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NASCAR Teams Head to Kansas, Honor Boston
NASCAR 1. NASCAR honors victims, heroes of Boston Marathon explosions Just as it did after the large-scale attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, NASCAR will serve in the role of honoring those affected by Monday's...
8 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, Kansas, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR, STP 400

10 Most Memorable NASCAR Driver Punishments
NASCAR Brad Keselowski and Paul Wolfe traveled to The White House recently, as part of the recognition for winning the 2012 Sprint Cup championship. As it is, it might be the last time Keselowski and Wolf...
8 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Curtis Turner, Dale Earnhardt, Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Robby Gordon, NASCAR, penalties, Vito Pugliese

NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Amazing Stats for Kansas Speedway
NASCAR Kansas Speedway was the site for one of the weirdest races of the year in 2012. On a newly paved surface with an unfamiliar tire compound, the race offered drama (Jimmie Johnson crashing), comedy (...
9 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, James Buescher, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Kansas, David Smith, Kansas, NASCAR, Stats, STP 400

Penske Racing Awaits Penalties from NASCAR
NASCAR It’s hard to believe that last year Kyle Busch went a whole season and won just once in NASCAR’s top three series: Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Camping World Trucks. Why? Two months into 2013, h...
9 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Texas, NASCAR, NRA 500, penalties, Penske Racing, Texas, Tom Bowles

NASCAR's Top 12 Most Dominant Streaks
NASCAR Jimmie Johnson’s eighth career win at Martinsville last Sunday highlighted his dominance at that particular track. Johnson has won seven of the last 14 visits to the track and in 23 starts has an...
9 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr., Darrell Waltrip, David Pearson, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Petty, Mark Martin, Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR, Vito Pugliese

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...
9 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...
9 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...
10 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 ...
10 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...
10 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...
10 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 ...
10 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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. ...
11 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

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