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'11 NASCAR Driver Countdown Recap
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

No. 1: Jimmie Johnson
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

Daytona International Speedway
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

Busch, Burton Win Duels
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

No. 2: Carl Edwards
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

Restoring Daytona's Dignity
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

No. 3: Jeff Gordon
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

No. 4: Clint Bowyer
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2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Catching our breath before it resumes
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

No. 5: Tony Stewart
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

Earnhardt, Gordon On Front Row for 500
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro The name “Earnhardt” is synonymous with Daytona International Speedway. The late Dale Earnhardt won a total of 34 races and three poles at the historic speedway, while so...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Bud Shootout Raises Questions
NASCAR Well, that was … unique. New-look cars (noses and paint schemes), average speeds well over 200 mph, a surface we knew was Daytona but sure resembled Talladega, two-by-two drafts that evolved ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

NASCAR's Season(s) of Change
NASCAR I write this column every three or four years. At some point, you’d think I would just change the names and dates, but I guess that would be cheating. “NASCAR’s Season of Change.” Has a nic...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Strategy is Key in 2011
NASCAR by Mike Neff There have always been races decided by strategy over speed in NASCAR, but pit calls in 2011 may play a bigger factor in race results than ever before. NASCAR has changed some rule...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 6: Kyle Busch
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 18 M&M’s/Wrigley Toyota Team: Joe Gibbs Racing Owner: Joe Gibbs Crew Chief: Dave Rogers Years with current team: 4 Under contract through: 2012 Bes...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

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