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Danica Patrick Takes Up “Honey Badger” Strategy For Upcoming Races

Danica Patrick Takes Up “Honey Badger” Strategy For Upcoming Races

Racing hottie and Go-Daddy spokeswoman Danica Patrick is good to go for her big Sprint Cup debut Feb. 26 at the Daytona 500. Well, at least she will be once she gets into the frame of mind ... continue
NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch to Drive for Phoenix Racing

NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch to Drive for Phoenix Racing

Kurt Busch, 2004 Sprint Cup Champion and NASCAR All-Star has made his decision.  Next year he will be driving the #51 Chevrolet for James Finch on the Phoenix Racing team.  Busch wade it to the Chase for ... continue
Tony Stewart Surges Ahead To Collect Third Sprint Cup Victory

Tony Stewart Surges Ahead To Collect Third Sprint Cup Victory

Tony Stewart entered Sunday's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway three points behind cup leader Carl Edwards and he emerged as the Sprint Cup champion for the third time in his career. Vowing to drive like he had nothing to ... continue
Jimmie Johnson Wins At Kansas Speedway, Eyes Another Championship

Jimmie Johnson Wins At Kansas Speedway, Eyes Another Championship

Jimmie Johnson is only four points away from leading the Chase for the Sprint Cup after taking first place on Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Before chasing his sixth straight Cup title Johnson and his team spent the night ... continue
Kurt Busch Wins At Dover, Moves Into Sprint Cup Contention

Kurt Busch Wins At Dover, Moves Into Sprint Cup Contention

Kurt Busch jumped from ninth to fourth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup points standing, beating out five-time champ Jimmie Johnson at the Dover International Speedway. Busch's No. 22 Dodge seemed to get stronger during the 400-mile ... continue
Tony Stewart Wins Second Chase Series Victory In A Row

Tony Stewart Wins Second Chase Series Victory In A Row

Tony Stewart has done it again going 2 for 2 in the Chase series for the Sprint cup championship. Stewart claimed his victory when Clint Bowyer ran out of gas with just two laps left to go ... continue
Hendrick Motor Sports shakes things up

Hendrick Motor Sports shakes things up

Let me start by saying I don't like when NASCAR Sprint Cup racing teams swap out crew chiefs for other crew chiefs already on the payroll. I am not talking about guys coming up from the Camping ... continue
Jimmie Johnson wins 5th Cup series title

Jimmie Johnson wins 5th Cup series title

Once again Jimmie Johnson has done some things that no one else has been able to do. The most important thing he did today was win his fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. He now ranks third ... continue
What role will teammates play in the Sprint Cup Championship showdown?

What role will teammates play in the Sprint Cup Championship showdown?

When the NASCAR Sprint Cup circus comes to Homestead this Sunday for the final race of the 2010 season, only three drivers will have a shot at the point’s championship. Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, and Kevin Harvick ... continue
Kyle Busch is just a punk

Kyle Busch is just a punk

On one hand I like Kyle Busch's passion for racing, and really his passion for winning. However he constantly lets his emotions get the better of him, and even his crew chief finally had to call him ... continue
Denny Hamlin wins a wild race in Texas

Denny Hamlin wins a wild race in Texas

Denny Hamlin did what he needed to do. He went to Texas and finished in front of Jimmie Johnson. He also happened to win the race, and now is the NASCAR Sprint Cup point’s leader. Since Denny ... continue
Kyle Busch sweeps weekend at Bristol

Kyle Busch sweeps weekend at Bristol

Kyle Busch has notched another NASCAR record. This week all three of NASCAR's National Touring series converged on the track in Bristol, Tennessee. The one thing they had in common, Kyle Busch won them all. It is ... continue
Roush replaces crew chief on #17 Matt Kenseth team

Roush replaces crew chief on #17 Matt Kenseth team

One cannot go without winning races for an extended period of time and expect to keep his job for very long. Drew Blickensderfer found that out on when he was reassigned within the Roush organization and Todd ... continue
Just how bad are the NASCAR TV numbers?

Just how bad are the NASCAR TV numbers?

There have been many, the sky is falling stories about the NASCAR TV ratings so far in 2009. While the TV numbers are down from 2008, and way down from their peak in 2004 and 2005 the ... continue
Jimmie Johnson’s amazing feat

Jimmie Johnson’s amazing feat

Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway last night. It was Johnson's sixth win of the 2009 Sprint Cup season, and the 46th win of his career. However a few other numbers ... continue
Has Dale Jr. lost his passion for racing?

Has Dale Jr. lost his passion for racing?

It seems as if Dale Earnhardt Jr. has lost something. It seems that just a few years ago Dale Jr. was the up and coming NASCAR driver that was set to dominate the Sprint Cup series for ... continue
Johnson runs out of gas at MIS, again

Johnson runs out of gas at MIS, again

For the second race in a row at Michigan International Speedway three time defending Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson  ran out of gas before the final lap of the race. Sunday Johnson and his team took a ... continue