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Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Long Road
NASCAR Sunday, June 17, will be remembered by Junior Nation as they day when their boy finally came home. Much like John J. did at the end of Rambo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. came full-circle, literally, this pa...
47 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Eanhardt Jr., DEI, Hendrick Motorsports, Tony Eury Jr., Tony Eury Sr.

Backseat Drivers Fan Council

NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s victory celebration is long over and now it’s time to look ahead. Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council were asked to look ahead on what Earnhardt’s victory means r...
47 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Backseat Driver Fans Council, Dustin Long, Infineon, Michigan, NASCAR, road course racing

Ambrose vs. the Road Course, Junior's Confidence and Martin's Vacation
NASCAR To break one trend, Marcos Ambrose knows he’ll likely endure another when the Sprint Cup Series competes at Sonoma in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday in the first of two races at road courses ...
47 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Austin Dillon, Dale Eanhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler, Jimmie Johnson, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Robby Gordon, Dustin Long, Infineon, NASCAR, Rick Hendrick

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. We’ve said all along that Earnhardt’s consistency warranted the top spot, but a lack of any wins kept him from it. Well, the 143-race national nightmare is over, and J...
47 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Michigan, NASCAR, Power Rankings

NASCAR Silly Season Primer
NASCAR Joey Logano, you captured your first race win since 2009 less than two weeks ago. You passed a future Hall of Famer, Mark Martin, to do it. You’re now just 51 points away from the Chase with a po...
48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Martin Turex Jr., Matt Kenseth, free agent drivers, NASCAR, Silly Season

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins in Michigan
NASCAR Four years and 143 races. That’s how long it had been since NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., had won a Sprint Cup Series race. In that time, the sport’s favorite son went...
48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR, QUicken Loans 400, Steve Letarte, winless streak

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Michigan
NASCAR From the mountains of Pennsylvania to the rolling hills of Michigan, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400. Racing on yet another ...
48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Michigan, QUicken Loans 400

#NASCAR & #Twitter? OMG! and Jerry Springer coming to Cup?
NASCAR Jerry Springer and NASCAR? A special Twitter page for NASCAR and a unique race at a unique race track. Backseat Drivers Fan Council members had much to debate this week and they didn’t always agr...
48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kurt Busch, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, Jerry Spring Show sponsor, NASCAR, Phoenix Racing, Pocono, Twitter

NASCAR Free Agents, Speed in Michigan and the Sponsor Search for Bodine
NASCAR One race can reveal only so much about a season but could Sunday’s event at Pocono forecast the future for some drivers? Joey Logano, AJ Allmendinger and Kurt Busch are among those trying to soli...
48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Dustin Long, free agents, James Finch, Michigan, NASCAR

Joey Logano Wins at Pocono
NASCAR Of all the race tracks to add a little spice to the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Pocono Raceway was not expected to be it. A 2.5-mile, flat tri-oval that’s seen its share of strung-out racing, ...
49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Pocono 400, Pocono Raceway

Kurt Busch's Downward Spiral
NASCAR The last five days have become the most memorable of Kurt Busch’s 12-year tenure in NASCAR. The next five may ultimately determine the rest of his career. Following a terse exchange with long...
49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kurt Busch, James Finch, NASCAR, Phoenix Racing, suspension

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Pocono
NASCAR This week has certainly been an interesting one in the world of NASCAR. Jimmie Johnson scored his seventh career Dover win on Sunday, tying him with Richard Petty and Bobby Allison for the most...
49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Pocono, Pocono 400

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Television, the Cup schedule and the quality of racing in the Sprint Cup Series. Those topics will get NASCAR fans talking. Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council had much to ponder as they we...
49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, cutting schedule, Dover, Dustin Long, FOX, NASCAR

Repaves, Suspensions, Preludes and NASCAR on TNT
NASCAR It’s rare that most NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers will agree on something, but many share similar opinions of what it will be like this weekend to race on Pocono’s newly repaved surface. “I a...
49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Dustin Long, NASCAR on TNT, Pocono repave, Prelude to the Dream, suspension

NASCAR Drivers Find Their "Comfort Zone"
NASCAR Comfortable (adj.) — Providing physical ease and relaxation; comfy; cozy; free from stress or fear When people speak that word, it’s most likely in reference to the summer vacations we’ll...
50 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, boring, NASCAR, points racing

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Dover
NASCAR The two-week homestretch in Charlotte is now in the books and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the Monster Mile in Dover, Del., for Sunday’s FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks. Not only ...
50 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Dover, Fantasy NASCAR tips, FedEx 400

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR NASCAR’s longest race of the season concluded one of the biggest days for auto racing fans with Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR holding among their biggest events on the same day.  So ho...
50 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kasey Kahne, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Charlotte motor Speedway, Coca-Cola 600, Dustin Long, Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix, NASCAR

Truex's Future, Newman's Style and Earnhardt's Consistency
NASCAR With Toyota extending it’s deal with Michael Waltrip Racing, along with Joe Gibbs Racing and JTG Daugherty, it leads to the question of what will happen to Martin Truex Jr., who is in the final y...
50 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., John King, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Dustin Long, Michael Waltrip Racing, NASCAR, The Long and Short of It

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Charlotte
NASCAR A happy Memorial Day weekend to all the fantasy NASCAR racers out there. This week it’s the most demanding 600 miles on the schedule, the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. ...
51 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Charlotte motor Speedway, Coca-Cola 600, Fantasy NASCAR tips

Could a Kurt and Kyle Busch combo work at Joe Gibbs Racing?

NASCAR On Tuesday, Toyota became the latest manufacturer to unveil its 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar. It is the second generation of the Car of Tomorrow, which debuted in the 2007 season to jeers and sne...
51 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Home Depot, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR, Penske Racing

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council don’t hold back on their opinions but the comments this week were as sharp and direct as they have ever been. They also weren’t afraid to express the...
51 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, All-Star Race, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Chad Knaus, Charlotte, driver intros, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Keselowski Rolling, Kahne Gaining, Hall of Fame Voters Voting
NASCAR Brad Keselowski was smiling but you could sense the resolve in the 28-year-old after he finished second to Jimmie Johnson in last weekend’s Sprint All-Star Race. “I think we’re a really y...
51 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Coulter, Kasey Kahne, Charlotte, Coca-Cola 600, Dustin Long, NASCAR, NASCAR Hall of Fame, Sprint All-Star Race

Jimmie Johnson Dominates NASCAR All-Star Race
NASCAR Prior to Jimmie Johnson’s win in the Bojangles’ Southern 500 on May 12, it seemed Hendrick Motorsports would never get that elusive 200th Cup win. Its 16-race slide in between wins was relative...
51 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Monthly, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Charlotte motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, Rick Hendrick, Sprint All-Star Race

Fantasy NASCAR: Taking Stock at the All-Star Break
NASCAR The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has hit the all-star break this week, with no fantasy racing on the schedule. With the brief break in action, now is a great time to assess your year up to this po...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Gerg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Fantasy NASCAR

Kurt Busch: A NASCAR Career of Controversy
NASCAR “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone, they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.” – Joni Mitchell Fame and fortune can be a cruel...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Darlington, fine, NASCAR, Penske, Roush

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