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Marilou Dozois-Prévost: Aiming for Success In World Weightlifting Championships

Marilou Dozois-Prévost is certainly no stranger to the international weightlifting competition stage. Having competed in the Beijing Olympics last year, the Commonwealth Games, as well as a ...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 12 days ago 94 reads 2 comments
Dale Earnhardt: The Man and Legend Who Defined NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing

Perhaps it's something that I've come to terms with as I've grown older and reflected with some of my favorite racing memories in the 18 years I've watched NASCAR...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 19 days ago 523 reads 8 comments
Jamie McMurray Wins Wild Talladega Race, Jimmie Johnson Dodges Doom

In the case of two completely different and talented drivers, as a 1980 song from the Beach Boys goes, "You Need Good Timin'" to be successful in some perilous situations in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing...

Written by Rob Tiongson about about 1 month ago 205 reads 4 comments
NASCAR's Solution to Ending Jimmie Johnson's Title Reign: Cole Trickle (Humor)

Fans, all that fretting and worrying over who will dethrone Jimmie Johnson from the top of the NASCAR heap has come to a screeching and merciful halt...

Written by Rob Tiongson about about 1 month ago 520 reads 10 comments
NASCAR Chase Patrol: Will Jeff Gordon Make Martinsville His House Again?

If any track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit matched a racer's personality with their driving style, Jeff Gordon and the Martinsville Speedway are quite the potent combination...

Written by Rob Tiongson about about 1 month ago 306 reads 8 comments
Tiongson Talks With...Graham Rahal, Young Gun IndyCar Racing Star

When you look up the definition of "rising star" in a motorsports dictionary, the name Graham Rahal will most likely come up...

Written by Rob Tiongson about about 1 month ago 71 reads 10 comments
NASCAR Chase Patrol: "Midterm Grades" for Top 12 Sprint Cup Contenders

We've reached the halfway point of the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship and it's shaping up to be a five driver fight for the title...

Written by Rob Tiongson about about 1 month ago 412 reads 4 comments
If Winners Are Embraced, Why Is Jimmie Johnson Antagonized?

In any given sport, it is a custom for the spectators at the stadiums or the audience watching the game at home to cheer for the winner...

Written by Rob Tiongson about about 1 month ago 615 reads 30 comments
Same As He Ever Was: Why Jeff Gordon Is Still the Best in NASCAR

It was a picturesque scene in the makeshift victory lane for Jeff Gordon on a Sunday afternoon at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Nov. 18, 2001...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 2 months ago 328 reads 20 comments
Is Bobby Labonte Truly at the Twilight of His Storied Career?

Every sport is susceptible to see its greatest stars come and go for various reasons. Some athletes call their career due to age, the perfect ending (such as scoring the game-winning touchdown ...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 2 months ago 966 reads 8 comments
NASCAR Chase Patrol: Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the '09 Chase Contenders

Following 26 grueling races, the dust has finally settled, with the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship field all sorted out and ready to duke it out for an exciting final 10 race to the title...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 2 months ago 984 reads 10 comments
How the World of Sports Helped a World with Sorrow and Pain from 9/11

It is a day which still replays vividly in my mind as if it happened recently. All the sights, the sounds, and moods from those 24 hours on a Tuesday, a mid-September date in 2001, are fresh and poignant...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 2 months ago 81 reads 6 comments
Gimme Some Truth: What Makes a NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion?

In the course of a 36-race season, spanning from the New England region of Loudon, N.H. to the Southern California metropolis of Fontana, drivers and teams are constantly looking for ways to outwit, outlast, and outplay the competition...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 2 months ago 159 reads 10 comments
Clearing Up the Conundrum Called the '09 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup

For fans of Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Denny Hamlin, the only concerns they will have is if their driver will win this Saturday night's Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at the Richmond International Raceway...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 2 months ago 508 reads 0 comments
NASCAR Chase Patrol: Kahne Digs It At Atlanta As Vickers Closes In For Top 12

Richmond might be hosting some dramatic developments for the Chase contenders in next Saturday night's Chevy Rock and Roll 400 following the events of the Pep Boys Auto Parts 500 at Atlanta...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 2 months ago 369 reads 7 comments
Labor Day Of Love: Will The Atlanta Race Become a NASCAR Tradition?

For NASCAR fans, Labor Day weekend has traditionally lent itself to the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Quite the irony, considering the three-day reprieve paying homage to diligent workers saw 43 drivers negotiating around a narrow 1...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 3 months ago 446 reads 16 comments
Chase Patrol: Will Gordon's Summer of Discontent Result with Victories?

As the Chase approaches, Jeff Gordon's 2009 season can go in two directions: either en route to a fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship or down the road of disappointment and gloom in what has been, overall, a solid campaign...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 3 months ago 378 reads 0 comments
Flying High With Wings: Brian Vickers Captures Long Awaited Second Win

While it is one of sport's most-overused sayings, Henry Russell "Red" Sanders' motto, "Winning isn't everything...it's the only thing!" truly applies to 25-year-old Brian Vickers, who captured Sunday's CarFax 400 at Michigan International Speedway...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 3 months ago 127 reads 15 comments
NASCAR Then & Now: Tomorrow Never Knows for Jeff Gordon in '96 (Pt. III)

Once laden with grimaces and disappointment, Jeff Gordon suddenly found many reasons to smile in 1996. After a rough start to the season, Gordon's championship defense gained tremendous momentum ...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 3 months ago 196 reads 4 comments
Why Danica Patrick Is Actually A Bonafide Racer (And Needed In Racing!)

Danica Patrick is arguably one of the prominent faces of the IndyCar Racing Series as one of the most popular drivers with fans internationally...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 3 months ago 619 reads 6 comments
Dropping The Hammer: A Preview of The Carfax 400 at Michigan

Jimmie Johnson was like the teenaged boy who was having about the most perfect date on a summer night with the cutest girl in the neighborhood when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series last competed at Michigan...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 3 months ago 125 reads 5 comments
Why Fans Will Always Love NASCAR (Even If It's Not Your Daddy's NASCAR)

Like any other sport, NASCAR has its cast in each of its 36 performances with the drivers, crew members, officials, and media. Each of these characters, if you will, have certain roles to fulfill much in the vein of a Broadway play...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 3 months ago 319 reads 26 comments
NASCAR Then & Now: Tomorrow Never Knows For Jeff Gordon In '96 (Pt. II)

As chronicled in Part One, defending NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon started his 1996 campaign on an auspicious low note at Daytona...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 3 months ago 290 reads 14 comments
NASCAR Then & Now: Tomorrow Never Knows for Jeff Gordon in '96 (Pt. I)

Writer's Notes: This is for Yvette, who'll forever be my "Laker Girl" and confidant, even if tomorrow may rain. I'll just follow the sun, from here to California...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 4 months ago 259 reads 8 comments
Let It Be: The Top Three Monumental "Breakups" in NASCAR History

Sir Paul McCartney said that the filming of the ill-advised documentary, Let It Be, was truly a "movie filming how to do a breakup of a band," as it chronicled the finest hours of The Beatles in 1969-70...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 4 months ago 1,906 reads 10 comments

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Rob Tiongson Article Archive

Marilou Dozois-Prévost: Aiming for Success In World Weightlifting Championships

Dale Earnhardt: The Man and Legend Who Defined NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing

Jamie McMurray Wins Wild Talladega Race, Jimmie Johnson Dodges Doom

NASCAR's Solution to Ending Jimmie Johnson's Title Reign: Cole Trickle (Humor)

NASCAR Chase Patrol: Will Jeff Gordon Make Martinsville His House Again?

Tiongson Talks With...Graham Rahal, Young Gun IndyCar Racing Star

NASCAR Chase Patrol: "Midterm Grades" for Top 12 Sprint Cup Contenders

If Winners Are Embraced, Why Is Jimmie Johnson Antagonized?

Same As He Ever Was: Why Jeff Gordon Is Still the Best in NASCAR

Is Bobby Labonte Truly at the Twilight of His Storied Career?

NASCAR Chase Patrol: Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the '09 Chase Contenders

How the World of Sports Helped a World with Sorrow and Pain from 9/11

Gimme Some Truth: What Makes a NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion?

Clearing Up the Conundrum Called the '09 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup

NASCAR Chase Patrol: Kahne Digs It At Atlanta As Vickers Closes In For Top 12

Labor Day Of Love: Will The Atlanta Race Become a NASCAR Tradition?

Chase Patrol: Will Gordon's Summer of Discontent Result with Victories?

Flying High With Wings: Brian Vickers Captures Long Awaited Second Win

NASCAR Then & Now: Tomorrow Never Knows for Jeff Gordon in '96 (Pt. III)

Why Danica Patrick Is Actually A Bonafide Racer (And Needed In Racing!)

Dropping The Hammer: A Preview of The Carfax 400 at Michigan

Why Fans Will Always Love NASCAR (Even If It's Not Your Daddy's NASCAR)

NASCAR Then & Now: Tomorrow Never Knows For Jeff Gordon In '96 (Pt. II)

NASCAR Then & Now: Tomorrow Never Knows for Jeff Gordon in '96 (Pt. I)

Let It Be: The Top Three Monumental "Breakups" in NASCAR History

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