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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...

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12/05/11 Sprint Re-Ups With NASCAR Through 2016 Source: FOX - Fox Tri-Cities WEMT - Johnson City TN Sprint will remain the title of NASCAR's elite Cup series through the 2016 season after signing an extension with the stock car circuit Friday.
10/12/11 NASCAR Pioneer Bill France Junior Dies At Age 74 Source: CBS - Volunteer WVLT - Knoxville TN Bill France Jr., who transformed NASCAR from a small Southern sport into a billion-dollar conglomerate during his 31 years as chairman, died Monday at his Daytona Beach, Fla., home.
10/03/11 Goodyear Renews Deal To Burn Rubber With Nascar's Top... Source: The Big Lead Goodyear has signed a deal to remain the exclusive tire for Nascar's top three racing series for the next five years.
08/13/11 SUPER 8 MOTELS NAMES OFFICIAL LODGING SPONSOR OF PETTY... Source: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts March 8, 2007 Super 8 Motels today announced that it has signed an agreement with Petty Enterprises to become the official lodging partner and associate sponsor of the Number 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge driven by Bobby Labonte, a past NASCAR Nextel Cup Seriesâ¢ champion.
04/12/11 test New cars for 2006 Daytona 500 Toyota announces... Source: Oak Park Journal - Oak Park IL While NASA was attempting to launch a high powered rocket at Cape Kennedy, The NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers concluded a two week test session at the World Center of Racing, the Daytona International Speedway.

Background on nextel cup series

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (often shortened to Sprint Cup or the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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