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NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Location: Avondale, Ariz. Specs: 1-mile oval; Banking/Turns: 9° and 11°; Banking/Frontstretch: 3°; Banking/Backstretch: 9° Tickets/Info: www.phoeni...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR by Mike Neff Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500, but that doesn’t mean he’s the early favorite to win the Sprint Cup championship. Listening to talking heads from ESPN to Bob’s Big Boy, Bay...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Like every other NASCAR landing page on the web, Athlon Sports has a little fun each week ranking the drivers and teams of the Sprint Cup circuit. Our rankings go beyond how ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro A wide-eyed kid looked incredulously out the window of his Ford after doing burnouts on the Daytona International Speedway tri-oval, not sure of what he was supposed to do ne...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR Much has been made throughout NASCAR Speedweeks of the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Fitting tributes were the order of the week, with telev...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR The Daytona 500 is right around the corner - and after that little football game that still needs to be played - the Great American Race is the next marquee sporting event on the sports junkie's ...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet Team: Hendrick Motorsports Owner: Rick Hendrick/Jeff Gordon Crew Chief: Chad Knaus Years with current team: 10 Under contract through...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. Specs: 2.5-mile tri-oval; Banking/Turns: 31°; Banking/Tri-oval: 18°; Banking/Backstretch: 3° Tickets/Info: www.daytona...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Two-car drafts continued to be the story of Speedweeks on Thursday, when the field for the 53rd Daytona 500 was set via the Gatorade Duel races. Duel No. 1 came down to a...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 99 Aflac Ford Team: Roush Fenway Racing Owner: Jack Roush/John Henry Crew Chief: Bob Osborne Years with current team: 8 Under contract through: 2011 Best...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR by Vito Pugliese The Daytona 500 has had a few choice nicknames foisted upon it over the last 53 years – chief among them, “The Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing.” That being said, if it is ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 24 Driver to End Hunger/DuPont Chevrolet Team: Hendrick Motorsports Owner: Rick Hendrick Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson Years with current team: 19 Under contr...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR Random ruminations while at recess from racing: • Let me get this straight: Teams worked on their Daytona cars for months, brought them down in January to test, some went back and built new o...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Team: Stewart-Haas Racing Owner: Tony Stewart Crew Chief: Darian Grubb Years with current team: 3 Under contract through:...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR