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Phoenix International Raceway
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Location: Avondale, Ariz. Specs: 1-mile oval; Banking/Turns: 9° and 11°; Banking/Frontstretch: 3°; Banking/Backstretch: 9° Tickets/Info: www.phoeni...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

One Race Does Not a Season Make
NASCAR by Mike Neff Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500, but that doesn’t mean he’s the early favorite to win the Sprint Cup championship. Listening to talking heads from ESPN to Bob’s Big Boy, Bay...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Like every other NASCAR landing page on the web, Athlon Sports has a little fun each week ranking the drivers and teams of the Sprint Cup circuit. Our rankings go beyond how ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Trevor Slays Goliath!
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro A wide-eyed kid looked incredulously out the window of his Ford after doing burnouts on the Daytona International Speedway tri-oval, not sure of what he was supposed to do ne...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Ten Years Later, We Move On
NASCAR Much has been made throughout NASCAR Speedweeks of the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Fitting tributes were the order of the week, with telev...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

'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
NASCAR ...
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

No. 7: Greg Biffle
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 16 3M Ford Team: Roush Fenway Racing Owners: Jack Roush/John Henry Crew Chief: Greg Erwin Years with current team: 9 Under contract through: 2011 Best po...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 8: Matt Kenseth
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Team: Roush Fenway Racing Owners: Jack Roush/John Henry Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig Years with current team: 12 Under contract through: 20...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 9: Joey Logano
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Team: Joe Gibbs Racing Owner: Joe Gibbs Crew Chief: Greg Zipadelli Years with current team: 4 Under contract through: 2011+ Best poi...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 10: Martin Truex Jr.
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 56 NAPA Toyota Team: Michael Waltrip Racing Owner: Michael Waltrip/Rob Kauffman Crew Chief: Pat Tryson Years with current team: 2 Under contract through: 2...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 11: Kevin Harvick
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet Team: Richard Childress Racing Owner: Richard Childress Crew Chief: Gil Martin Years with current team: 11 Under contract through: 2...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

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