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NASCAR Justice: The Edwards Penalty

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The incident between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski has been a major focus of fans and national media attention for the past two days. With much anticipation, everyone was waiting to see what the reaction would be from NASCAR. In today’s press conference, Mike Helton announced that Carl Edwards would be placed [...]

Finding The Groove - Ryan Newman Interview

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This weekend, at Atlanta, Ryan Newman is reasonably sure of achieving one milestone in his career, and maybe two. On Sunday, Newman will start his 300th NASCAR Sprint Cup Race. And he’s doing so where he has started on the pole more than any other driver [...]

Wendell Scott to be honored by NASCAR at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Wendell Oliver Scott, born in 1921 in Danville, Virginia, was an American stock car driver and a pioneer of NASCAR.  On March 4, 1961 in Spartanburg SC, he broke down racial barriers to make his first start in the NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) division.  Scott went on to become the first and to [...]

For NASCAR Fans, Patience is a Virtue

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The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is just beginning but has already been filled with its share of ups and downs.

The Daytona 500 began with a bang as Mark Martin won the pole and Dale Earnhardt Jr. secured the second starting position.  Junior Nation was anticipating a comeback and excitement [...]

Pit Road Perils

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I’ve taken to monitoring Twitter during the races this season to keep up with what is going on behind the scenes. Delana Harvick and Krissie Newman are great sources for a little extra scuttlebutt during races. But on Sunday, I was tweeting anyone and everyone asking why there had been [...]

Why Grocery Shopping is like a NASCAR Race

Supermarket Dash

Since they’re calling for 3-4 inches of snow here, Hubby and I made the mandatory trip to the grocery store.

I’m not sure if he’ll agree to go grocery shopping with me ever again.

Let’s just say I approach going to the grocery story like running a NASCAR race.

The primary goal is to make it [...]

NASCAR: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

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The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour presented one common theme throughout the event. The message was a promise of commitment to the drivers and fans to continue to listen and improve the sport.

As proof of this, they announced some exciting new changes for the upcoming season with an emphasis on putting [...]