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Daytona 500 Champ Jamie McMurray Gets His Time in Spotlight

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- As Jamie McMurray sat behind the microphone in his Daytona 500 victory press conference, hands clinched around his face, head bowed, tears rolling down his eyes, too emotional to speak -- the enormity of his accomplishment set in. For him and for us. The hundred or so journalists typing away on...

'08 Rear-View Mirror: Juan Pablo Montoya

Warning: Objects in this post may be the only way to successfully live through the NASCAR off-season. For best results, read rearview mirror early and often.Driver: Juan Pablo MontoyaTeam: No. 42 Chip Ganassi Dodge'08 Final Standing: 25th (-3355)Best Race: Aaron's 499 at Talladega (2nd-place)Worst Race: Dickies 500 at...

Video: Gilliland's Intentional Wreck of Montoya

Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway had a grand total of two cautions for actual on-track wrecks, and had David Gilliland not intentionally wrecked Juan Pablo Montoya, that number would have been cut in half.First, the video:I saw Montoya's crash live Sunday during our live blog here on the 'House, and immediately felt...

Montoya DQ'ed, Gives Johnson Kansas Pole

Juan Pablo Montoya: "Hey, did you see that lap, man? Yep, first Sprint Cup pole! Uh-huh! Wait, what did you say? They disqualified me? What the #%^&?!?!"While the above quote is not actually attributable to JPM, you can bet he wasn't happy to be starting 42nd on Sunday at Kansas Speedway after posting Friday's qualifying...

Red Bull: A.J. Allmendinger Not Good Enough

FanHouse's campaign to preserve A.J. Allmendinger as a driver for Red Bull Racing has failed, thanks to an announcement from team head Jay Frye Tuesday morning.From the team's web site:Red Bull Racing Team and driver AJ Allmendinger have agreed to part ways for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Allmendinger is in...