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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

NASCAR Realignment...Athlon Style
NASCAR This article was originally published in the 2004 Athlon Sports Racing Edition Vol. 2/2004 Realignment… Athlon Style For the past few years, NASCAR has been adding, subtracting, swapping,...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, 2004, nascar archive

2004 NASCAR Drivers Forum
NASCAR Article originally published in 2004 Athlon Sports Racing annual Opinions are like … well, you know the rest of that saying. Opinions are a little more valuable, though, when they belong to s...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, 2004, nascar archive

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