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Jimmie Johnson, Others Speak On NASCAR Testing Ban
NASCAR drivers, owners, general managers and crew members- and just about everyone else- are speaking out today as the sanctioning body announced this morning that testing for the 2009 season has been "suspended", effective January first...
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Carl Edwards Engaged; Will He Be the Bridesmaid in Nationwide and Cup Series?
Carl Edwards recently joined the ranks of the soon to be betrothed by proposing to Dr. Kate Downey, a young woman he has known since high school...
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Is Kyle Busch the 2009 NASCAR Favorite? Of Course!...or Not...Er, Maybe?
Many NASCAR writers are already talking about 2009, and who can blame them? After all, without a miraculous comeback by Edwards (involving a lot of bad luck for Jimmie Johnson), this season is already over...
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The Bucket Report: Texas, Earnhardt Jr. Out of Gas and Hamlin Has No Handling
The Texas Motor Speedway is quad-oval 1.5 mile track really similar to the Atlanta Motor Speedway as well as Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Texas is banked 24 degrees in the turns...
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Bucket Report: Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin in the Top Five at Atlanta
That’s right the Bucket Report is back! As Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson make the big headlines, the Bucket Report likes to shine a light on those a bit lower in the standings at the bottom of the Chase bucket so to speak...
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Martinsville Marks a Turnaround for Denny Hamlin
Martinsville for Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch was a tire nightmare. However, for teammate Denny Hamlin, was it the start of a come back? There was a lot of hype surrounding teammate Kyle Busch ...
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Handicapping the Chase Drivers: Martinsville Speedway
So thanks to some shrewd picking last week (Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, and Jeff Burton), my picks from last week finished 6th, 4th, and won at Charlotte...
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Have the Gibbs’ Boys Arrived at The Chase or Not?
Until Talladega, it looked like the Gibbs Racing, Sprint Cup story could be titled, "Penalties and Blown Engines." The No. 18 team’s great season was blowing up all over tracks from New Hampshire to Kansas...
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Hamlin Hospitalized Overnight After Hard Crash
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Denny Hamlin was taken to the infield care center, then to the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital following a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday...
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Tony Stewart Wins in Controversial Finish at Talladega
The Sprint Cup Series headed to the biggest wild card race in the Chase for the Championship at Talladega Superspeedway...
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Gordon Gets the Pole But Martin Brings a Strong Challenge at Dover
Could Dover be Jeff Gordon’s come back? Gordon set the pole however we have seen him bring a fast car to the track only to watch it dead one pit stop at a time...
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Handicapping the Chase Drivers: Dover International Speedway
Okay, so last week I was completely wrong about Greg Biffle. I summed up his chances at Loudon with one word: “Yikes.” I was about right with Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Jeff Burton, and Dale Earnhardt Jr...
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The Gibbs Boys: the Good (Hamlin), the Bad (Stewart) and the Ugly (Busch)
The Ugly: Kyle Busch Kyle Busch’s attitude has often been described as less than attractive; however, this article is referring to last weekend's showing of the No. 18 team...
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Where Has All the Excitement Gone?
It's a funny thing to have grown up around racing (NASCAR especially) and after years of it having an important role daily in life, it suddenly fades away...
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Chaser Or Racer: NASCAR's Race To The Chase (Richmond)
Here we are! After 25 races, the magical night has come. At around midnight on Saturday, we will know who the 12 Chasers will be. As it stands right now, the top 10 are (relatively) safe...
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The Bucket Report: The Chase Heats Up, Does Bowyer Merit Qualifying?
As time runs short for those looking to make it into the Chase, the racing heats up. Fontana Auto Club Speedway is a D-shaped oval with low-banking, where cornering counts...
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Joey Logano Officially A Sprint Cup Driver
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Chaser Or Racer: NASCAR's Race To The Chase (Bristol)
Three races remain. Nine drivers will head into NASCAR’s version of the old Roman Coliseum (Bristol Motor Speedway) with a realistic shot at qualifying for this year’s chase...
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The Bucket Report: Hamlin and Kahne Blow Engines and Kenseth Makes the Top Five
Michigan was hard on those in the Chase; it was a day of misshapes and engines blowing. Michigan is a fast track where lap traffic can be a problem...
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NASCAR: Part Four - The Race For The Chase - 9th And 8th Place By The Numbers
9th Place: Denny Hamlin/Mike Ford in the No.11 JGR Toyota CamryAverage start 14th Average finish 16th. 6 Top 5's, 11 Top 10's, 1 Win, 10 Bonus points in the Chase, 1 DNF...
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The Bucket Report: The Glen, Gibbs Racing Hitting A High Expect Hamlin
In the Bucket Report Erin Connolly focuses on those teams fighting at ever races to stay in it. Sure Kyle and Tony were great at the Glen, but what happened to Denny Hamlin talk about boring.
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Chaser Or Racer: NASCAR's Race To The Chase (Watkins Glen)
A little bit of rain and some alternate fuel strategy always has a habit of jumbling up the finishing order, giving us names toward the front that aren’t normally there...
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Open Mic: Markle Motorsports: All Time NASCAR Lineup
In my humble opinion, just about the perfect team already exists in NASCAR (until Tony Stewart leaves JGR at the end of this season) but there are a couple of more drivers I would add to this lineup...
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The Bucket Report: Pocono, Stewart Comes Alive, Harvick Was the Come Back Kid
Pocono Raceway bestows a unique challenge at each turn, as she was modeled after three different tracks. Turn One, pays homage to the now obsolete Trenton Speedway with 14 degree banking...
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Denny Hamlin: NASCAR Fantasy Racing Stud at Pocono Raceway
Joe Gibbs Racing star Denny Hamlin sports Jimmy Johnson-like Loop Data stats for this week’s Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Whether that means he’ll win again is debatable, but the numbers are compelling...












