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Danica Patrick NASCAR debut with JR Motorsports

TweetDanica Patrick said today she might make her NASCAR debut Feb. 20 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. The popular IndyCar driver recently announced plans to try her hand at stock-car racing on a limited basis in 2010, driving in NASCAR’s second-tier Nationwide Series in a Chevrolet prepared by JR Motorsports, a team led [...]

Jimmie Johnson and the Hendrick Motorsports dynasty

TweetSporting News measures Jimmie Johnson’s ongoing string of success not only impressive as it relates to its place in NASCAR history; it stands up against the greatest sporting achievements of all time. After capping off his fourth consecutive championship season, Jimmie Johnson has put his Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team in an echelon [...]

Jimmie Johnson sets sights on 4th consecutive championship

TweetJimmie Johnson comes back from a dismal outing in Texas to take the win in a dominant fashion in Pheonix while expanding his points lead over teammates and competitors Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon. Johnson can wrap up his fourth consecutive NASCAR cup championship next weekend in Homestead by finishing 25th or better to clinch [...]

NASCAR Review: Jimmie Johnson edges Tony Stewart at Dover

TweetJimmie Johnson had his most dominant outing of the year on Sunday edging Tony Stewart for the win at Dover. Johnson led a career-high 298 laps to snatch his 42nd career Cup victory and second of the season. Stewart did his best to hold off Johnson, but in the end the faster car prevailed. “I [...]

NASCAR driver Kevin Grubb commits suicide

TweetNASCAR driver Kevin Grubb died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on Wednesday. The 31-year-old was suspended from NASCAR indefinitely in 2006 because he refused to submit to a random drug test following the Busch Series race at Richmond International Raceway. “In NASCAR, we focus on the winners and the near-winners. We [...]

ATV Racing Outreach DVD

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ATV racing outreach DVD featuring Extreme Dirt Track Nationals’ champion and custom quad builder Quinn Michael, with cameo of former NFL coach Tony Dungy.

Mark Martin makes history in Pheonix

TweetMark Martin became the third-oldest winner in NASCAR history Saturday night, snapping a 97-race winless streak with a dominating run at Phoenix International Raceway. The 50-year-old Martin started from the pole and led 157 of 312 laps. Before Martin, only three drivers 50 or older won Cup races: Gant, Shepherd and Bobby Allison. “Age is [...]

Testimony of the late Evel Knievel

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Earnhardt Jr. says Busch might have “Intimidator’s” style

TweetAfter their incident last weekend in Richmond, the blogosphere has been replete with comparisons of Kyle Busch to the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., hailing “Rowdy Busch’s” style as more like the “Intimidator” than Dale Jr. “Little E” weighed in on the discussion as he spoke to reporters at Darlington Raceway on Thursday. “On the racetrack, [...]

Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. – NASCAR Rivalry

TweetNASCAR – The Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports rivalry took on a new intensity Saturday night in Richmond when Kyle Busch spun Dale Earnhardt Jr late in the race. The Earnhardt-Busch saga should make things pretty interesting for the rest of the season!