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NASCAR Ticket Prices Falling Fast

Because of the struggling economy, 2009 could be the best year in a long, long time to see a handful of NASCAR races for a great value.Thanks to this whole recession thing, several tracks on the Sprint Cup circuit aren't exactly selling too many tickets at the moment, and the speedways have wisely dropped some prices...

Scenes from the Sprint Cup: Talladega

Before the Sprint Cup action gets too fired up again in Charlotte, here's a quick look back at some of the best images of a dramatic weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Excuse Us, We'll Just Be a Minute - A pack of Sprint Cup drivers races in tight, harrowing quarters through turn 2 at Talladega as the infield crowd looks...

After Argument, Carpentier Done at GEM

Reed Sorenson's future seat at Gillette-Evernham Motorsports might get a little cold before he takes the reigns of his new Dodge after Patrick Carpentier got the boot from the organization Tuesday afternoon.Carpenter failed to make last Sunday's race at Talladega, and later had somewhat of a confrontation in plain view of...

Add "Miss Cleo" to Driver Talent Requirement

In most sports, rules that apply directly to a particular event are known at the very least before said event starts.In NASCAR, though, only part of those rules in place, and the rest is up to the drivers to figure out based on past knowledge, or more correctly, what NASCAR's future rule will be.Yes, NASCAR drivers are now...

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,...