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iNSIDE SCOOP: Revving Up!
Revving Up!Tomorrow, the eighth ONMC All-Star Fan Experience will open for business at Victory Junction.Having been here for the previous seven, it's a special time of year for us. Instead of us traveling to see our Members at the tracks and at events...
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Truex: All-Star Format ‘Really Great’ This Year
By Ron Lemasters Jr.CHARLOTTE – Martin Truex Jr. is very good on 1.5-mile ovals, and he’s generally excellent at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Heading into the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race this coming weekend, he’s excited about the format for NASCAR’s...
Read MoreComplete Preview of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will take a week off from points racing to reward its All-Star drivers. Saturday night will be the 29th running of the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon is tied with Jimmie Johnson for the most...
Read MoreFYI WIRZ: NASCAR, NHRA and IndyCar Drivers Define the Feel of Racing Momentum
Encarta Dictionary defines momentum as the power to increase or develop at an ever growing pace. They also call momentum the speed or force of forward movement of an object.Both elements have an influence on motorsports drivers where momentum is a...
Read MoreIdentifying and Debunking the Five Biggest Myths About NASCAR
What are the five biggest myths in NASCAR? That's hard to say in a sport with as many myths as NASCAR has. It has mythical figures all throughout its rich history. As with all myths, there has to be some truth to them, otherwise nobody would believe...
Read More5 Ways to Win a Debate with Anyone Who Says NASCAR Drivers Aren't Athletes
"Why do they put NASCAR on ESPN and SportsCenter? It's not a sport. Those guys aren't athletes." Yawn. We've heard it all before. The only argument that's older is "Who is the best driver of all time?" And the key difference is that only one of these...
Read MoreEntries for Saturday night's Sprint Showdown
Entries for Saturday night's Sprint Showdown (top two finishers advance into NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race):Car number, Driver, Crew Chief, Car Make, Sponsor 1 (1) Jamie McMurray, Kevin Manion, Chevrolet, Bass Pro Shops-National Wild Turkey Fed2 (7) Dave...
Read MoreFYI WIRZ: NASCAR's Matt Kenseth, Top Drivers Talk Darlington Final Flag
Maybe the final flag at Darlington Raceway should be called the tattered flag, not the checkered flag, owing to the winning walls that surround the 1.366-mile oval with 25-degree banking. NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers find many ways to scrape and bang the...
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Kenseth Rebounds with Darlington Triumph
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire ServiceDARLINGTON, S.C.—Unsinkable.Unsinkable Matt Kenseth capped a banner week for unsinkable Joe Gibbs Racing with a victory in Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with a substitute crew chief...
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Another Race, Another Incident Between 18 and 5 Cars
Another race, another incident between Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch.During Saturday night's Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the two got together in Turn 1 while battling for the lead. The result was another wrecked car for Kahne, and Busch...
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