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NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Key Stats for the Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR Jimmie Johnson stirred up the masses with his second straight Sprint All-Star Race win on Saturday. Johnson, historically dominant at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a track that was once referred to as ...
10 hours ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Charlotte, Charlotte, Coca-Cola 600, David Smith, NASCAR stats

Johnson wins NASCAR All-Star Race; Danica, Earnhardt Jr. disappoint
NASCAR Say what you want about Jimmie Johnson. Critics have a long list of rebuttals for why he’s not the greatest driver of this era: Chad Knaus, superior equipment and more money through sponsor Lowe...
1 day ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Charlotte, All-Star Race, Charlotte, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

NASCAR's 12 Greatest All-Star Races
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4 days ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, Davey Allison, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Petty, Rusty Wallace, 12 greatest All-Star Races, Charlotte, NASCAR, The Winston, Vito Pugliese

NASCAR Mourns Loss of Dick Trickle, Prepares for All-Star Race
NASCAR 1. All-Star race, qualifying format changes in store The most exciting NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying event of the season happens Friday night at 6:00 pm EST. That's a fact even without ...
4 days ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Dick Trickle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Charlotte, All-Star Race, Charlotte, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR

NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Amazing Stats for the Sprint All-Star Race
NASCAR The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race isn’t a typical all-star event. Unlike the stick ‘N’ ball all-star “breaks” that feature lackadaisical effort and are more celebrated for the parties t...
1 week ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, David Ragan, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Charlotte, All-Star Race, Charlotte, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

25 Young Athletes Most Likely to be Hall of Famers
NASCAR To suggest that any player in any sport after just a few seasons is a lock to make the Hall of Fame is ridiculous. But it is always fun to look at athletes who have had instant success and try to e...
1 week ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, Golf, News, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angles, New York Mets, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Nationals, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trailblazers, Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

Matt Kenseth, Joe Gibbs Racing riding high after Darlington win
NASCAR The Southern 500, while no longer held on Labor Day is still looked at as one of NASCAR’s biggest races. Darlington remains the place where, in 1950, an egg-shaped, awkward-looking asphalt track ...
1 week ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Darlington, Darlington, HMS, JGR, NASCAR, Southern 500, Tom Bowles

NASCAR's Top 10 Most Memorable Darlington Moments
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1 week ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Bill Elliott, Cale Yarborough, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Richard Petty, Ricky Craven, Darlington, great moments, NASCAR, video slideshow, Vito Pugliese

Denny Hamlin makes NASCAR return at Darlington Raceway
NASCAR 1. Darlington celebrates a pair of 10-year milestones, good and bad Darlington Raceway is the first place NASCAR ever raced on pavement, all the way back on Sept. 4, 1950. That event, the first L...
1 week ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, David Ragan, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Ricky Craven, Darlington, Darlington, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR, Southern 500

Top 25 National Broadcasting Jobs in Sports
NASCAR If you could have any national sports broadcasting job in sports, what would it be? Do you want to be at the games and travel all over the country? Do you want to be a studio host with a more stabl...
1 week ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, Golf, News

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the Southern 500 at Darlington
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit heads to venerable Darlington Raceway for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 on Saturday evening. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, A...
1 week ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Darlington, Fantasy tips, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR

NASCAR Numbers Game: 6 Amazing Stats for Darlington Raceway
NASCAR Denny Hamlin’s much-discussed return to the seat of his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry became an afterthought at Talladega once Brian Vickers climbed into the seat and provided Hamlin with a paltr...
2 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, David Ragan, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Darlington, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

5 Young NASCAR Drivers Who Could Be Hall of Famers
NASCAR To suggest that any player, athlete, coach or driver in any sport after just a few seasons is a lock to make the Hall of Fame is ridiculous. But it is always fun to look at guys who have had instan...
2 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NASCAR, News, Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Ricky Stenhouse, Ty Dillon

David (Ragan) Slays NASCAR's Goliaths at Talladega
NASCAR Since it opened in 1969, Talladega has been NASCAR’s racetrack of extremes. When right, the sport’s decision to slap restrictor plates on brings out maximum excitement, the best opportunity for...
2 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, David Gilliland, David Ragan, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Regan Smith, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, Talladega, Aaron's 499, NASCAR, race reaction, Tom Bowles

Wild Nationwide finish highlights inconsistent NASCAR calls
NASCAR A wild finish to Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway once again led to confusion concerning how the sanctioning body scores finishes on the sport’s two restricto...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Regan Smith, Talladega, Aaron's 312, NASCAR

NASCAR's 10 Most Amazing Talladega Finishes
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2 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Buddy Baker, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr., Darrell Waltrip, Ernie Irvan, Jimmie Johnson, Regan Smith, Ron Bouchard, Rusty Wallace, Terry Labonte, Tony Stewart, 10 most exciting finishes, Big One, Talladega

Should Denny Hamlin return to racing at Talladega?
NASCAR 1. Should Denny Hamlin really return this weekend? Denny Hamlin will likely start Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, his first since his back injury in March at Fontana. He's not expected ...
2 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Talladega, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR, Talladega

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit heads to the Deep South this weekend to big, bad Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron’s 499. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season...
3 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Talladega, Fantasy tips, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR, Talladega

NASCAR Numbers Game: 5 Amazing Stats for Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR Let’s say you’re a gambler. Parading across the casino floor, you feast your eyes on the roulette wheel. It’s noted next to the wheel that the last five spins have landed on black. Your chips...
3 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Matt Kenseth, Talladega, Big One, crashes, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

Harvick, Montoya, Kurt Busch highlight wild NASCAR night in Richmond
NASCAR One of the knocks on NASCAR in recent years has been that it’s too predictable Well, not anymore. Try telling that theory to Las Vegas bookies this week while they’re busy recovering from heart...
3 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Aric Almirola, Jeff Burton, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Richmond, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

11 Most Epic NASCAR Moments at Richmond
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3 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Richmond International Raceway

Will Joe Gibbs Racing come out swinging at Richmond?
NASCAR 1. Beaten down Joe Gibbs Racing should come out swinging Matt Kenseth suffered perhaps the most crushing penalty NASCAR has ever assessed that isn't a driver suspension. Kyle Busch has a strong m...
3 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Richmond, Geoffrey Miller, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR, Richmond, Stewart-Haas Racing

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the Toyota Owners 400 in Richmond
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit up the road to Richmond, Va., on Saturday for the Toyota Owners 400. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sports contributor...
3 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Richmond, Fantasy tips, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR, Richmond

NASCAR Numbers Game: 6 Amazing Stats for Richmond International Raceway
NASCAR Every year the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series hits a stretch of the season in which it is premature to judge the championship hunt, but cogent enough to pinpoint problems with underperforming drivers and...
4 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhrdt Jr., JJ Yeley, Kyle Busch, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman, Richmond, David Smith, Kansas, NASCAR, Stats, Toyota Owners 400

Is Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing's Missing Piece?
NASCAR Two years ago, J.D. Gibbs came within a front bumper of stealing Carl Edwards away from Roush Fenway Racing. Then Ford’s hot young star, Edwards would have bumped Joey Logano out of the No. 20 ri...
4 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Aric Almirola, Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Kansas, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

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