1. NASCAR's Last Race Before The Chase: Air Guard 400 Proved Powerful & Patriotic

    "Live each day of your life knowing it is a gift. That while thousands lost theirs nine years ago; you are alive today. So live your life well. Make something beautiful and meaningful out of it...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about over 2 years ago 281 reads 2 comments

  2. NASCAR's Final Race To The Chase Weekend: News and Notes from Richmond

    Many interesting moments took place and one burning question was answered on Friday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about over 2 years ago 686 reads 12 comments

  3. The Top 15 Hottest Hunks Of NASCAR

    Men have been doing it for years...objectifying the sexuality of female athletes, or the women who are dating/married to them...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about over 2 years ago 7,269 reads 43 comments

  4. Kyle Busch Wins Again In Bristol: Hate The Player, Love The Game

    There was a time when I never would have admitted to being a Kyle Busch fan, his very existence in the NASCAR world threw off my very existence of being a fan of the sport. In my eyes he was disrespectful, despicable and just plain rotten to the core...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 965 reads 29 comments

  5. NASCAR's Top 25 Most Fierce Feuds, Temper Tantrums & Magnificant Melees

    C'mon, who doesn't love a good fight? In certain circles it might not be the politically correct thing to admit to, but secretly you know you love it! A feud, whether it be verbal ...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 17,170 reads 22 comments

  6. NASCAR: Power-Ranking the Top 15 Candidates to Win the 2010 Sprint Cup

    With just six races to go before NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase contenders are revealed, some drivers find themselves sitting pretty, some are teetering dangerously on the fence, while others are just outside looking in...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 1,291 reads 8 comments

  7. What! Another Opinionated Edwards-Keselowski Article? Say It Isn't So

    Complacent: "Pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect." I recently heard this word in conversation and was disheartened by it’s connotation...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 1,079 reads 11 comments

  8. The Tale of the Oracle Octopus: NASCAR Could Use Some Animal Instinct

    Now that the 2010 World Cup is one for the books, we will fondly remember the soccer world's shining stars—their intense matches, thrilling victories, heartbreaking losses, and the Octopus that predicted some of the Cup's most talked about outcomes.

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 1,511 reads 16 comments

  9. Tony Stewart Races "Back-To-School" in Chicagoland

    Be on the lookout for Tony Stewart's No. 14 Chevy Impala to sport a new "Back To School" paint scheme this weekend in Chicagoland...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 241 reads 15 comments

  10. NASCAR vs. the Vuvuzela and Other Sporting Annoyances

    As a NASCAR fan, I understand that we are not immune to participating in annoying behavior at the track. We got our over-inbibers, mullet wearing shirtless beer bellies, redneck fist ...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 1,251 reads 27 comments

  11. Tony Stewart: 'A Man and His Monkey' To Be Auctioned for Charity *UPDATED*

    Once upon a time there was a successful NASCAR driver named Tony Stewart. Not only did he had a passion for racecars, he also had a big heart for animals of all kinds, including a Patas ...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 2,130 reads 10 comments

  12. Confessions of an Amateur Sportswriter and a Life Less Ordinary

    Although I have a rough idea, I can’t tell you exactly when Bleacher Report was established, but I can tell you when I established myself as a writer on the site. Sept. 10, 2008, just three days after attending the fall race in Richmond...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about almost 3 years ago 122 reads 25 comments

  13. Kyle Busch Talks Winning Strategy, the Art of Patience and Feeling Old at 25

    When you think of Saturday night racing in Richmond what comes to mind? Hard driving action, flared tempers and good old short track beating and banging! What fans got this past Saturday was a very atypical night at Richmond International Raceway...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 240 reads 12 comments

  14. Jimmie Johnson Opens Up About Jeff Gordon, Chad Knaus and Racing To Win

    Jimmie Johnson met with the media at Richmond International Raceway on Friday to answer some of the burning questions that have piqued the interest of NASCAR fans and sports reporters alike...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 949 reads 22 comments

  15. Holy Cat Fight, NASCAR! Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon Ready To Rumble in Richmond?

    As NASCAR heads to Richmond this weekend, fans and media alike are gearing up for what could be part three of the highly publicized Gordon/Johnson showdown...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 990 reads 13 comments

  16. NASCAR: What a Wide-Eyed Beast You Be, Just Don't Blink, You Could Miss It

    On average we blink once every five seconds, 732 times an hour, 17,000 times each day, which adds up to an amazing 6.25 million times a year. The blink of the human eye is about 0...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 329 reads 16 comments

  17. Heard It Through the Grapevine, Tony Stewart Wants to Meet You In Texas

    Everybody knows that everything is bigger and bolder in Texas, so who better to host an appearance than larger-than-life personality Tony Stewart? The driver of the No...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 392 reads 11 comments

  18. NASCAR's Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman: A Fine Bromance

    In a tender moment following Ryan Newman’s victory at Phoenix on Saturday night, his first for Stewart-Haas Racing, owner and teammate Tony Stewart not only rushed to congratulate Newman, he professed his love on national television...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 2,199 reads 16 comments

  19. Tony Stewart and Office Depot: "Growing Green" Never Looked So Good

    This weekend NASCAR's Tony Stewart encourages fans to "Grow Greener" at Phoenix international Raceway. On April 22, the No...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 694 reads 13 comments

  20. Join NASCAR's Tony Stewart and Office Depot in the Race to Beat Cancer

    Cancer. It is something that we hate to acknowledge, but yet it affects every one of us. It knows no age, race, gender, or personality. It doesn’t care if you are a good person or bad...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 198 reads 13 comments

  21. When NASCAR Fans Attack: A Crime That Shames Us All

    I had heard of this growing phenomenon, but thought it was just silly folklore. Seriously, what NASCAR fan verbally attacks another for no good reason? OK, I’m not that naïve, ...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 1,088 reads 38 comments

  22. Brad Keselowski "Won't Back Down" and Other Telling Tunes From Bristol

    In the song "Sympathy For The Devil," The Rolling Stones sang, "Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 487 reads 16 comments

  23. NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway: Welcome To the Terrordome

    This week NASCAR rolls into Bristol, and as history has proven, anything can and will happen. Short track racing takes skill and patience...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 509 reads 15 comments

  24. NASCAR 's Carl Edwards Accidentally On Purpose Airs Society's Dirty Laundry

    We are a society that loves “train wrecks.” Say you don’t slow down just a little to see the carnage on the side of the road when you see the lights of an ambulance up ahead and I won’t believe it...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 1,001 reads 17 comments

  25. The Origin of NASCAR's Most Infamous Nicknames

    What is it about nicknames that we as a society love so much? Nicknames are commonly developed from a personality characteristic of someone ... or a facial characteristic. In a sense, they define who we are as individuals...

    Kara Martin Written by Kara Martin about 3 years ago 3,492 reads 14 comments