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NASCAR Adds Rear Spoiler, Relaxes Bump-Drafting Rules

NASCAR announced Thursday that it will be phasing in a rear spoiler to replace the wing currently mounted on cars in the Sprint Cup Series and will relax its bump-drafting rules -- moves that may prove popular among fans but could be greeted with caution and uncertainty from the driving ranks.The idea, according to NASCAR...

The New NASCAR: Change Is OK

The pre-race buzz is understandably high for the double-file re-starts NASCAR is implementing in the Sprint Cup Series Sunday at Pocono, Pa. But the real story isn't so much the exciting midseason change in format, but NASCAR's willingness to make a midseason change in format. Say what you want about stock car's benevolent...

Pemberton: No 2008 COT Rule Changes

NASCAR officials apparently took the night off Saturday night in Charlotte after judging the comments made the sport's vice president of competition.Robin Pemberton told the NASCAR Scene Monday that NASCAR is "staying the course" with the current rules package on the now-full time Car of Tomorrow package:"We're going to...

NASCAR's Inconsistency Helped Tony Stewart, Hurt Regan Smith

NASCAR fans got a pretty doggone good show Sunday afternoon at Talladega -- especially if you're a fan of edge-of-your-seat-for-500-miles action.But more than the action, what the fans at the track and the ones at home were ultimately left with was a big, big question.When in the world is NASCAR going to find a consistent,...

NASCAR Cracks Down on Crab Walking

I first noticed the phenomenon last week at Darlington, and boy, was it ever noticeable in Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race XXIV at Lowe's Motor Speedway.That phenomenon? NASCAR Sprint Cup cars driving down the straightaway sideways.Yes, the "Car of Tomorrow" was designed to reduce the amount of tweaks that a team...