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Hot Air Hot Rod: Steam-Powered Race Car Out to Set World Record

We usually think of steam powering things such as old-fashioned riverboats, locomotives and tea kettles. But a team of steam-punk speed freaks says hot air has a place on the road. Chuk Williams is striving to set a land speed record in a custom-built race car outfitted with a steam-powered engine. As early as August,...

Kenny Wallace: I'm Still a Race Car Driver

Driver Kenny Wallace still works for four to five hours every day the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes the green flag for a race of a few hundred miles.The big difference between the 43 cars battling for position and Wallace, however, is what truly nabs at the current Nationwide Series driver. Instead of being on track,...

Spencer to Johnson: How Do You Get It Up?

Jimmie Johnson won his third-straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship Sunday night at Florida's Homestead-Miami Speedway, but nothing could have prepared him for a certain question he faced in a post-race interview.After celebrating his title with a nice burnout and confetti shower in front of the track's main grandstand at...

Nationwide Series Bumped Off ESPN2 Friday

If nothing else, at least they let us know ahead of time.ESPN announced today that Friday night's Nationwide Series Lipton Tea 250 will get the shaft end of the deal and will get moved to ESPN Classic, instead of its originally scheduled ESPN2 home in favor of an NBA Playoff game. From the release:Friday night's ESPN...

FanHouse NASCAR FanVote Day 2:Rate the 2007 Televison Coverage

Here's round two of the FanHouse NASCAR FanVote.Today's topic? NASCAR television coverage.You've heard plenty of resent towards ESPN around the FanHouse, but now its time to tell us what you think. Was ESPN's coverage actually good? Are you hoping TNT could make all of their races commercial free? Who are the best guys in...