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NRA sponsorship of NASCAR race in Texas creating buzz
NASCAR 1. NASCAR finding Texas race sponsor to be questionable fit When Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage announced the naming rights to Saturday night's race, eyebrows were raised in circles...
6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Texas, Bruton Smith, Eddie Gossage, Gen-6, hall of fame, NASCAR, NRA race sponsorship

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit heads to the Lone Star state this weekend for the NRA 500 from Texas Motor Speedway. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sp...
6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Texas, Dustin Long, Fantasy tips, NASCAR, Texas

NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Amazing Stats for Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR I hope you all enjoyed restrictor plate action (or in this year’s case, inaction), short track madness and whatever it is we’re calling Fontana now, because all of that is in the rearview mirro...
6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Texas Motor Speedway, Analytics, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

What Happened to All the NASCAR Rivalries?
NASCAR Joey Logano. Tony Stewart. Denny Hamlin. Clint Bowyer. Jeff Gordon. The list of NASCAR drivers ticked off, for one reason or another, entering Martinsville could even knock the former Jersey Shore ...
6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Jimmie Johnson's Martinsville Mastery Continues
NASCAR Jimmie Johnson capped off a dominant weekend at Martinsville Speedway in a familiar way: by celebrating in Victory Lane. The Hendrick Motorsports driver won his eighth career NASCAR Sprint Cup race...
6 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, race recap, STP Gas Booster 500

10 Greatest Substitute Drivers in NASCAR History
NASCAR With the flurry of press releases that were flying about last Friday, with the announcements and retractions regarding Mark Martin substituting for the injured Denny Hamlin, it brought to light one...
7 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Jarrett, Darrell Waltrip, David Pearson, Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Jimmy Hensley, Kenny Wallace, Mark Martin, Robby Gordon, Tiny Lund, Tommy Kendall, NASCAR, substitute drivers

NASCAR Returns to Rough 'n' Tumble Short Track
NASCAR 1. Back to the scene of the (original) crime With the he-said, he-said war of words and fenders that Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin have participated in during the last three weeks, it's been easy ...
7 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Johnny Sauter, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Martinsville, Geoffrey Miller, Martinsville, NASCAR

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit treks back east to quaint little Martinsville for the STP Gas Booster 500. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sports ...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, Dustin Long, Fantasy tips, Martinsville, NASCAR

Confident Earnhardt leads Sprint Cup Series into Martinsville
NASCAR It’s said that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is off to the best start of his 14-year NASCAR Sprint Cup career. The 38-year-old has recorded top-10 finishes in each of the first five events, averaging a ...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hendrick Motorsports, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, Steve Letarte

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Jr. has assumed the top spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings, but it's defending champion Brad Keselowski who finds himself atop the Athlon Sports Horsepower Rankings. ...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, Power Rankings

7 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR In the 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races that took place at Martinsville Speedway during the Car of Tomorrow era, two drivers won nine races: Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin. It is a track that rew...
7 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Martinsville, David Smith, Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR, Stats

Tony Stewart's Top 10 Blow-Ups
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8 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, David Gilliland, Jeff Gordon, Kenny Irwin Jr., Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, fight, Goodyear, interviews, NASCAR

The 7 Amazing NASCAR Stats of the Week
NASCAR This weekend provides a rare off day on the jam-packed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, but that doesn’t mean analysis will stop. After five races, there is a litany of story-telling statistics...
8 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Paul Menard, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., David Smith, Motorsports Analytics, NASCAR, Stats

Logano-Hamlin rivalry manifested in last-lap wreck; Stewart fighting mad
NASCAR For 15 years, Fontana has played the role of weird aunt in the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. You know the one. It’s who you have to suck it up and speak with every reunion even though the hug creep...
8 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Auto Club Speedway, Auto Club 400, Auto Club Speedway, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Wreck, fight highlight a NASCAR thriller at Auto Club Speedway
NASCAR A frenetic final 20 laps in the Auto Club 400 concluded in a last-lap crash involving rivals Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano, a surprise winner in Kyle Busch, and a fight on pit road between Logano an...
8 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Auto Club Speedway, Auto Club 400, Auto Club Speedway, NASCAR

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