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The Chase for the Sprint Cup just got a lot more interesting
This is Michael Jordan twisting his ankle in the fourth quarter, Tiger Woods knocking himself in the head with his driver on the 17th hole. With only three races remaining in the Chase, Jimmie Johnson had his fourth straight Cup sewn up if he averaged a top-10 finish . All that would have to ...
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Running wide open: The Dickies 500/Texas talkback thread
Hey, everybody! Time for the third-to-last race of the Sprint Cup championship! Will Jimmie run away with it? Will Kyle pick up his third win in three nights? Anything can happen, friends! Enjoy the race, and we'll see you here and over on the live chat.
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The Chrome Horn, episode 27: Dario Franchitti
Hey, guess who joins us today on The Chrome Horn? Two-time IRL champion Dario Franchitti ! You remember, the guy who came over for a cup of coffee in NASCAR! Dude who's married to Ashley Judd! He's a good guy, and he put up with our nonsense, including our leadoff Farley-esque "You're ...
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Taillights fade: Looking back on Scott Speed's 2009
We're getting within sight of the end of the season, and so it's time to begin our look back. In a feature shamelessly ripped from Puck Daddy's Death Watch and Big League Stew's Walk Toward The Light , we'll be counting down each and every car that fell short of the Sprint Cup this ...
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The Pace Lap: The Dickies 500 @ Texas Motor Speedway
Welcome to The Pace Lap, your catchall preview post! Let's get you started on race weekend with a metric truckload of stats, facts, opinion and innuendo. The race: The Dickies 500 @ Texas Motor Speedway The specs: 334 laps around a 1.5-mile track The broadcasts: ABC, plus the live chat ...
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Four Wide: Time to stop racing altogether at Talladega?
Bringing you the best in NASCAR news and opinion. Get your day rolling right ... or left, whichever. • An unconventional view: it's time to stop racing at Talladega. Well, that's one solution. [ Baltimore Sun ] • The No. 1 problem in NASCAR today? Nobody respects anybody anymore. [ ...
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Midnight Marbles, where Hornish has Eeyore on his back
Hey everybody -- welcome back to Midnight Marbles, where you can chat about anything or nothing at all. Start with Sam Hornish Jr. there getting attacked by a vicious Eeyore; I'm surprised we didn't hear more about that. Seems like something that'd be newsworthy. For those of you new to the ...
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Nationwide Car of Tomorrow rolls out to praise, high hopes
Change is a-comin' to the Nationwide Series, and so far, everybody's pretty much happy with it. NASCAR is r olling out new Nationwide cars in the same way that the Car of Tomorrow became the de facto Sprint Cup car two years ago. Perhaps NASCAR learned a thing or two from watching the CoT in ...
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C-a-c: Let's go fishing, Tony! It'll be just like Godfather 2!
Hey, Chase is over, so why not go fishing, right? That's Tony Stewart there on the right, fishing at the Office Depot Foundation Charity Fishing Tournament in Lake Okeechobee in Florida. I feel certain you can find humor in this photo. (Also in the pic:  Ed Cooper of Sanford/Newell ...
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Four Wide: Kyle Busch runs pretty darn well in Texas
Bringing you the best in NASCAR news, updates and info. Get your day rolling right ... or left, whichever. • Kyle Busch is looking to win his fourth straight Nationwide race at Texas Motor Speedway. This kid's good, and I bet he'll be making the Chase in the next few years. [ Scene Daily ...
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How Jimmie Johnson could still lose the Sprint Cup
Everybody's going ahead and giving Jimmie Johnson his fourth Sprint Cup championship, but hold on! We've still got races to run! What's that you say? You say there's no way anybody's catching Jimmie? Balderdash, we say! Mathematically, it's still possible -- phenomenally unlikely, but still ...
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Times have changed at Talladega in the last two years
Here's a nice little find from the 2007 Aaron's 499 driver's meeting. Pay close attention to what NASCAR prez Mike Helton said about bump-drafting back then: So the lesson, then, is simple. NASCAR's attitude toward its rules is like London's weather -- if you don't like it, wait a half hour ...
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Danica and Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Together at last?
This is as juicy as NASCAR gossip gets, as silly as Silly Season can be: Danica Patrick is reportedly close to signing a deal with Dale Earnhardt Jr. 's JR Motorsports Nationwide team. ESPN's Ryan McGee and Marty Smith broke the news on Wednesday , indicating that a source reported that talks ...
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From the Couch: RIP Talladega
Wow, what else is there to be said? That sucked. From the candy-colored streamline parade to JJ's dumb luck, there wasn't much to relish. Yup, it sucked for a multitude of reasons, but the biggest may have to be the death of a unique race. RIP Talladega , welcome to the cookie cutter club.  ...
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They make it 'cause we buy it: The Jimmie Johnson gnome
No sport offers up a more bewildering array of souvenir crap memorabilia than NASCAR, and They Make It digs deep into the corners of the Internet to bring all that strangeness to light. Today: the finest in high-quality eyewear. The item: The Jimmie Johnson gnome, $19.99 from CBS Sports ...
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Join us for the Marbles' Chat, Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET
Time again for another Marbles chat! The Chase may be all but over, but our chats are still running strong. Come hang at 1:00 Eastern and talk NASCAR. See you here! <a ...
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The Marbles at Talladega: A Twitterary journey
We spent the weekend roaming Talladega, and as has become a tradition around these parts, documented our journey in real-time via Twitter. ( Follow me here .) Below are some of the greatest hits from the weekend ... Heading to Talladega for the day, plunging into the heart of Junior Nation ...
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NASCAR's response to 'Dega criticism doesn't satisfy
There's a lot of anger and frustration floating around NASCAR these days. Jimmie Johnson 's dominance has robbed the Chase of any bit of drama, leading everyone who's not a fan of the 48 to rage at a system that hasn't produced a different champion in what will likely end up being half a ...
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The Brad Keselowski era starts early at Penske
Brad Keselowski is one of the most talented drivers to come along in some time, so you can see why Roger Penske gave him a battlefield promotion, bringing him up to the bigs for the final three races of the season . Brad Keselowski also caused the big wrecks at Talladega in the spring and ...
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In Memoriam: Talladega Commitment Cone, 2002-2009
Sad news out of Talladega this weekend, as Pit Road Commitment Cone has perished as a result of an on-track accident involving Kurt Busch . Cone had served faithfully at the track for many years, and was a visible and reliable presence at the superspeedway. "I don't know anybody who didn't ...
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