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Kyle Busch Is 'Rowdy' Real Thing

As with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch is one of the season's most polarizing drivers in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series.As with Earnhardt, you're either with Busch or you are against him. The difference between the two drivers? Busch is out there winning races. A lot of them. And whether it's the everybody-loves-a-winner...

Daytona '79... NASCAR's Greatest Day?

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Today marks the 51st running of the Daytona 500.But for most Americans, NASCAR's green flag really dropped 30 years ago in the 1979 Daytona 500 when television carried flag-to-flag coverage of the sport's biggest race for the first time.It was a dramatic finish -- Richard Petty edging Darrell Waltrip...

Darrell Waltrip Told Not to Talk

It's a good thing that FOX Sports analyst Darrell Waltrip has the weekend off from NASCAR.After a visit to a Nashville-area doctor who's treated many entertainers with vocal problems, Waltrip was told to minimize any talking for a while. From the Charlotte Observer: Fox TV analyst Darrell Waltrip, who lost his voice during...

Fanhouse Predicts Top-5 2008 Stories: No. 4 NASCAR Television Package Has to Work

Friday afternoon, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series gets down to business at Daytona with the first round of practice for the Budweiser Shootout, scheduled for 8:30pm/ET Saturday night on FOX. NASCAR Fanhouse will countdown the days with a look at the five stories that will rule the sport in 2008.It was a daily cry near the end...

Who Wields the Most Power in NASCAR?

According to David Poole of The Charlotte Observer, Brian France is the most powerful man in NASCAR. Well, duh. But can you guess the rest of the 43 entry field of NASCAR's Power Elite?#2 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Elledge. Decisions made in the near future will determine if this family duo will hold their...

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05/24/12 Coca-Cola 600 changes but remains test of endurance Source: Flagworld Much â almost everything â has changed since Joe Lee Johnson spent 5-1/2 hours behind the wheel of his Chevrolet en route to victory in 1960's inaugural World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
05/23/12 It appears sports takes priority over education (Sound... Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS We have schools closing, teachers being laid off, businesses closing their doors and the economy is in the tank.
05/22/12 Previous NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees Source: That's Racin' Dale Earnhardt: Won 76 races in his career, the first in 1979 at Bristol, Tenn., and the last in 2000 at Talladega, Ala. ... Won seven season championships, tied for most all-time with Richard Petty.
05/22/12 Golfer Dicky Pride has too much Bama in him (Sound Off) Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS I just saw something that I think typifies the typical Alabama fan.
05/21/12 Parks Pit Report: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Source: Gant Daily - Clearfield PA Who doesn't love to go out and race just for a win and a paycheck; that's the effort that the local drivers that race at Hummingbird Speedway or at Gamblers Raceway Park (set to open later this year) do every time they get on the dirt.