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7 Amazing NASCAR Driver Stats for the Daytona 500
Sprint Cup Series Daytona. For the casual fan, it’s the one time a year in which tuning in is a must, not an option. For the hardcore fans and industry veterans, it’s a spiritual revival. It suffices as the star...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Daytona, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Stats

Danica, Stenhouse and an Evolving NASCAR Narrative
Sprint Cup Series It’s been a unique start to Speedweeks in Daytona for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. Though technically, I guess most starts are unique. This one, however, has taken a new (if not predictable) tur...
17 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Daytona, Daytona, NASCAR, Speedweeks, Sprint Cup Series

Kenseth's Future, Gordon's Slump and Kahne's Strategy
Sprint Cup Series Points leader Matt Kenseth will leave Roush Fenway Racing after this season and be replaced by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the team announced Tuesday. Reports state that Kenseth is headed to Joe Gibbs...
51 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Dustin Long, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, NASCAR, Roush Fenway Racing, Sprint Cup Series

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Darlington
Sprint Cup Series 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...
1 year 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

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Richmond
Sprint Cup Series This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits Richmond International Raceway for some good ol’ fashioned short track racing in the hopes of putting on an exciting race — something many fans ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Richmond, Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR's Comers and Go'ers
Sprint Cup Series 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...
1 year 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 Horsepower Rankings
Sprint Cup Series by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Looked like the typical Chase race for Johnson ... until he was bit by the fuel bug. Still, how many teams do you know can run out of fuel on the fi...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Eanhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Chase Preview
Sprint Cup Series by Matt Taliaferro NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship gets rolling this weekend in New Hampshire … no, wait … Chicago. Yeah, that’s right, Chicagoland Speedway. Answer me this: Could t...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

Horsepower Rankings
Sprint Cup Series by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jeff Gordon  The four-time champ has averaged a 3.25-place finish over the last month. Gordon is looking like the “Wonderboy” of old at just the right time. ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Richmond, Sprint Cup Series

Marked Man
Sprint Cup Series by Tom Bowles Kermit the Frog may have it tough being green, but in the muppet-like drama of NASCAR I’m betting it’s 1,000 times tougher to be driving the red No. 42 Target Chevy these days...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Sprint Cup Series by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Two runner-up finishes in the last three races but no wins since Talladega in April. It’s almost Chase time, though, and Johnson finds himself lea...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup Series

The Summer of Brad
Sprint Cup Series by Matt Taliaferro Brad Keselowski had sniffed the lead all night long, but it wasn’t until the final restart of the Irwin Tools Bristol Night Race that he finally grabbed it and took it as h...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Bristol, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

Here Comes Danica
Sprint Cup Series by Vito Pugliese The question that has been on everyone’s mind in NASCAR was finally answered last Thursday. No, not why Kyle Busch is suddenly sporting a demure part in his hair versus his n...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Tony Stewart, IndyCar, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup Series

Kyle Busch Wins in Michigan
Sprint Cup Series by Matt Taliaferro There was no fuel mileage or weather-related strategy involved in the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway — only pure, unadulterated horsepower. And Kyle B...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

Brickyard Breakthrough
Sprint Cup Series by Matt Taliaferro There are 16 races left in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and already it is being remembered as the “Year of the Upset.” And Paul Menard solidified that designation i...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Paul Menard, Regan Smith, Brickyard 400, Indianapolis, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

Racin' Vacation
Sprint Cup Series by Mike Neff During his off-week, Kasey Kahne pole vaulted out of Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania after crashing a World of Outlaws sprint car. While Kahne was unhurt, the wreck brought...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnahrdt Jr., Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Oxford Plains Speedway, Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR on the Wrong Track(s)
Sprint Cup Series by Vito Pugliese NASCAR’s running of the inaugural Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway last weekend should have been the culmination of all things grand — one that left an indelible...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, David Reutimann, Jason Leffler, Jeff Burton, Richard Petty, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sprint Cup Series

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