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Dropping the Hammer

Dropping the Hammer: NASCAR’s Days of Future Past

February 28, 2023 by Daniel McFadin

As we commemorate NASCAR’s 75th year, it’s surreal to see symbols of the sport’s growth in the years surrounding the 50th anniversary fall to the wayside.

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Dropping the Hammer: Kyle Busch Strikes Back in Xfinity

February 14, 2023 by Daniel McFadin
2021 Nashville NXS Kyle Busch guitar victory lane NKP

Kyle Busch returns to NASCAR Xfinity Series competition in 2023 after initially retiring from the series after his 100th win.

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Dropping the Hammer: Ross Chastain Did That

October 31, 2022October 30, 2022 by Daniel McFadin
Ross Chastain celebrates after earning a spot in the Championship 4 at Martinsville Speedway. (Photo: Daniel McFadin)

Ross Chastain accomplished what no NASCAR driver has done before: the successful “video game” maneuver. His reward? A spot in the Championship 4.

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Dropping the Hammer: NASCAR Suspends No One, Except Bubba Wallace

April 27, 2025October 19, 2022 by Daniel McFadin
Bubba Wallace stands on pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

NASCAR’s 2022 season has been filled with retaliatory wrecks, including those worse than Bubba Wallace’s incident with Kyle Larson.

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Dropping the Hammer: Life Lessons With Brad Keselowski & Kyle Busch

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 by Daniel McFadin
Daniel McFadin Dropping the Hammer

Daniel McFadin recounts his last two years as a NASCAR journalist through the lens of Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch.

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Dropping the Hammer: Put Texas Motor Speedway Out of Its Misery

October 1, 2022September 28, 2022 by Daniel McFadin
Texas Motor speedway

The Texas Motor Speedway of the last 25 years should be left to the history books.

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Dropping the Hammer: Kyle Busch’s ‘Reset’

September 17, 2022September 14, 2022 by Daniel McFadin
Kyle Busch and Richard Childress

A long, hot summer of speculation and questions about Kyle Busch’s future came to an unsurprising end Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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Dropping the Hammer: How Erik Jones Got His ‘Groove’ Back

September 8, 2022September 6, 2022 by Daniel McFadin
Erik Jones

Erik Jones’ Southern 500 win is meaningful to the Petty GMS Motorsports driver because of all of the people that “counted me out.”

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Dropping the Hammer: Toyota’s David Wilson & His ‘Hope’ for Kyle Busch

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 by Daniel McFadin
David Wilson and Kyle Busch

Toyota Racing President David Wilson believes they’re “still in the mix” to keep Kyle Busch. But it increasingly feels like a case of wishful thinking.

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Dropping the Hammer: Kyle Busch & the Wind of Change

August 24, 2022August 23, 2022 by Daniel McFadin
Kyle Busch

Over the last four months, the prospects of Kyle Busch staying with Joe Gibbs Racing have become bleak, writes Daniel McFadin. On Saturday, Busch said a “big change” is in store for him.

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