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14 Clueless, Classless Idiots 'Banned' From Talladega

After Jeff Gordon won Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega, we saw how a bunch of collective idiots on the front stretch made it rain. Not in a Pacman Jones or Dontrelle Willis style, but with anything and everything they could find in their general vicinity. Everything from coolers to beer cans to chicken bones was said to...

You Know You Wrecked Hard When...

...your HANS device cracks.Kyle Busch, who just can't seem to avoid anything these days, somehow cracked his head restraint during Saturday's head-over-heels-over-head wreck in the Talladega Busch Series event. NASCAR, obviously, is quite interested. This is the first reported near-failure of the device. ``It performed the...

For Reutimann, Talladega a Day of What Could Have Been

David Reutimann went into turn 3 Sunday at Talladega with four laps to go in third position. The next time by at that same point in the track, Reutimann's day would have went up in smoke -- figuratively and literally.Driving a Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, Reutimann was by and far having the best day of the year for any...

NASCAR Must Have Forgot About the Red Flag

The black helicopters are sweeping in, folks. Somewhere in the heart of central Alabama, the conspiracy is alive and well. NASCAR hates Denny Hamlin. And Tony Raines. And Reed Sorenson. And fill-in-driver-here who had to pit under the last caution because of the extended yellow.What happened, NASCAR? Did the red flag that...

Gordon & Earnhardt By The Numbers

Jeff Gordon won his 77th career victory today at Talladega Superspeedway, moving him ahead of the late Dale Earnhardt in career wins. Obviously, both have had outstanding careers, and the numbers back it up. Here's a quick comparison, by the numbers, of their two careers on this historic day for NASCAR. Dale Earnhardt...