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Blame NASCAR's Scheduling, Not Weather, for Daytona Finish

A friend from Denver -- a new NASCAR fan -- called up the morning after the Daytona 500 disappointed and feeling like he got short-changed. He said stopping the race 48 laps short felt like watching an NFL game being played in bad weather with the referees just deciding whoever was ahead in the third quarter got the win.As...

Sunday Notes and Quotes: Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Here's a few rumblings and bumblings from a soggy evening at Daytona:Are television viewers more important than full races? I think its a very valid question to wonder why NASCAR is so willing to push the snooze button later and later on Sunday afternoons with the start times of its Sprint Cup Series...

After Rain, It's Matt Kenseth in Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It wasn't a full race, but for the driver from Cambridge, Wisc., it's still the Daytona 500.Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, won the rain-shortened 51st running of the Daytona 500 Sunday night after NASCAR stopped the event 48 laps from the scheduled distance."Just to win...

First '09 Crash Grabs Menard, Speed

If the starting order of Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona left you feeling a little bit uneasy about the start of the non-points dash for cash, well, Friday night's practice likely isn't going to calm your nerves: Yep, that first yellow car to spin is Shootout pole winner Paul Menard and Scott Speed -- in...

Allmendinger, Petty Sign 9-Race Deal

A.J Allmendinger, after an interesting month of rumors, finally has nailed down a ride for a portion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.The former open-wheel driver with five Champ Car wins to his credit and two seasons of Sprint Cup racing with Team Red Bull that ended in 2008 signed with Richard Petty Motorsports Wednesday...

ElliottSadler News From the Web

05/24/12 NASCAR Penalizes Sadler's Nationwide Team Source: NBC - KECI NewsChannel 13 - Missoula MT NASCAR penalized the No. 2 team of Nationwide Series title contender Elliott Sadler on Tuesday, docking the Richard Childress Racing team six points in the series standings.
05/22/12 Pioneer Hi-Bred 250: Sadler loses points, crew chief... Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA Elliott Sadler lost ground Sunday to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the chase for the Nationwide Series championship.
05/22/12 NASCAR docks Sadler six points in Nationwide Series... Source: AutoWeek NASCAR has taken six championship points from Nationwide Series championship contender Elliott Sadler after finding that his No. 2 Chevrolet was too low following last weekend's race at Iowa Speedway in Newton.
05/22/12 NASCAR penalizes Elliott Sadler for Iowa Nationwide... Source: CBSSports.com Elliott Sadler and his team were fined by NASCAR after the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was found to be too low after last Sunday's race at Iowa Speedway.
05/13/12 Joey Logano wrecks Elliott Sadler, wins Nationwide... Source: The Denver Post - Denver CO Joey Logano wrecked leader Elliott Sadler five laps from the end, then broke free during a green-white-checkered finish at Darlington Raceway for his second straight Nationwide Series victory late Friday night.