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Fantasy NASCAR: Taking Stock at the All-Star Break
Jeff Gordon The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has hit the all-star break this week, with no fantasy racing on the schedule. With the brief break in action, now is a great time to assess your year up to this po...
6 days ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Gerg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Fantasy NASCAR

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Darlington
Jeff Gordon In honor of Mother’s Day, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the “Lady In Black” for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. On the schedule for 62 years, Darlington is steepe...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Regan Smith, Darlington, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Sprint Cup Series

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Jeff Gordon Talladega always leaves fans with something to talk about and last weekend was no different from Danica Patrick’s bump that sent Sam Hornish Jr. into the wall after the checkered flag in the Nati...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, NASCAR, plate racing, Talladega

What's New is Old: NASCAR’s Aging Population Problem
Jeff Gordon Quick, what do the names Kevin Conway and Andy Lally have in common? Are they: A) Two prominent Wall Street investment bankers B) Battling for the same role in One Life To Live C) Americans...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Talladega
Jeff Gordon Nine races in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and each team in approaching Sunday's Aaron's 499 with varying goals in mind. Often viewed as a “wild card” race, teams will be working on differ...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bard Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip, Aaron's 499, Fantasy NASCAR, Talladega

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Talladega
Jeff Gordon Nine races in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and each team in approaching Sunday's Aaron's 499 with varying goals in mind. Often viewed as a “wild card” race, teams will be working on differ...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bard Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip, Aaron's 499, Fantasy NASCAR, Talladega

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Talladega
Jeff Gordon Nine races in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and each team in approaching Sunday's Aaron's 499 with varying goals in mind. Often viewed as a “wild card” race, teams will be working on differ...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bard Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip, Aaron's 499, Fantasy NASCAR, Talladega

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Talladega
Jeff Gordon Nine races in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and each team in approaching Sunday's Aaron's 499 with varying goals in mind. Often viewed as a “wild card” race, teams will be working on differ...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Bard Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Landon Cassill, Michael Waltrip, Aaron's 499, Fantasy NASCAR, Talladega

Hendrick Motorsports Still Searching for Elusive 200th Cup Win
Jeff Gordon 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...
3 weeks 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

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon Busch Surges, Biffle Stalls, Junior Stalks 1. Greg Biffle   Limped to his first sub-13th-place finish of the season at Richmond. Biffle still enjoys the best finishing average on the cir...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Richmond

The Best NASCAR has to Offer
Jeff Gordon Richmond, Talladega, Darlington and Charlotte stretch unequalled on Cup schedule Much was made of the first five races of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule being run on diametrically diverse ...
4 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., All-Star Race, Charlotte, Coca-Cola 600, Darlington, NASCAR, Richmond, Southern 500, Talladega

Denny's Win, Bruton's Bristol Plan and Junior's Genealogy
Jeff Gordon If Denny Hamlin can win races now, it makes one wonder what he’ll do later this season as the communication with new crew chief Darian Grubb improves and Grubb puts more of his stamp on the team...
4 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Aric Almirola, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart, Bristol, Bruton Smith, Darian Grubb, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Texas
Jeff Gordon Typically known for dealing with the thunderous roar of tornadoes, this weekend the Sprint Cup Series storms into Kansas for the STP 400. Sunday’s race will be the 12th for the Sprint Cup Ser...
5 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Fantasy NASCAR, Jay Pennell, Kansas, STP 400

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Greg Biffle  Cemented his status as the points leader with an impressive win in Texas. Biffle has yet to finish worse than 13th this season, and is looking forward ...
5 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Texas

Greg Biffle Wins in Texas
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro The NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings have always been more consistency-based than win-centric. This season alone, two-time race winner Tony Stewart found himself third in th...
5 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, recap, Samsung Mobile 500, Texas

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Jeff Gordon 2012 surprises, tips for the track and listening to NASCAR on SiriusXM Radio by Dustin Long A weekend without racing didn’t mean that the Backseat Drivers Fan Council had a break. While o...
6 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, camping, Dustin Long, Michael Waltrip Racing, NASCAR, Sirius XM Radio

Waiting on Bruton's Bristol Plan and a Return to "The Rock"
Jeff Gordon THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT by Dustin Long Everybody is waiting. It’s been nearly two weeks since Bruton Smith said that he would order changes to Bristol Motor Speedway’s track surfac...
6 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Andy Hillenburg, Bristol, Bruton Smith, NASCAR, Rockingham Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR's Comers and Go'ers
Jeff Gordon Taking Stock of the 2012 Sprint Cup at the Easter Break Six weeks into the 2012 NASCAR season, the Sprint Cup Series heads into the first of only two off-weekends of the year. With no race this...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, 2012, Chad Knaus, Hendrick Motorsports, Jay Pennell, NASCAR, Rick Hendrick, Roush Fenway Racing, Sprint Cup Series, Stewart-Haas Racing

NASCAR Throwing Caution to the Wind
Jeff Gordon Exploring the lack of yellow flags in the Sprint Cup Series this season by Tom Bowles For years, NASCAR has given new meaning to the phrase “contact sport.” With 43 cars in close proxim...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, caution flag, Daytona, jet dryer fire, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Jeff Gordon by Dustin Long Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council had much to talk about in regards to Martinsville. From their thoughts on David Reutimann trying to make it to the end but causing a l...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Bristol, Dustin Long, Martinsville, NASCAR, Truck Series

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jeff Gordon by Matt Taliaferro 1. Tony Stewart   A pair of wins and a seventh-place showing in the last four races find Stewart and the boys sitting third in the point standings. 2. Greg Biffl...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, LiftMaster, Martinsville, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Have Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus Lost Their Edge?
Jeff Gordon THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT by Dustin Long Tony Stewart ended Jimmie Johnson’s championship reign last year but are NASCAR fans witnessing an end of an era? For a driver who, on average, onc...
7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Alan Kulwicki, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, John Wes Townley, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Chad Knaus, Dustin Long, NASCAR, Tony Gibson

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
Jeff Gordon by Dustin Long Five races into the season and a few drivers expected to make the Chase are struggling. Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne both are outside the top 20 in ...
8 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Martinsville
Jeff Gordon by Jay Pennell Few sports crisscross the United States quite like NASCAR, and with that, the Sprint Cup Series returns to the East Coast this weekend for the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martin...
8 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Fantasy, Martinsville, NASCAR

Kasey Kahne Looking to Rebound
Jeff Gordon by Dustin Long Kasey Kahne is not panicking about the start to his season. He’s relieved, in a way, heading into this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway even though h...
8 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: NASCAR, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Jeb Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Ward Burton

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