David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 5, 2009, 8:18 am
  FORT WORTH, Texas - I don't like the Chase, and I don't want to see it changed. You know those dirty political ads where a voice says an incumbent voted one way and then another, ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 5, 2009, 8:16 am
Joe Weatherley pits at the Southeastern 500 in 1962. Denny Hamlin is the first driver from Virginia since the late Joe Weatherly, in 1961, to win at Richmond and Martinsville in the same season. A...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 4, 2009, 12:49 pm
  It was contact between the two that set off the crash on the Amp Energy 500's 184th lap that resulted in Newman's Chevy soaring into the air, flipping and landing on its roof. But Am...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 4, 2009, 12:34 pm
Dear NASCAR This Week, I was addicted to NASCAR for 48 years after attending the May 1961 race in Charlotte, N.C. The ever-increasing greed of owners and drivers over the years (and the) introduct...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 4, 2009, 6:53 am
Driver/owner Robby Gordon has followed has followed his own path in NASCAR racing. While competing full time on the Sprint Cup circuit, the California native has also raced in the Dakkar Rally and Baj...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 3, 2009, 7:55 am
The Amp Energy 500 was a regatta followed by a demolition derby. (Photos: Associated Press)   - Drivers are fond of saying they don't like the crash-filled racing at Talladega but do it...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 3, 2009, 7:42 am
Sprint Cup Series drivers race side-by-side at Talladega Superspeedway during the AMP Energy 500 on Sunday. (Photo: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)   TALLADEGA, Ala. - Thank goodness...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 2, 2009, 7:31 am
Mark Martin (5) flips after being involved in a final-laps accident with Scott Speed (82) David Reutimann, second from top right, Robert Richardson Jr., (36), David Ragan (6) Robby Gordon, upper left,...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 2, 2009, 7:29 am
Jamie McMurray (26) takes the chechered flag ahead of Kasey Kahne to win the AMP Energy 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. (Photo: Associated Press)   TALLADEGA, Ala. - Watching the ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 2, 2009, 7:25 am
After early, no bump-drafting stages of the race--which looked more like a tire test--the ghost of Talladega reared its evil  head: Ryan Newman (33) slides upside down on the track after cra...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 2, 2009, 7:18 am
Jamie McMurray, driver of the No. 26 IRWIN Marathon Ford, leads the field during the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (Photo: Getty Images) Amp Energy 500 Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 1, 2009, 7:42 am
  TALLADEGA, Ala. - Gosh, you know you like it. You just won't admit it. Don't be embarrassed. No one denies he (or she) likes football players to hit one way and baseball players a...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 1, 2009, 7:37 am
Kasey Kahne sits in the No. 9 Budweiser Dodge in the garage during practice for the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega on Friday in Talladega, (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)   Though energy isn&...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 1, 2009, 7:35 am
Third-fastest in final practice, Jimmie Johnson drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet as he prepares for the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega. Since qualifying was rained out, Johnson will start at the po...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Nov 1, 2009, 7:29 am
Carl Edwards and Subway's Jared Fogle dress as each other to celebrate Halloween at Hallowdega Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. Kurt Busch planned to attend in costume, but he wasn't sayin...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 31, 2009, 1:04 pm
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was 31st and 17th fastest in the Sprint Cup Series practices Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. He's looking forward to putting on a great show. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 31, 2009, 6:39 am
Justin Allgaier, driver of the Nationwide Series No. 12 Verizon Dodge, helps unveil the new car that is scheduled to make its first laps on Monday during a test at Talladega Superspeedway. (Photo: Get...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 31, 2009, 6:35 am
Mark Martin and Juan Carlos Montoya talk shop in the garage. (Photo: Getty Images)   TALLADEGA, Ala. - Most NASCAR drivers go through a gradual process in terms of dealing with the public. ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 30, 2009, 7:39 am
How to remove a hex on a track? Carl Edwards, who nearly flew out of Talladega at the end of last spring's race, hopes to finish this weekend's Spritn Cup race inside his car.   TALL...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 30, 2009, 7:38 am
Sunday's Amp Energy 500 at Talladega will see cars fitted with different restrictor plates. How that will affect the racin', no one knows. (Photo: Getty Images)   NASCAR officials, ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 30, 2009, 7:36 am
TALLADEGA, Ala. - It's kind of an imperfect statistic. This is NASCAR's sixth Chase. Three times - in 2004, '05 and '06 - the point leader entering the Talladega Superspeedway race ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 23, 2009, 12:32 pm
According to Ryan Newman, cars decide the outcome of races at long tracks like Michigan and California, while races at short tracks like Martinsville are won by drivers. (Photo: Getty Images)  ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 23, 2009, 6:50 am
Martinsville ... where the racin' is always great, and where hairy-chested men who love the Lord are heavenly -- at least, to the waitress at the local barbecue joint.   MARTINSVILLE, V...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 22, 2009, 1:25 pm
  Stockcartoons are created by Mike Smith, editorial cartoonist for the Las Vegas Sun, and syndicated through King Features Syndicate. Mike generously shares them with us here. Mike is a...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 22, 2009, 12:25 pm
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Halfway through NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup, there's no denying that the winner of the past three championships, Jimmie Johnson, is in runaway mode. Johnson, winne...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 22, 2009, 8:13 am
Drivers Michael Cherry, Megan Reitenour and Mackena Bell talk in the garage on Wednesday during the 2009 Drive for Diversity Combine at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. The NASCAR Hall of Fame is 4...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 22, 2009, 3:50 am
Harold Lloyd in the silent movie classic "Safety Last" (1923) I've been laid up recently. It's not altogether a bad thing. It's been a few weeks now since I wrecked my foot (specific...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 21, 2009, 7:06 am
Montoya's long downhill slide at Lowe's Motor Speedway began when his Chevy took hits in the front and back when the field compressed on a restart. "Every time the No. 24 (Gordon) restarted it...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 21, 2009, 6:03 am
Monte performing at the Java Bean Café, Mt. Holly, NC, Oct. 15, 2009   Granted, it's because I haven't had time to line anything up, but I don't have anything at all on my sche...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 20, 2009, 3:06 pm
The Unsers, mainly known for Indy-car racing, competed sparingly in NASCAR. Al Unser had two fourth-place finishes, one of which was in the 1968 Daytona 500, in his five career starts in what is now t...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 20, 2009, 7:23 am
Waterloo for the No. 42?  Juan Pablo Montoya spins in front of Marcos Ambrose in turn four during the Banking 500 race on Oct. 17. Montoya finished 35th and fell to sixth in the Cup standings. (P...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 19, 2009, 2:44 pm
Jimmie Johnson (48) and Jeff Gordon (24) race out of turn four in the closing laps of the Banking race on Oct. 17. It’s not over – but the only way to unseat Jimmie Johnson’s Chase d...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 19, 2009, 7:32 am
  CONCORD - Ten years ago, my best friend went to four or five NASCAR races every year. At least one race at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Bristol, Darlington and Talladega was always on his sche...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 19, 2009, 7:29 am
(Photo: Getty Images)   CONCORD - It must be tough, in the aftermath of triumph, to go in front of the media and be suitably humble. As Mac Davis once sang, "Oh, Lord, it's hard to b...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 19, 2009, 7:25 am
NASCAR Banking 500 Grand Marshals Brian France, Richard Petty, Teresa Earnhardt and Junior Johnson prepare to give the command to start engines at Lowe's Motor Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images for ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 18, 2009, 6:27 am
Jimmie Johnson held off Jeff Gordon to win the NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America at Lowe's Motor Speedway, his second straight victory. Matt Kenseth was second, Kasey Kahne third and Go...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 18, 2009, 5:38 am
Jimmie Johnson celebrates winning the Banking 500 only from Bank of America at Lowe's Motor Speedway. With the win, Johnson ties Buck Baker for 13th on the all-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins l...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 17, 2009, 7:01 am
Mark Martin and crew chief Alan Gustafson discuss their car in between practice sessions for tonightt's Banking 500 only from Bank of America at Lowe's Motor Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images for...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 17, 2009, 6:42 am
Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus check out the scoring monitor during practice for the NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Johnson is starting the NASCAR...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 17, 2009, 6:40 am
Kyle Busch salutes the fans after winning the Dollar General 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Busch extended his points lead over Carl Edwards to 195 points. (Photo: Getty Images) CONCORD - Assu...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 17, 2009, 6:38 am
  CONCORD - Do you know how many high-school football games Peyton Manning won? How many home runs did Mickey Mantle hit in Legion ball? How did Lance Armstrong do when he used his bicycle to ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 16, 2009, 8:06 am
Photo: Getty Images   CONCORD - Sprint Cup starts alone don't seem to count for much anymore. The favored stat these days seems to be starts in NASCAR's three major series: Sprint C...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 16, 2009, 7:58 am
Jimmie Johnson walks though the garage at Lowe's Motor Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images)   CONCORD - They're talking about Jimmie Johnson as if he were part of the Axis of Evil. He...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 16, 2009, 7:23 am
Kasey Kahne, who has three career victories at Lowe's Motor Speedway qualified third for Saturday's NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America. (Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR) &n...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 15, 2009, 3:22 pm
I may be the only motorsports journalist in America who doesn't care about Danica Patrick. I don't have anything against her. I've never spoken to her. If she wants to race stock cars, ...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 15, 2009, 7:56 am
(Left to right) Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Junior Johnson are the five members of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame.   CHARLOTTE -- The rules provid...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 15, 2009, 7:54 am
The NASCAR Hall of Fame voting panel, consisting of 50 members (the entire Nominating Committee, 14 media members, four manufacturer representatives, nine retired competitors including drivers, owners...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 15, 2009, 7:53 am
Stockcartoons are created by Mike Smith, editorial cartoonist for the Las Vegas Sun, and syndicated through King Features Syndicate. Mike generously shares them with us here. Mike is also the pri...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 14, 2009, 7:55 am
NASCAR has been around since the late 1940s. Its Hall of Fame opens next year. Only five men are going in every year. Picking those five is as difficult as putting five American presidents above the r...
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David C. posted an article on NASCAR this Week - Oct 14, 2009, 7:48 am
  This morning in downtown Charlotte, a broad-based selection committee will cast the ballots determining the first five inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. No one will know who won until ...
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