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Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR by Dustin Long Thousands of empty seats on Sunday have created questions about Bristol and the racing there. Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council discussed the matter and voted for which...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News

Chad Knaus Penalty Overturned
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro The National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer, John Middlebrook, reduced a penalty handed down by NASCAR to Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 48 team on Tuesday. Middlebroo...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, appeal, C-post, Chad Knaus, Hendrick Motorsports, John Middlebrook, NASCAR, penalties, Rick Hendrick

The Long and Short of It: Keselowski sees benefit in running Nationwide Series
NASCAR by Dustin Long What some fans say is wrong with NASCAR is what Brad Keselowski says was right for him. Keselowski credits running against Cup drivers in what was then called the Busch Series fo...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Deny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Travis Pastrana, Bristol, Dustin Long, NASCAR

The New King of the Mountains
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro There’s something about the half-mile Bristol bullring in East Tennessee that lends itself to certain drivers. NASCAR Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough (nine wins), Darrel...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Bristol, Food City 500, NASCAR

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Bristol
NASCAR by Jay Pennell It's Bristol, baby! This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the hills of East Tennessee for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR’s modern day Colo...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Bristol, Fantasy NASCAR, Food City 500, predictions

Oh, Say, Can You C-Post
NASCAR by Vito Pugliese You could forgive team owner Rick Hendrick if he now believes NASCAR really is an acronym standing for “Never Appeal Suspensions for Chad And Ron”. Following Tuesday’...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, appeal, C-post, Chad Knaus, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, penalties, Rick Hendrick

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR by Dustin Long Does qualifying matter? Are fans watching? Is there a better way? Those were among some of the questions members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council debated this week, along with...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Hendrick Penalty Upheld
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro The National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel upheld NASCAR penalties against Hendrick Motorsports and crew chief Chad Knaus on Tuesday. Knaus was fined $100,000 and, along...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel, Rick Hendrick, Ron Malec, upheld

The Long and Short of It: NNS Renaissance, Gordon's Flip & Baby Otis
NASCAR by Dustin Long Have you noticed the oddity already taking place in NASCAR this season? Don’t see it? Look at the Nationwide Series where all three races have been won by drivers not c...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Trevor Bayne, Cole Whitt, Danica Patrick, DeLana Harvick, Dustin Long, Elliott Sadler, Harvick's baby, NASCAR, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Greg Biffle  Biffle’s team was the one under the Roush Fenway banner that laid low during the offseason. The result has been third-place finishes across the board...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Tony Stewart Hits Jackpot in Vegas
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro It took 27 races for Tony Stewart to find Victory Lane in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series last year. Four additional wins followed in the remaining nine weeks and Stewart earned...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas, NASCAR

How Do You Stop a NASCAR Monopoly?
NASCAR by Tom Bowles After five years of skydiving downward in both ratings and relevance, 2011 appeared to be the season NASCAR pulled out the parachute. A white-knuckle championship battle, ending i...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Rick Hendrick, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Hendrick Motorsports, Jack Roush, monopoly, NASCAR, Rick Hendrick

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR by Dustin Long The Backseats Drivers Fan Council is back! While NASCAR and tracks have their own fan councils, most people don’t see the results of what fans are asked. That’s why I started...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, Backseat Driver Fan Council, Chad Knaus, gas prices, manufacturers, NASCAR, penalty

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Las Vegas
NASCAR by Jay Pennell While our 2012 fantasy season got off to a great start in Daytona, last weekend's race at Phoenix International Raceway proved even the hands-down favorite — in this case Kasey...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Marcos Ambrose, Tony Stewart, Fantasy NASCAR, Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas

The Long and Short of It: New Crew Chief, Engines and Outlook Working for Logano
NASCAR by Dustin Long Joey Logano says he’s worked with the same sports psychologist teammate Denny Hamlin has, but that’s not the only reason why Logano could do something in Sunday’s Las Vegas...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Jason Leffler, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Bob Rotella, Dodge, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Penske, Phoenix, Richard Childress, Rockingham

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