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Early-season favorites emerge as NASCAR hypes Gen-6 car
NASCAR If Matt Kenseth were a betting man, he’d have bought a Play 4 ticket on the way out of Las Vegas. The numbers? 3-3-3-3. Kenseth, in the third race of the 2013 season, became career Sprint...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Matt Kenseth wins Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas
NASCAR The biggest name in NASCAR's 2012 version of Silly Season made his presence known early in the 2013 season. Matt Kenseth, in only his third start with Joe Gibbs Racing, gave the No. 20 team its fir...
14 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Las Vegas, Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas, NASCAR

Denny Hamlin vows to avoid paying fine, laments NASCAR relationship
NASCAR Five storylines for the Kobalt Tools 500 in Las Vegas 1. Hamlin draws NASCAR’s (thin-skinned) ire NASCAR suddenly, quickly and, well, mistakenly landed a $25,000 shot to Denny Hamlin's wall...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Aric Almirola, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, appeal, fine, Geoffrey Miller, Las Vegas, NASCAR

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
NASCAR This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for March 8. • Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto is making an honest man out of Michael Jordan. The two have announced...
14 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, NFL, NBA, NASCAR

Playing the NASCAR Odds for the Kobalt Tools 500 in Las Vegas
NASCAR As will be pointed out ad nauseam on FOX this weekend, Las Vegas is the home to gambling, betting, taking chances and all sorts of other illicit activities. So if you want to dial a cliché, cue up...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, Kobalt Tools 500, Las Vegas, NASCAR, odds, Vito Pugliese

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for Kobalt Tools 500 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season rolls on to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Kobalt Tools 500. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sports contributor Dustin...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Las Vegas, Dustin Long, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Las Vegas

6 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NASCAR The Gen-6 car for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, after a two-race introduction, appears to be a work in progress. Passing last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway was at an all-time low for its...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, David Smith, Las Vegas, NASCAR, Stats

NASCAR's Gen-6 a work in progress; Carl Edwards relevant again
NASCAR In the midst of a near two-year winless skid on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit, Carl Edwards, perhaps more than any driver, needed a confidence boost. And after winning the Subway Fresh Fit 500 — ...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Phoenix, NASCAR, Phoenix, Subway Fresh Fit 500, Tom Bowles

Carl Edwards holds off Jimmie Johnson, wins in Phoenix
NASCAR A new season brings new hope. And no one in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is in more need of hope than Carl Edwards. On the outside looking in at last season’s Chase for the Championship, Edwa...
15 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Phoenix, NASCAR, Phoenix, Subway Fresh Fit 500

NASCAR 2013: Phoenix International Raceway Track Information
NASCAR Phoenix International Raceway Race Stats 2013 Race Length: 312 miles/312 laps  Track Qualifying Record: 138.766 mph (Kyle Busch, 2012)  Race Record: 118.132 mph (Tony Ste...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Phoenix International Raceway

Ranking All 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Racetracks
NASCAR The NASCAR Sprint Cup season is a long and winding road consisting of 36 points-paying races held on 23 racetracks across America. The venues are diverse, with half-mile bullrings, twisting road co...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Ranking NASCAR's racetrack

NASCAR's Gen-6 to face new challenges in Phoenix
NASCAR 1. Gen-6 downforce track debut NASCAR's two weeks of warm sunshine in Daytona Beach provided the first on-track action of the much-acclaimed new car in the Sprint Cup Series. It proved to be amic...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Phoenix, 5 Things to Watch, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR, Phoenix

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for Phoenix International Raceway
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season rolls on to Phoenix International Raceway for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sports will be o...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Fantasy, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Phoenix, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Phoenix

8 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Phoenix International Raceway
NASCAR After a Daytona 500 that catered to the more intelligent teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage — track position and strategy reigned supreme — one of the two duels this season in the Ari...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Phoenix, David Smith, Motorsports Analytics, NASCAR, Phoenix, Stats

Danica impresses at Daytona, NASCAR's Gen-6 does not
NASCAR The Great American Race, for the first 180 laps, looked more like the Great American Parade. Cars ran single-file for much of the Daytona 500, content to ride in packs for fear that pulling out for...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Daytona, Daytona 500, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

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