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NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
Dustin Long Greg Biffle credits an aggressive approach with his team’s return to the points lead and says once NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup starts, there won’t be any backing down. Biffle regain...
37 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Bristol, Chase scenarios, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long Watkins Glen had members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council talking from what should have been done at the end of the race with oil on the track to what they saw throughout the entire event. Fan C...
39 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Watkins Glen

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
Dustin Long Buoyed by his victory at Watkins Glen on Sunday, Marcos Ambrose said the goal is quite simple for the next four races as he and his team vie for a wild card spot in NASCAR’s Chase for the Champio...
39 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Martin Truex Jr., Regan Smith, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Dustin Long, Michigan, NASCAR, Watkins Glen

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead at Indianapolis, giving his fans something to cheer about in a season where there have been plenty of highlights. Although the points will ...
41 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Brickyard, Dustin Long, Indianapolis, NASCAR, Sprint Cup championship

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long Today marks the second part of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council’s annual NASCAR media survey. Previously, Fan Council members rated NASCAR networks, shows and broadcasters. Today, Fan Council mem...
42 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, NASCAR, NASCAR radio programs, NASCAR website, print and internet reporters

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long Few things fire up NASCAR fans more than TV coverage of the races. With the end of TNT’s six-race Sprint Cup stretch last weekend at New Hampshire, members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council had...
43 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, television coverage, TNT, US Army funding

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week
Dustin Long 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 ...
43 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

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long 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. ...
44 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

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long 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...
45 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, Kentucky, NASCAR, pay-per-view, TNT coverage, traffic

Confident Earnhardt Heads Back to Daytona
Dustin Long 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...
45 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

Kenseth's Future, Gordon's Slump and Kahne's Strategy
Dustin Long Points leader Matt Kenseth will leave Roush Fenway Racing after this season and be replaced by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the team announced Tuesday. Reports state that Kenseth is headed to Joe Gibbs...
46 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Dustin Long, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, NASCAR, Roush Fenway Racing, Sprint Cup Series

Backseat Drivers Fan Council

Dustin Long Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s victory celebration is long over and now it’s time to look ahead. Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council were asked to look ahead on what Earnhardt’s victory means r...
47 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Backseat Driver Fans Council, Dustin Long, Infineon, Michigan, NASCAR, road course racing

Ambrose vs. the Road Course, Junior's Confidence and Martin's Vacation
Dustin Long To break one trend, Marcos Ambrose knows he’ll likely endure another when the Sprint Cup Series competes at Sonoma in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday in the first of two races at road courses ...
47 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Austin Dillon, Dale Eanhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler, Jimmie Johnson, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Robby Gordon, Dustin Long, Infineon, NASCAR, Rick Hendrick

#NASCAR & #Twitter? OMG! and Jerry Springer coming to Cup?
Dustin Long Jerry Springer and NASCAR? A special Twitter page for NASCAR and a unique race at a unique race track. Backseat Drivers Fan Council members had much to debate this week and they didn’t always agr...
48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kurt Busch, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, Jerry Spring Show sponsor, NASCAR, Phoenix Racing, Pocono, Twitter

NASCAR Free Agents, Speed in Michigan and the Sponsor Search for Bodine
Dustin Long One race can reveal only so much about a season but could Sunday’s event at Pocono forecast the future for some drivers? Joey Logano, AJ Allmendinger and Kurt Busch are among those trying to soli...
48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Dustin Long, free agents, James Finch, Michigan, NASCAR

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long Television, the Cup schedule and the quality of racing in the Sprint Cup Series. Those topics will get NASCAR fans talking. Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council had much to ponder as they we...
49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, cutting schedule, Dover, Dustin Long, FOX, NASCAR

Repaves, Suspensions, Preludes and NASCAR on TNT
Dustin Long It’s rare that most NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers will agree on something, but many share similar opinions of what it will be like this weekend to race on Pocono’s newly repaved surface. “I a...
49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Dustin Long, NASCAR on TNT, Pocono repave, Prelude to the Dream, suspension

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long NASCAR’s longest race of the season concluded one of the biggest days for auto racing fans with Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR holding among their biggest events on the same day.  So ho...
50 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kasey Kahne, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Charlotte motor Speedway, Coca-Cola 600, Dustin Long, Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix, NASCAR

Truex's Future, Newman's Style and Earnhardt's Consistency
Dustin Long With Toyota extending it’s deal with Michael Waltrip Racing, along with Joe Gibbs Racing and JTG Daugherty, it leads to the question of what will happen to Martin Truex Jr., who is in the final y...
50 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., John King, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Dustin Long, Michael Waltrip Racing, NASCAR, The Long and Short of It

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council don’t hold back on their opinions but the comments this week were as sharp and direct as they have ever been. They also weren’t afraid to express the...
51 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, All-Star Race, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Chad Knaus, Charlotte, driver intros, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Keselowski Rolling, Kahne Gaining, Hall of Fame Voters Voting
Dustin Long Brad Keselowski was smiling but you could sense the resolve in the 28-year-old after he finished second to Jimmie Johnson in last weekend’s Sprint All-Star Race. “I think we’re a really y...
51 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Coulter, Kasey Kahne, Charlotte, Coca-Cola 600, Dustin Long, NASCAR, NASCAR Hall of Fame, Sprint All-Star Race

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long Is NASCAR still on a high as Tony Stewart says? What should have been done to Kurt Busch and others for the incidents at Darlington? What about the All-Star Race? Are changes needed there? Those ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, All-Star Race, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Darlington, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Keselowski's Win, Biffle's Lead and Ambrose's Tough Start
Dustin Long The Long and Short of It Brad Keselowski’s victory in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega did more than put him in position to make the Chase again, it reaffirmed his position as one of ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Darlington, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Talladega

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Dustin Long Confusion in Richmond, Changes at Bristol and Pastrana’s Impact NASCAR officiating, Bristol’s changes and the debut of Travis Pastrana. It was quite a week for the sport and created a lo...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Ryan Blaney, Tony Stewart, Travis Pastrana, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Bristol, Bruton Smith, debris caution, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Richmond

Hendrick Motorsports Still Searching for Elusive 200th Cup Win
Dustin Long The Long and Short of It What was supposed to be a celebration has become a burden for Hendrick Motorsports. Mired in a 15-race winless drought, its longest since 2002-03, the organization rema...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Travis Pastrana, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Richmond

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