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Banned NASCAR Driver Now Hopes to Walk Again [VIDEO]

Banned for life by NASCAR for repeated drug tests failures, Shane Hmiel was left in near paralysis after a horrific wreck in another racing series last year. Now, he eyes yet another comeback.

NASCAR Driver Morgan Shepherd Stops Thief

Race car driver Morgan Shepherd, 69, will spin a Chevy around the track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Saturday's Sam's Town 300, but he may leave Sin City best known for his speed on two feet. The 44-season NASCAR veteran and his wife, Cindy, were pit-stopping at a Vegas Walmart on Monday night, in search of an oil...

Blake's Takes: The Dark Spectre in Racing

There's an Iggy Pop song called "Gimme Danger." The tune is haunting, although the words have almost nothing to do with what I'm about to discuss. Those two words came to me every time I thought about what to write on a touchy subject, and I'll admit to some reservation in writing it at all. Arguing with aggrieved...

Blake's Takes: NASCAR's Fuel Injection? Well, It's a Start

To me, the most exciting announcement to come out of Speed Weeks was in a bulletin released by NASCAR the Thursday before qualifying. Or was it? We'll get to that later. The news was that NASCAR, in a major break from the stock cars of 1948, finally decided to adopt fuel injection for its racing engines, replacing the...

Clint Bowyer Wins Pole for Nationwide Race at Daytona, Danica Fourth

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Up until the final few minutes of Friday's NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying, it looked as if IndyCar star-turned-NASCAR newbie Danica Patrick may just have landed herself the pole position at stock car's most famous track, Daytona International Speedway. Midway through the session Patrick laid...

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02/23/12 DAYTONA 500: Hamlin says pity party over, ready to... Source: The Albany Herald - Albany GA Denny Hamlin is just fine, but thanks for asking.
02/23/12 Kahne wrecks primary car in Wednesday practice Source: Post-Tribune - Merrillville IN Kasey Kahne was forced to a backup car Wednesday after a wreck in practice for the Daytona 500.
02/23/12 Johnson revved for another run at NASCAR Spint Cup... Source: The Art of Eating Jimmie Johnson has been so good for so long that finishing sixth in the 2011 Sprint Cup standings was considered an abject failure.
02/23/12 NASCAR makes smooth transition to fuel injection... Source: The Art of Eating Jack Roush once was the most hands-on team owner in the NASCAR garage.
02/23/12 Earnhardt glad tandem racing appears to be gone Source: Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem NC Dale Earnhardt Jr. left Daytona frustrated and furious last July. One of his favorite tracks, the place forever linked to his family name, had become a bore.

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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events.

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