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June 12th, 2008

NASCAR Rivals: Patrick Carpentier vs. Sam Hornish Jr.

Coming into Sunday’s Pocono 500 race, both Sam Hornish Jr. and Patrick Carpentier found themselves in 33rd and 38th place in the standings, respectively, as both drivers continue to fight in a bid to make the cut for the top-35 in owner’s points. In Hornish’s case, it’s an effort to keep the car inside the […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 26th, 2008

Rating the Race: Lowe’s - Coca Cola 600

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In the longest race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, Kasey Kahne proved that attrition pays off, as he was setup in the right place at the right time in the closing laps of the Coca Cola 600 to put his no. 9 Dodge into Victory Lane at […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments

May 4th, 2008

Rating the Race: Richmond - Dan Lowry 400

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Saturday night’s running of the Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 was one of dominance, heartbreak, surprise, and all-around pure excitement, and the Sprint Cup Series manage to squeeze it all into just 400 laps at Richmond International Raceway. In fact, there hasn’t been any […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 11 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Women Charging on Cup Series’ Week Off

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The Sprint Cup Series was off this past week while the Nationwide Series took to the streets of Mexico City for the Corona Mexico 200 as Kyle Busch cruised to his third consecutive Nationwide Series victory. That, however, was not the headline that the sports world […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

April 20th, 2008

“Wild Thing” Does It Again

The Sprint Cup Series was off this week, but that didn’t stop the Nationwide Series from running their most highly anticipated race of the season as they headed to Mexico City for their annual running of the Corona Mexico 200 for the fourth year in a row.
In the closing laps of the race, Kyle Busch […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 5 comments

April 18th, 2008

the Big Ten: NASCAR Mania - Results

The votes are in, and I’ve tallied your winners. So, strap in, and let’s get you ringside for the first-ever NASCAR Mania! Enjoy!
Rookie Brawl - Five Way Elimination Match:
Patrick Carpentier and Regan Smith eliminated one another via a double countout. Dario Franchitti pinned Sam Hornish Jr via a Small Package. Then, Michael McDowell closed the […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

April 17th, 2008

NASCAR Adds Test Session at Lowe’s

Lowe’s Motor Speedway President, Humpy Wheeler, asked … and, now he has received. The NASCAR sanctioning body announced last Tuesday that they have added an open testing session at Lowe’s for all Sprint Cup Series drivers on May 5-6, just twelve days prior to the running of the annual All-Star Race, and twenty days before […]

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April 11th, 2008

Qualifying: Phoenix

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Thursday night’s Sprint Cup qualifying session contained nothing near the drama that was witnessed last weekend at Texas qualifying, but it did feature “Flyin” Ryan Newman turning in the fastest lap of the evening en route to picking up his 43rd career pole award. His lap […]

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April 6th, 2008

Rating the Race: Texas - Samsung 500

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We started Sunday’s running of the Samsung 500 with each of NASCAR’s four car manufacturer’s with a car in the top-four of the starting grid, and that’s exactly how we ended the day, though the race wasn’t […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments

April 4th, 2008

Junior Nation Sits on Texas Pole

Dale Earnhardt Jr. turned in the fastest lap during Friday’s Sprint Cup qualifying for the Samsung 500, and for the sixth time through the first seven races, a Hendrick Motorsports car will lead the field to the drop of the green flag for the start of the race. Junior’s lap of 28.286 was about 2/10th’s […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments