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NASCAR: Hamlin Won't Appeal; Bristol Returns to Its Old Ways
NASCAR 1. How's the arm feeling, Smoke? It's been nearly seven months since Tony Stewart took to the NASCAR pitching mound. The three-time champion removed the frown from track magnate Bruton Smi...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Bristol Motor Speedway

20 Great Athletes Who Unretired
NASCAR Turns out, Tony Gonzalez is not retiring after all. Arguably the greatest tight end in history is returning to the Atlanta Falcons for the 2013 season, his 17th year in the NFL — despite pre...
13 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR

Top 12 Moments in NASCAR's Spring Race at Bristol
NASCAR Spring has sprung in most areas of the United States. The metric tons of snow that have fallen in the past two months are starting to melt, Canadian geese have returned north and either the battery...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Jeff Gordon, Michael Waltrip

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit rolls on to one of its most anticipated stops of spring for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASC...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Bristol, Bristol, Fantasy NASCAR picks, Food City 500

7 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR Bristol Motor Speedway received a re-tooling of sorts following last spring’s race, so there will be a bevy of unknowns this weekend when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes to the high-banked hal...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Bristol, Bristol, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

Early-season favorites emerge as NASCAR hypes Gen-6 car
NASCAR If Matt Kenseth were a betting man, he’d have bought a Play 4 ticket on the way out of Las Vegas. The numbers? 3-3-3-3. Kenseth, in the third race of the 2013 season, became career Sprint...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Matt Kenseth wins Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas
NASCAR The biggest name in NASCAR's 2012 version of Silly Season made his presence known early in the 2013 season. Matt Kenseth, in only his third start with Joe Gibbs Racing, gave the No. 20 team its fir...
14 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Las Vegas, Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas, NASCAR

Denny Hamlin vows to avoid paying fine, laments NASCAR relationship
NASCAR Five storylines for the Kobalt Tools 500 in Las Vegas 1. Hamlin draws NASCAR’s (thin-skinned) ire NASCAR suddenly, quickly and, well, mistakenly landed a $25,000 shot to Denny Hamlin's wall...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Aric Almirola, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, appeal, fine, Geoffrey Miller, Las Vegas, NASCAR

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
NASCAR This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for March 8. • Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto is making an honest man out of Michael Jordan. The two have announced...
14 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, NFL, NBA, NASCAR

Playing the NASCAR Odds for the Kobalt Tools 500 in Las Vegas
NASCAR As will be pointed out ad nauseam on FOX this weekend, Las Vegas is the home to gambling, betting, taking chances and all sorts of other illicit activities. So if you want to dial a cliché, cue up...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, Kobalt Tools 500, Las Vegas, NASCAR, odds, Vito Pugliese

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for Kobalt Tools 500 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season rolls on to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Kobalt Tools 500. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sports contributor Dustin...
14 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Las Vegas, Dustin Long, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Las Vegas

6 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NASCAR The Gen-6 car for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, after a two-race introduction, appears to be a work in progress. Passing last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway was at an all-time low for its...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, David Smith, Las Vegas, NASCAR, Stats

NASCAR's Gen-6 a work in progress; Carl Edwards relevant again
NASCAR In the midst of a near two-year winless skid on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit, Carl Edwards, perhaps more than any driver, needed a confidence boost. And after winning the Subway Fresh Fit 500 — ...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Phoenix, NASCAR, Phoenix, Subway Fresh Fit 500, Tom Bowles

Carl Edwards holds off Jimmie Johnson, wins in Phoenix
NASCAR A new season brings new hope. And no one in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is in more need of hope than Carl Edwards. On the outside looking in at last season’s Chase for the Championship, Edwa...
15 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Phoenix, NASCAR, Phoenix, Subway Fresh Fit 500

NASCAR 2013: Phoenix International Raceway Track Information
NASCAR Phoenix International Raceway Race Stats 2013 Race Length: 312 miles/312 laps  Track Qualifying Record: 138.766 mph (Kyle Busch, 2012)  Race Record: 118.132 mph (Tony Ste...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Phoenix International Raceway

Ranking All 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Racetracks
NASCAR The NASCAR Sprint Cup season is a long and winding road consisting of 36 points-paying races held on 23 racetracks across America. The venues are diverse, with half-mile bullrings, twisting road co...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Ranking NASCAR's racetrack

NASCAR's Gen-6 to face new challenges in Phoenix
NASCAR 1. Gen-6 downforce track debut NASCAR's two weeks of warm sunshine in Daytona Beach provided the first on-track action of the much-acclaimed new car in the Sprint Cup Series. It proved to be amic...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Phoenix, 5 Things to Watch, Geoffrey Miller, NASCAR, Phoenix

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for Phoenix International Raceway
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season rolls on to Phoenix International Raceway for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sports will be o...
15 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Fantasy, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Phoenix, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Phoenix

8 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Phoenix International Raceway
NASCAR After a Daytona 500 that catered to the more intelligent teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage — track position and strategy reigned supreme — one of the two duels this season in the Ari...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Phoenix, David Smith, Motorsports Analytics, NASCAR, Phoenix, Stats

Danica impresses at Daytona, NASCAR's Gen-6 does not
NASCAR The Great American Race, for the first 180 laps, looked more like the Great American Parade. Cars ran single-file for much of the Daytona 500, content to ride in packs for fear that pulling out for...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Daytona, Daytona 500, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Jimmie Johnson wins the Daytona 500
NASCAR NASCAR’s new Gen-6 car gave way to a new style of drafting in the Great American Race, while newcomer Danica Patrick once again made history. The ultimate result, though, was all too familiar. Ji...
16 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR Daytona 500, Tony Stewart, Daytona, NASCAR Daytona 500

Daytona 500 Start Time, TV Schedule, Lineup, Track Info
NASCAR The Daytona 500 revs up today at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for its 55th running. To help you prepare for the legendary NASCAR race, here's a look at everything (When does the race ...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR

NASCAR 2013: Starting Lineup for the Daytona 500
NASCAR The Daytona 500 revs up today at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for its 55th running. The legendary NASCAR race airs today on Fox at 1 p.m. (ET).     The 2013 Starting Lineup f...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Daytona International Speedway

Violent Daytona crash mars NASCAR race, injures fans
NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL — A violent ending to Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway marred an exciting race and left numerous fans injured and a sport s...
16 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Regan Smith, crash, Daytona, injured fans, NASCAR, Nationwide Series

Hype for Daytona 500 over as favorites emerge
NASCAR A week of pomp and circumstance is nearly over in Daytona. On the eve of NASCAR’s most prestigious race, the Daytona 500, Cup cars roar around the historic 2.5-mile superspeedway in the final pra...
16 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Daytona 500, favorites, NASCAR

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