kansas Speedway, NASCAR

Denny's Win, Bruton's Bristol Plan and Junior's Genealogy
NASCAR If Denny Hamlin can win races now, it makes one wonder what he’ll do later this season as the communication with new crew chief Darian Grubb improves and Grubb puts more of his stamp on the team...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Aric Almirola, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart, Bristol, Bruton Smith, Darian Grubb, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Denny Hamlin Wins STP 400 in Kansas
NASCAR It seemed a formality that once Martin Truex Jr. had fended off a vicious challenge from Jimmie Johnson that Michael Waltrip Racing would score its first Sprint Cup Series win since 2010. Truex...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Kansas Speedway, NASCAR, STP 400

Michael Waltrip Racing Hitting NASCAR Stride
NASCAR In its sixth full season of Sprint Cup competition, Michael Waltrip Racing is making a push at becoming a powerhouse on NASCAR’s premier circuit. MWR’s three-team operation has combined for...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brian Vickers, Clint Bowyer, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Brian Pattie, Chad Johnston, Michael Waltrip Racing, NASCAR, Scott Miller

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Texas
NASCAR Typically known for dealing with the thunderous roar of tornadoes, this weekend the Sprint Cup Series storms into Kansas for the STP 400. Sunday’s race will be the 12th for the Sprint Cup Ser...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Fantasy NASCAR, Jay Pennell, Kansas, STP 400

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Longest Winless Skids
NASCAR Last year, one of the biggest stories surrounding the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the prevalence of first-time winners. From the start of the season, when Trevor Bayne surprised everyone in the Da...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, NASCAR, winless streaks

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominees, Grading Texas and a Return to "The Rock" With NASCAR’s recent announcement of the 25 nominees for its next Hall of Fame class, members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Counc...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, NASCAR Hall of Fame, Rockingham Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway

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