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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

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