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IRacing: A Fans Chance To Race Like The Pros

So many people around the world only have one goal in life: Race! Unfortunately, it is so hard to get into the sport that so many love. Then their came iRacing . A recent friend of mine introduced me to iRacing as a way of getting closer to the sport...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about about 1 month ago 202 reads 4 comments
NASCAR Types You'll See at a Race

Being a writer, I have a mind for detail. I notice and use the five senses daily. And at a NASCAR race, it is always an eventful time to use them. Oh the sights we see...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 2 months ago 181 reads 8 comments
Overheated?: The Best and Worst Driver Attitudes in NASCAR

They go 200 laps in 80 degrees weather and they either win, or they lose. They are the drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Some of them wow us with their amazing personalities and attitudes, while others we just want to smack...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 3 months ago 908 reads 10 comments
Luck Came For Some While Bad Luck Came For Others at The Pennsylvania 500

First off, a congratulations for Denny Hamlin and the No.11 FedEx team, a well deserved and emotional win. Rabbits' feet and four leaf clovers were hanging in many drivers cars as we headed to a postponed Monday race at Pocono Raceway...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 4 months ago 239 reads 4 comments
The Top Five Moments From the 2009 Allstate 400.

Whether the 2009 Allstate 400 met your expectations or not, one thing is for sure, it was eventful in one way or another...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 4 months ago 93 reads 5 comments
Nicole Manske and Lindsay Czarniak: A NASCAR Girl's Inspiration Pt. 2

This is a continuation of a previous article I wrote awhile ago about the females of NASCAR who inspire me every day. My two newest inspirations are Nicole Manske and Lindsay Czarniak. Nicole Manske is a native Rockton, Ill...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 4 months ago 1,098 reads 12 comments
Double Duty at Daytona Turns Out Double Heartbreak for Dale Earnhardt Jr

As we headed to Daytona for the Coke Zero 400 Saturday night, Dale Earnhardt Jr fans hoped and prayed that it would bring him the break he needed and deserved. After a solid 13th finish at New Hampshire, there was hope on the horizon...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 5 months ago 612 reads 2 comments
Bleacher Report: My Online NASCAR Family

NASCAR is my life. I look forward to every weekend when the 43 cars line up. My family loves NASCAR as well, but I've never had any friends who like NASCAR as much as I do. They never understood my passion for the sport...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 5 months ago 95 reads 16 comments
Holy Sonoma: Why The Toyota/SaveMart 350 Caught My Attention

Going into this race weekend, I wasn't thrilled. Road courses never caught my attention, and it wasn't because Dale Earnhardt, Jr. doesn't do great. It was because they never seemed that interesting to me...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 5 months ago 93 reads 6 comments
Krista Voda and Wendy Venturini: A NASCAR Girl's Inspiration

As a young woman wanting to get into NASCAR, it's good to see women in the sport that I love. Although they are not racing cars or working in pit crews, they are right there talking to drivers and recapping races...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 5 months ago 990 reads 4 comments
10 Hottest NASCAR Drivers

Each sport has a slew of "Hot" athletes. Well so doesn't NASCAR. I decided I would base this mainly on looks, but not wanting to sound mean for saying so. Many of these hot drivers are taken, but that doesn't mean we can't look and wish...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 6 months ago 362 reads 13 comments
An Obsessed NASCAR Driver Fan

I am a fan. However, I am not just any fan, I am a OBSESSED fan. I love NASCAR. Everything about it is amazing, especially the drivers. I have been a Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan since I was 11-years-old...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 6 months ago 496 reads 8 comments
Last Lap at Talladega Turns Out A First Win and a Hard Crash

Talladega Superspeedway: A track for the fans. Sundays race at Talladega proved to be the most eventful race we have seen in a while. Fans worked themselves as did the drivers for the "Big One", the crash that takes out everyone and anyone racing...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 7 months ago 451 reads 13 comments
Talladega Man: The Ballad of Dale Earnhardt Jr

He won five races at Talladega! He's the son of a legend and he is currently 19th in points. This is the story of one man redeeming himself. He started off great and was the one to beat. Then something happened, something that no one was expecting...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 7 months ago 200 reads 5 comments
Stewart-Haas Racing Is Building Stamina In Each Race so Far This Year

This is the first year for Stewart-Haas racing and so far it has been a good season. "Smoke", aka Tony Stewart, has had solid finishes in the past three races...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 7 months ago 43 reads 2 comments
What's a Dale Earnhardt Jr Fan to Do with a 31st Finish at PIR

The Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, started off a good race for Dale Earnhardt Jr., but as we all have come to know, what happens at the beginning of the race means nothing for what happens at the end of the race...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 7 months ago 1,184 reads 30 comments
The Top Five NASCAR Race Shops in North Carolina

Race City USA! It's heaven to all race fans. I had the pleasure of going down to North Carolina in January 2009. Why? No reason other than wanting to be only a glass shield away from Dale Earnhardt Jr's car, and the people who make that car go...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 7 months ago 735 reads 5 comments
Want To Work in NASCAR? Here's Everything You Need To Know

As many of the up and coming journalists on Bleacher Report, I would love to have a job in NASCAR. Unfortunately, with the economy the the job market as it is, it is very tough to get any job...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 7 months ago 335 reads 17 comments
Samsung 500: A Promising Race For Earnhardt Jr Cut Short

A congratulations goes out to Jeff Gordon and the No. 24 team for their great win at Texas Motor Speedway for the Samsung 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. started the race in 20th. On lap 30, he was in the zone up eight positions to 12th place...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 8 months ago 366 reads 7 comments
Some Surprising Names on the Starting Grid of the Samsung 500

Qualifying for the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway gave us a few new names, and few ones that aren't all that surprising in the top ten. David Reutimann won the pole for this race with a qualifying speed of 190...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 8 months ago 212 reads 5 comments
Hellman's Real Fan of the Year: Do You Have the Photo To Win?

While browsing on www.DaleJr.com, I came across the Hellman's Real Fan of The Year contest. It is a photo contest where you download your photo, and others who have put their photos on vote for who they think the real fan is...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 8 months ago 99 reads 3 comments
Do You Remember Ricky Craven? A Former NASCAR Driver from the Pine Tree State

Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Kyle Busch. These are some of the most popular names known to NASCAR. How about Ricky Craven? Does that name ring a bell? For some older followers, it probably does...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 8 months ago 222 reads 8 comments
NASCAR'S a Sport? The Comment I Most Offen Hear

As a 18-year-old woman, I am a huge NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt Jr fan. It's no surprise. I flaunt it any chance I get. Unfortunately, not many people in my town are fans...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 8 months ago 33 reads 5 comments
Martinsville Results: Good Race Overall, Some Happy, Some Not So Much

Sunday's 500 lap event at Martinsville was filled with ups and downs. With Jeff Gordon leading the first lap of the race, the real racing action at the short track finally started. The first caution flag flew at lap 21, when Michael Waltrip hit the wall..

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 8 months ago 114 reads 2 comments
Qualifying Cancelled in Martinsville: Some Lucky, Others In the Back

The racing action at Martinsville Speedway this weekend has gotten off to a rough start with qualifying being cancelled due to rain. For some, this means really good pit selections...

Written by Amanda Bradeen about 8 months ago 46 reads 0 comments

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Amanda Bradeen Article Archive

IRacing: A Fans Chance To Race Like The Pros

NASCAR Types You'll See at a Race

Overheated?: The Best and Worst Driver Attitudes in NASCAR

Luck Came For Some While Bad Luck Came For Others at The Pennsylvania 500

The Top Five Moments From the 2009 Allstate 400.

Nicole Manske and Lindsay Czarniak: A NASCAR Girl's Inspiration Pt. 2

Double Duty at Daytona Turns Out Double Heartbreak for Dale Earnhardt Jr

Bleacher Report: My Online NASCAR Family

Holy Sonoma: Why The Toyota/SaveMart 350 Caught My Attention

Krista Voda and Wendy Venturini: A NASCAR Girl's Inspiration

10 Hottest NASCAR Drivers

An Obsessed NASCAR Driver Fan

Last Lap at Talladega Turns Out A First Win and a Hard Crash

Talladega Man: The Ballad of Dale Earnhardt Jr

Stewart-Haas Racing Is Building Stamina In Each Race so Far This Year

What's a Dale Earnhardt Jr Fan to Do with a 31st Finish at PIR

The Top Five NASCAR Race Shops in North Carolina

Want To Work in NASCAR? Here's Everything You Need To Know

Samsung 500: A Promising Race For Earnhardt Jr Cut Short

Some Surprising Names on the Starting Grid of the Samsung 500

Hellman's Real Fan of the Year: Do You Have the Photo To Win?

Do You Remember Ricky Craven? A Former NASCAR Driver from the Pine Tree State

NASCAR'S a Sport? The Comment I Most Offen Hear

Martinsville Results: Good Race Overall, Some Happy, Some Not So Much

Qualifying Cancelled in Martinsville: Some Lucky, Others In the Back

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