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Spotter's Stand: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson Seesaw At Top

After two straight wins, Denny Hamlin has struggled through a pair of rough outings in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson has clicked off consecutive wins. So much for Hendrick Motorsports and the four-time reigning champion Johnson falling off their competitive rocker, huh? Hamlin was caught up in...

Danica Patrick Struggles, Kyle Busch Wins at New Hampshire

LOUDON, N.H. -- The NASCAR education of Danica Patrick continued Saturday with a hard-knocks 30th place finish -- five laps down to winner Kyle Busch -- in the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was a day of frustration, tough lessons and small accomplishments for the IZOD IndyCar Series starlet, whose...

Danica Patrick Gets Red Carpet Welcome Back From NASCAR

LOUDON, N.H. -- Danica Patrick left the mandatory rookie driver meeting and happily strolled to her race car in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway garage Friday morning, where about 15 photographers, three television camera crews and a crowd of star-struck NASCAR fans greeted her smiling face. Two of her competitors this...

Sprint Cup N's & Q's: Sylvania 300

We promise to throw a caution with ample time to slow down in the event of a spinning car on this Chase edition of Notes & Quotes. Pressure? What pressure? Juan Pablo Montoya's run into the Chase for the Sprint Cup is quite the enviable position for most other drivers simply because of the expectations that the former...

Secret to Chase Title? Average a Top-5

Based on the five versions of the Chase for the Sprint Cup we've seen so far, two things are clear. First, Jimmie Johnson's run of three straight championships has to leave the No. 48 as the car to beat, regardless of his performance heading to the Chase. And second, drivers agree: average a top-five finish and you'll be...

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Followup: Will Power fined $30,000 for flipping off Indycar officials in New Hampshire

Never underestimate the power of the middle finger.

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NFL Receiver Rips NASCAR

Jimmie Johnson, five-time champion NASCAR driver, was nominated for male athlete of the year at the 2011 ESPY Awards.

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100-year-old NASCAR fan tackles the track, lives to see 101

We're not the biggest NASCAR fans in the world, but we can't think of a much better way to celebrate a 100th birthday than with a few laps around New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Background on New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic.

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