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Ranking the 10 Worst Chase-Opening Race Performances
The first race of the Sprint Cup Series Chase for the Championship is an exciting time for 12 drivers (13 this year). The points are reset, and the contenders all believe they can win the series title. To earn the big trophy at the end of the year a...
Read MoreComplete Preview for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase Race No. 2 at New Hampshire
One down, nine to go. That's how the 10th edition of the Chase for the Sprint Cup looks as NASCAR heads into the second playoff race this Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the Chase opener at Chicagoland Speedway this past...
Read MoreThe Strangest Superstitions in NASCAR History
When it comes to superstition, NASCAR is about as bad as baseball. Racing lore often dictates what a driver may practice when it comes to finding success on the race track. On the weekend of a race, Davey Allison would watch a movie. If he ran well...
Read MoreWho from NASCAR made cut in The Forbes 400?
When it comes to NASCAR participation in Forbes newest list of the 400 richest people in America, let's just say it's little lacking. Only two NASCAR team owners made the list and one doesn't involved himself in the day-to-day operations of his...
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iNSIDE SCOOP: Deep Breath, Please!
Now that the unpleasantness that was Richmond-into-Chicago is behind us, can we get down to the business of determining who we’re going to crown as champion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series?Or is it behind us, really?Methinks there’s going to be an echo...
Read More'14 NASCAR Schedule Due Soon: Will There Be Changes?
It's that time of year again...waiting on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule for 2014.Every year at this time, NASCAR meets to fine-tune the schedule, and every year, hotel/motel owners in the areas that have current tracks wait with bated breath....
Read MoreBiggest Winners and Losers from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicago
It was Monday morning on the east coast when NASCAR wrapped its first race of the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup that was scheduled to start nearly 10 hours earlier. Fortunately, the rainy day in the far stretches of Chicago’s suburbs wasn’t a full...
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Leaving Chicago...In a Hurry
Now that the Chase is officially under way, I would be amazed if the best flight home in NASCAR history was the one that left from Illinois headed south.That's for NASCAR officials, high and low, drivers and team owners. After the week they just had, I...
Read MoreLengthy Weather Delay Is Latest Example of NASCAR's Hardheadedness
Let's face it. Even if NASCAR is likely to attempt to spin it any other way, this has been a really rough start to the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup. A week of alleged cheating followed by confusion, a record fine, unprecedented penalties and post-race...
Read MoreGrading the Sprint Cup Series' Confirmed 2014 Driver Changes
With the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season beginning to wind down, some teams are starting to shift their focus toward next season. Preparations have begun to make sure that it will be a successful one. As has become customary around this time every...
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