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Not Dead, Can't Quit
NASCAR by Vito Pugliese The U.S. Navy SEALS have a certain code and mantra they live by: Not dead, can’t quit. That came to mind when looking back on the storied carrier of one of NASCAR’s mo...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Carl Edwards  One win, three top 5s, four top 10s, two poles, an average finish of 7.8 and leading the point standings. There’s really no doubt who the man to bea...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Where'd He Come From?
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro As the saying goes, the only lap that matters is the last. And in no race was that more evident than Sunday’s Auto Club 400. Kevin Harvick pushed Jimmie Johnson into Tu...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Auto Club Speedway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Location: Fontana, Calif. Specs: 2-mile oval; Banking/Turns:14°; Banking/Straightaways: 11° 2010 Winners: Jimmie Johnson (February), Tony Stewart (Oct...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

A Different Kind of Track
NASCAR by Mike Neff Bristol Motor Speedway is sometimes referred to as the “Cathedral of Racing.” For years obtaining tickets to the events at the alter of speed was harder than getting the homeco...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro  1. Carl Edwards  The train kept a rollin’ ... Edwards and crew churning out great runs, with five finishes of second or better in the last six races dating back t...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

A Rowdy Win
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Domination at the tough Bristol bullring in East Tennessee doesn’t come often, but when it does, it tends to run in streaks. Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Location: Bristol, Tenn. Specs: .533-mile oval; Banking/Turns: variable (24°-30°); Banking/Straightaways: 16° 2010 Winners: Jimmie Johnson (March), K...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

NASCAR's Spring Brake
NASCAR by Vito Pugliese The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is but three weeks old, yet off to one of its best starts in a decade. A genuinely thrilling Daytona 500 helped remind us why we started watch...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Like every other NASCAR landing page on the web, Athlon Sports has a little fun each week ranking the drivers and teams of the Sprint Cup circuit. Our rankings go beyond how ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

A Pair of Nines Wins in Vegas
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro In Las Vegas, the hand you’re dealt doesn’t have to be great, just better than those you’re playing against. Such was the case on Sunday, when Carl Edwards outran a dom...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Specs: 1.5-mile tri-oval; Banking/Turns: 20°; Banking/Tri-Oval: 9°; Banking/Backstretch: 3° 2010 Winner: Jimmie Johnson ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Rockingham, 1981
NASCAR by Mike Neff Generally speaking, everyone points to the 1979 Daytona 500 as the seminal point in the evolution of NASCAR as a sport of the masses. The famous end to that race, when Cale Yarboro...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Like every other NASCAR landing page on the web, Athlon Sports has a little fun each week ranking the drivers and teams of the Sprint Cup circuit. Our rankings go beyond how ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

A Winner Again
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Jeff Gordon looked and sounded more like an unlikely 20 year-old Daytona 500 winner than a 20-year veteran with four titles in Phoenix International Raceway’s Victory Lane....
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Phoenix International Raceway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Location: Avondale, Ariz. Specs: 1-mile oval; Banking/Turns: 9° and 11°; Banking/Frontstretch: 3°; Banking/Backstretch: 9° Tickets/Info: www.phoeni...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

One Race Does Not a Season Make
NASCAR by Mike Neff Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500, but that doesn’t mean he’s the early favorite to win the Sprint Cup championship. Listening to talking heads from ESPN to Bob’s Big Boy, Bay...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Like every other NASCAR landing page on the web, Athlon Sports has a little fun each week ranking the drivers and teams of the Sprint Cup circuit. Our rankings go beyond how ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Trevor Slays Goliath!
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro A wide-eyed kid looked incredulously out the window of his Ford after doing burnouts on the Daytona International Speedway tri-oval, not sure of what he was supposed to do ne...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Ten Years Later, We Move On
NASCAR Much has been made throughout NASCAR Speedweeks of the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Fitting tributes were the order of the week, with telev...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 1: Jimmie Johnson
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet Team: Hendrick Motorsports Owner: Rick Hendrick/Jeff Gordon Crew Chief: Chad Knaus Years with current team: 10 Under contract through...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Daytona International Speedway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. Specs: 2.5-mile tri-oval; Banking/Turns: 31°; Banking/Tri-oval: 18°; Banking/Backstretch: 3° Tickets/Info: www.daytona...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Busch, Burton Win Duels
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Two-car drafts continued to be the story of Speedweeks on Thursday, when the field for the 53rd Daytona 500 was set via the Gatorade Duel races. Duel No. 1 came down to a...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 2: Carl Edwards
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 99 Aflac Ford Team: Roush Fenway Racing Owner: Jack Roush/John Henry Crew Chief: Bob Osborne Years with current team: 8 Under contract through: 2011 Best...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Restoring Daytona's Dignity
NASCAR by Vito Pugliese The Daytona 500 has had a few choice nicknames foisted upon it over the last 53 years – chief among them, “The Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing.” That being said, if it is ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

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