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Harvick wins a wild one in Phoenix
NASCAR Once the smoke cleared, the cars (or what was left of them) were loaded and the Sunday sun set over Phoenix International Raceway, a new championship landscape had emerged in NASCAR. But tempers as...
27 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, AdvoCare 500, Chase, NASCAR, Phoenix

One NASCAR fan's Clint Bowyer, 5-Hour Energy spoof
NASCAR Clint Bowyer’s run-in at Phoenix International Raceway — and the infield fallout — has the NASCAR world buzzing. One clever fan took Bowyer’s 5-Hour Energy commercials to a new level w...
27 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, 5 Hour Energy, commercial spoof, NASCAR

The Cabinet of the United Stars of NASCAR
News It’s been but three days since our nation elected its leaders, and we’re still all feeling a little bit of a political hangover. The Republicans can’t believe they got beat, the Democrats are...
27 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, cabinet, Chad Knaus, Jack Roush, Jimmy Spencer, NASCAR, Roger Penske, Ward Burton

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Is Sunday still the best day to run NASCAR Sprint Cup races? Or is it time for NASCAR to admit defeat to the NFL and move the Cup races to Saturday as a writer suggested this week? Or what about mi...
28 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AAA Texas 500, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, grade Texas race, move Chase races, NASCAR, NFL

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
NASCAR A Goodyear tire test Tuesday and Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway could provide a clue as to how racy NASCAR’s 2013 Sprint Cup car can be. While the focus will be on tires at the test, N...
28 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Danica Patrick, Elliott Sadler, James Buescher, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ty Dillon, 2013 car tests, Chase, Dustin Long, NASCAR

10 Unforgettable NASCAR Moments at Texas Motor Speedway
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29 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Chad Knaus, Darrell Waltrip, Elliott Sadler, Jeff Bruton, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell, Ron Hornaday, Great NASCAR moments, Texas Motor Speedway, video slideshow

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Times are a-changin’ in NASCAR but will fans see a change in who has been the champion most often in recent years? With starting times for the remaining races pushed back, members of the Backseat...
29 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Chase, Dustin Long, Martinsville, NASCAR, start times

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
NASCAR Brad Keselowski is not supposed to be challenging for a NASCAR Sprint Cup title. At least this year’s title. Many expect him to be a championship contender for years to come but the prevailing th...
29 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Drew Blickensderfer, Dustin Long, Luke Lambert, NASCAR, News & Notes, Shane Wilson

NASCAR's 10 Greatest Bodystyles
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29 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bill Elliott, Bobby Isaac, Buddy Baker, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, David Pearson, Fireball Roberts, Mark Martin, Richard Petty, cars, great bodystyles, NASCAR

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Is it time for NASCAR to look in a different direction to run a race? Maybe something old school. You know, some place dirt-y? Of all that happened last weekend in Sunday’s Cup race at Kansas, wh...
30 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Regan Smith, Tony Stewart, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, Eldora, Kansas, NASCAR, Truck Series

Dale Earnhardt Jr. cleared to race
NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been medically cleared to race this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports announced Tuesday. Earnhardt missed the past two races after suffering a concus...
30 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Regan Smith, concussion, Dustin Long, Martinsville, NASCAR

Matt Kenseth Wins Kansas
NASCAR There is typically one race in NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship that throws the Sprint Cup field the proverbial curveball. The perils of Talladega are well known, so drivers and teams appr...
30 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas race recap, NASCAR

NASCAR’s Cookie Cutter Crisis
NASCAR Denny Hamlin began Thursday playing the role of NASCAR Chase contender. How’d he end it? Trying to avoid the label of tragic footnote. Smashing his car into the Turn 1 wall at a reported...
30 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Chase, conscussion, cookie cutter tracks, Kansas, NASCAR

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR With Dale Earnhardt Jr. missing last weekend’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway because of a concussion, members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council had much to discuss from what should NASCAR do...
31 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Charlotte, concussions, Dustin Long, NASCAR

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
NASCAR Don’t be fooled by the court jester routine Clint Bowyer seems to play in press conferences. For all the joking he does, he’s serious about winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. With ...
31 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Dustin Long, Kansas, NASCAR, News & Notes, Rule Changes, Top 35 Rule

Clint Bowyer Wins Charlotte
NASCAR After four races, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin had seemingly separated themselves in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. Not so fast, says Clint Bowyer. As the sport’...
31 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Bank of America 500, Charlotte motor Speedway, NASCAR, race recap

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Miss Races with Concussion
NASCAR Hendrick Motorsports announced on Thursday that driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will sit out the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway after suffering a concuss...
32 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnahrdt Jr., Regan Smith, Chase, concussion, Dr. Jerry Petty, NASCAR, Rick Hendrick, Steve O'Donnell

10 Craziest NASCAR Moments at Talladega
News At first it looked like the Big One wasn’t going to happen this weekend at Talladega. Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon all had world-class saves, lurid slides that looked more like somet...
32 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bill Elliott, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr., Elliott Sadler, Ernie Irvan, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Craven, Rusty Wallace, Sterling Marlin, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Talladega, Video, wild finishes

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Do NASCAR fans want to see wrecks? Were they thrilled by the wild action on the last lap at Talladega or was it the 25-car pileup that made the finish more exciting? Members of the Backseat Dri...
32 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Chase, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Talladega, wreck

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
NASCAR Matt Kenseth’s win Sunday at Talladega completed one of the greatest seasons of restrictor-plate racing in NASCAR since 1988, the first season the plates were used for all the races at Daytona an...
32 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Chase, Dustin Long, ESPN, NASCAR, restrictor plates, Talladega

Kenseth Survives Talladega Destruction
NASCAR It’s a NASCAR theme that plays out as regularly as the seasons on the calendar change—in fact, it occurs seasonally, as NASCAR’s four restrictor-plate dates reside in February, May, July and ...
32 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Good Sam 500, NASCAR, Talladega, wreck

Greatest Post-Race NASCAR Interviews at Talladega
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32 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr., Mark Martin, Michael Waltrip, Ryan Newman, Sterling Marlin, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, post-race interviews, Talladega

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council take a wider look at the sport this week, judging who they think the best crew chief in the Chase is and if the length of the Chase should remain 10 race...
33 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Chad Knaus, Darian Grubb, Dover, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Paul Wolfe

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
NASCAR NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader Brad Keselowski admits he has conflicting emotions heading into this weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway. “There’s part of me that says no mat...
33 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Chase, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Talladega

Keselowski wins in Dover
NASCAR The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is only three races into its 10-race Chase for the Championship playoff stint. And thus far, three drivers seem to have separated themselves from the field. One mad...
33 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, AAA 400 recap, Dover, NASCAR

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