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Stock Car Suicide
NASCAR by Tom Bowles So what would you do with $13 million? In this economy, that’s a dollar amount that makes most middle-class Americans drool. It’ll certainly make major athletes jealous, too, ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, Richard Childress, Roush Fenway Racing, sponsorship

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Haven’t we seen this movie before? Summer turns to fall and the 48 team shifts into another gear that no one else has, and that it seemed to be hi...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kansas, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Jimmie Johnson Wins in Kansas
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro For those who have followed Jimmie Johnson’s five-year reign in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, his performance in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup is none-too-alarming. A d...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway, NASCAR

Kansas Speedway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Hollywood Casino 400 Location: Kansas City, Kan. TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) June Winner: Brad Keselowski Specs: 1.5-mile tri-oval; Banking/Turn...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Chase, Hollywook Casino 400, Kansas Speedway, NASCAR, Sprint Cup

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Attention race fans: Do not count Jimmie Johnson out of the Chase until he is mathematically eliminated (which probably will not happen). Thank you....
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Chase, Dover, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Kurt Busch Wins Dover
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson entered Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway ranked ninth and 10th in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup — in 28- and 29-point ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, AAA 400, Chase, Dover International Speedway, NASCAR

Do Not Doubt Jimmie Johson
NASCAR by Mike Neff For the last four years on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit, the mantra has been the same at the start of the Chase: Jimmie Johnson doesn’t have another title in him this season. Or...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Chad Knaus, NASCAR, Sprint Cup

Dover International Speedway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: AAA 400 Location: Dover, Del. TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) May Winner: Ryan Newman Specs: 1-mile oval; Banking/Turns: 24°; Banking/Straightaways...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Dover, NASCAR, Sprint Cup

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Tony Stewart  Difficult to place him anywhere else. Smoke has two consecutive wins and an average finish of fourth over the last four weeks. Lean & mean after s...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Two'fer Tony Stewart
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Most had written off Tony Stewart as a legitimate 2011 championship contender — including himself, if you believed his words in the midst of a 27th-, ninth- and 28th-place ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, New Hampshire, Sprint Cup, Sylvania 300

Team Orders in NASCAR
NASCAR by Tom Bowles NASCAR is a sport defined by individual success. Just one driver and team, not an entire motorsports operation, gets crowned with a series title. But like it or not, team cars wor...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, Richard Childress Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, team orders

New Hampshire Motor Speedway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Sylvania 300 Location: Loudon, N.H. TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) 2010 Winners: Jimmie Johnson (June); Clint Bowyer (Sept.) July Winner: Ryan Newman...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Chase, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sprint Cup

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s New Paint Scheme
NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Jr. unveiled his 2012 Diet Mountain Dew paint scheme — pictured top right — on Wednesday via Facebook, rolling out a predominantly silver Chevy with Mountain Dew’s familiar gre...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, 2012, Diet Mountain Dew, NASCAR, New Paint Scheme

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Looked like the typical Chase race for Johnson ... until he was bit by the fuel bug. Still, how many teams do you know can run out of fuel on the fi...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Eanhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup Series

Smokin' Start to the Chase
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Just days ago, Tony Stewart called himself an underdog in the Chase for the Championship. Two weeks prior, he wondered aloud whether his No. 14 team even deserved a spot in N...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Chicagoland Speedway, Geico 400, NASCAR

NASCAR Chase Preview
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship gets rolling this weekend in New Hampshire … no, wait … Chicago. Yeah, that’s right, Chicagoland Speedway. Answer me this: Could t...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

Tracking the Chase
NASCAR by Vito Pugliese NASCAR’s version of the playoffs gets started this weekend in Chicago, just as Major League Baseball is winding down, the NFL regular season is heating up and fantasy footbal...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Chicagoland, Martinsville, NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup, New Hampshire, Talladega

Chicagoland Speedway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Geico 400 Location: Joliet, Ill. When: Sunday, Sept. 18 TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) 2010 Winner: David Reutimann Specs: 1.5-mile tri-oval; B...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Championship, Chicagoland Speedway, Geico 400, NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jeff Gordon  The four-time champ has averaged a 3.25-place finish over the last month. Gordon is looking like the “Wonderboy” of old at just the right time. ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Richmond, Sprint Cup Series

And then there were 12
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro The final 300 miles of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ regular season were some of the most intense of 2011. Chase bubble boys Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Denny Haml...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Wonderful Pistachios 400 Location: Richmond, Va. When: Saturday, Sept. 10 TV: ABC (7:30 p.m. EST) 2010 Winners: Kyle Busch (May); Denny Hamlin (...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Richmond International Raceway, Wonderful Pistachios 400

Marked Man
NASCAR by Tom Bowles Kermit the Frog may have it tough being green, but in the muppet-like drama of NASCAR I’m betting it’s 1,000 times tougher to be driving the red No. 42 Target Chevy these days...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Two runner-up finishes in the last three races but no wins since Talladega in April. It’s almost Chase time, though, and Johnson finds himself lea...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup Series

Gordon Wins No. 85
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro It’s been almost 19 years since a 20-year-old Jeff Gordon made his first NASCAR Sprint Cup start. The day was November 15, 1992; the race the Hooter’s 500 at Atlanta Moto...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, AdvoCare 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR

The Earnhardt Extension
NASCAR by Tom Bowles Jeff Gordon, 40-years-old now, was just a wide-eyed 20-something when his biggest challenge was to topple the man they called “The Intimidator.” Dale Earnhardt Sr. called him ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jeff Gordon, JR Motorsports, NASCAR, Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick

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