This weekend, the dreams of NASCAR fans come true with the running of the “Great American Race”—the Daytona 500. NASCAR is back! Unlike the NFL, whose biggest game is at the end of the season, NASCAR uses its biggest race to launch the season. For stock car fans there is nothing like the roar of [...]

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NASCAR rolls into Homestead, Florida, for its final weekend of this unbelievably long season, and once again, Jimmie Johnson is on the threshold of another championship—in fact, an unprecedented fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title. It is a remarkable achievement, and one that is all the more remarkable when you consider that this kind [...]

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Baseball, Pro Football, Basketball, College Football, Track and Field, and Hockey all have Halls of Fame. Now, NASCAR has one as well. Last week, the inaugural class was announced for the NASCAR Hall of Fame which will open in May in Charlotte.
In the first class are longtime executives Bill France and Bill France Jr. They [...]

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In NASCAR, there are a lot of things that you don’t want to have happen to you—but at the top of the list is being tagged with the dreaded label, “DNF.” DNF stands for “Did Not Finish”—and a handful of DNFs can wreck (both literally and figuratively) your entire season. Whether because of a blown [...]

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This past Sunday may have been a significant day in NASCAR. At the Michigan International Speedway, Brian Vickers won the Cup Series race for the first time this season. He is also in 13th place in the Chase for the Championship points standings.
But, Sunday meant more than just a win for Vickers.
Sunday was also a [...]

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