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SuperG to the Rescue
Congratulations to Jeff Gordon for assuming third place all-time in career victories in NASCAR (according to NASCAR, not Bobby Allison). Allison maintains that he won 85 races as well, not 84.Anyway, Gordon held off teammate Jimmie Johnson to win the...
Read MoreThe Other Shoe Drops...
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s contract is signed, and the third-generation superstar will be with Hendrick Motorsports for the next five seasons, through 2017.That means that the other shoe has dropped, and he can go on finding his way back to where he was in...
Read MoreBeautiful Sight
Bristol is as picturesque as it can be. Mountains, lush green meadows, brilliant skies...NASCAR nation in campers and shorts and riding coolers, so on and so forth.It's also had its share of pageantry, as you can see by the photo here.They are rather...
Read MoreHigh, Wide and Handsome
In the aftermath of the IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol, there are just two chances left for the Chase field to change.The first is Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, when the field gets down and dirty on one of the fastest tracks they race on....
Read MoreTwelve Questions: ATL
Twelve Questions makes its return a couple days later than normal...because jet lag is a solid pain in the kiester.12b. Clint Bowyer (0 wins, -22 points from 10th): How many sands are left in C-Bow's hourglass? My guess is, not many.12a. Denny Hamlin...
Read MoreDanica-Mania Goes On the Road
SONOMA, Calif. – While the rest of my world is in east Tennesee, I’m moonlighting in lovely wine country. But that doesn’t mean that I’m not in the mix.Danica Patrick just got done with a media conference here at Infineon, and the second question she...
Read MoreChase is Wide Open...to a Point
The Race to the Chase is a barn-burner. We have seen, with the advent of the wild-card, a huge uptick in interest this year, and that's good.There's the top 10, and then two wild-cards. The competition for the final two spots in the top 10 and both...
Read MoreTwelve Questions: Bristol
This is 12 Questions, making its return for the run to Richmond and beyond.Actually, it might be called 12 Questions, Plus Denny Hamlin, because he's 14th in points but 12th when you pull in the wild-card. So we'll go with that for now...13. Denny...
Read MoreTime of Your Life...
OK, you're a Member of the ONMC. You're used to getting up close to the cars and stars of NASCAR.What would you do if you could take a lap of Atlanta at speed with Kyle Busch behind the wheel? That's what these lucky race fans got to do this week,...
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