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NASCAR 1. Jimmie Johnson  A Daytona crash is the only blemish on Johnson’s stat sheet since mid-May. Indianapolis is typically the event that Johnson, Chad Knaus & crew use as a jumping off p...
44 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
NASCAR Carl Edwards, winless in his last 52 races and fighting to make NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship, has a new crew chief, Roush Fenway Racing announced Tuesday. Chad Norris will replace Bob ...
44 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Blaney, B, Chad Norris, crew chief, drug test, Dustin Long, Kingston-McCollum Amendment, NASCAR

Kasey Kahne Wins in New Hampshire
NASCAR NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship wild card hunt took a definitive turn at the 1.058-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team dominated...
44 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, recap

More Questions than Answers in NASCAR drug policy, penalties
NASCAR We live in an instant gratification society. Fair or not, Facebook and Twitter breaks the news of the world long before Brian Williams clears his throat and gets ready to report it on NBC. Groupon ...
45 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Tony Stewart, drug testing policy, NASCAR, penalties

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR 1. Matt Kenseth   Kenseth was the man to beat at Daytona for a second straight trip, although the fortunes of plate racing found him third by night’s end. Still, RFR is the team to beat on...
45 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at New Hampshire
NASCAR The race may have ended Saturday night, but the smoke has yet to settle following the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway — both literally and figuratively. Defending series champ...
45 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart, Fantasy NASCAR tips, New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR Tradition vs. Change. Shorten races vs. keeping them the same. Tandem drafting vs. pack racing. Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council faced many choices with this week’s NASCAR survey. ...
45 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Daytona, Dustin Long, NASCAR, plate racing, shorten races

Recapping a Busy Week in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR AJ Allmendinger issued his first public comments Tuesday since NASCAR temporarily suspended the Penske Racing driver before last weekend’s race at Daytona for a failed drug test. “I have in...
45 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, baby, contract extension, failed drug test, NASCAR, U.S. Army

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Daytona
NASCAR Here's hoping all the NASCAR fantasy players out there had a happy and safe Fourth of July holiday. After a week of firework displays around this great nation, the grand finale will come Saturday n...
46 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Paul Menard, Tony Stewart, Daytona, Fantasy NASCAR tips

10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Contenders and Pretenders
NASCAR Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway (please don’t call it the Pepsi 400 — Firecracker 400, however, will be accepted) marks the halfway point in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint ...
46 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, Sprint Cup

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR TV coverage, traffic and the racing at Kentucky were on the minds of members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council this week. With the recent complaints about commercials, especially during the Kentu...
46 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, Kentucky, NASCAR, pay-per-view, TNT coverage, traffic

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR 1. Jimmie Johnson  Lost a shot at the win during the final restart in Kentucky when he picked up trash on his tires. Managed to rebound to sixth after a quick backslide, his 13th top 10 of t...
46 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Kentucky, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Confident Earnhardt Heads Back to Daytona
NASCAR The equipment and team help but Dale Earnhardt Jr. says a key reason for his success in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this season is crew chief Steve Letarte. Since being paired together last ye...
46 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bill Elliott, Dale Eanhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Daytona, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Steve Letarte

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Kentucky
NASCAR Over the past three weeks the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has run on new surfaces twice at Pocono and Michigan. While Kentucky Speedway is not a new surface, Saturday night's Quaker State 400 is only ...
47 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Jaun Pablo Montoya, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Kentucky

The Matt Kenseth/Jack Roush Split
NASCAR The divorce of one of NASCAR’s longtime partnerships has raised plenty of eyebrows this week. Matt Kenseth, the current point leader in the Sprint Cup Series, has been driving car owner Jack Rous...
47 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, free agent driver, Jack Roush, Joe Gibbs Racing

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