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Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Charlotte
NASCAR A happy Memorial Day weekend to all the fantasy NASCAR racers out there. This week it’s the most demanding 600 miles on the schedule, the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. ...
8 hours ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Charlotte motor Speedway, Coca-Cola 600, Fantasy NASCAR tips

Oh Brother, Where the @%&$ Art Thou?
NASCAR On Tuesday, Toyota became the latest manufacturer to unveil its 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar. It is the second generation of the Car of Tomorrow, which debuted in the 2007 season to jeers and sne...
9 hours ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Home Depot, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR, Penske Racing

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR 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...
1 day 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
NASCAR 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...
2 days 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

Jimmie Johnson Dominates NASCAR All-Star Race
NASCAR Prior to Jimmie Johnson’s win in the Bojangles’ Southern 500 on May 12, it seemed Hendrick Motorsports would never get that elusive 200th Cup win. Its 16-race slide in between wins was relative...
2 days ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Charlotte motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, Rick Hendrick, Sprint All-Star Race

Fantasy NASCAR: Taking Stock at the All-Star Break
NASCAR 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

Kurt Busch: A NASCAR Career of Controversy
NASCAR “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone, they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.” – Joni Mitchell Fame and fortune can be a cruel...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Darlington, fine, NASCAR, Penske, Roush

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR 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 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, All-Star Race, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Darlington, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Danica Dances with Darlington and Kurt Busch Fined by NASCAR
NASCAR NASCAR fined Kurt Busch $50,000 on Tuesday for his actions toward the end and after Saturday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington. Busch was one of three people fined and one of four people pla...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Darrell Wallace Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, All-Star Race, Darlington, Kurt Busch fine, NASCAR

Dodge's Precarious NASCAR Predicament
NASCAR As Brad Keselowski celebrated in Victory Lane at Talladega, it was a scene both bittersweet and conflicting. Dodge had just won at Talladega for the first time since 1976, and yet there was preciou...
1 week ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Dodge, NASCAR, Penske, Richard Petty Motorsports

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Darlington
NASCAR 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
NASCAR 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

Keselowski's Win, Biffle's Lead and Ambrose's Tough Start
NASCAR 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 ...
2 weeks 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

Brad Keselowski Wins Talladega
NASCAR Every five or six visits to NASCAR’s ultimate spectacle at Talladega Superspeedway, someone figures out a new way to conquer the beast. The freight train, the lead-the-conga-line, the tri-oval sl...
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Aaron's 499, NASCAR, race recap, Talladega

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR 1. Greg Biffle   Found himself in roughly the same position at Talladega as he was in at Daytona ... which isn’t bad when you’re clicking off top 5s like it’s the ARCA Series. 2....
2 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Talladega

What's New is Old: NASCAR’s Aging Population Problem
NASCAR 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
NASCAR 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
NASCAR 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
NASCAR 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
NASCAR 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

Backseat Drivers Fan Council
NASCAR 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...
3 weeks 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

Clint Bowyer To Wear Paul "Bear" Bryant Helmet at Talladega

NASCAR NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer will be playing to the crowd this weekend as he rolls into Talladega. Bowyer tweeted a picture of his custom helmet, which pays homage to the Alabama Crimson Tide and the...
3 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: NASCAR, Clint Bowyer

Hendrick Motorsports Still Searching for Elusive 200th Cup Win
NASCAR 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
NASCAR 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

Kyle Busch Wins In Richmond
NASCAR Saturday evening’s Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway was not unlike many of the NASCAR Sprint Cup events over the past month. A dearth of cautions — only five, the second-least...
3 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, black flag, Capital City 400, NASCAR, restart, Richmond, Robin Pemberton

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