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Dropping the Hammer

Dropping the Hammer: For History’s Sake, Let Fans Attend NASCAR’s Next Gen Test at Bowman Gray Stadium

October 13, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
Bowman Gray Stadium

Maybe it was foreshadowing, or maybe Ben Kennedy was just stating a fact. On Sept. 15, NASCAR’s senior vice president of strategy and innovation, and …

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Dropping the Hammer: More Reasons Why Bubba Wallace’s Talladega Win Is a Big Deal

October 6, 2021October 5, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
Bubba Wallace at Talladega

Where do you even begin? Let’s start with 4:27 p.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 4. With rain coming down and more to come, NASCAR declared …

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Dropping the Hammer: The Next (Best?) Hope For Daniel Hemric

September 30, 2021September 29, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
Daniel Hemric

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Daniel Hemric will drive for a new race team next season. Last week brought the news that for …

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Dropping The Hammer: AJ Allmendinger Has ‘Nothing To Lose’

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
AJ Allmendinger at Bristol Motor Speedway

AJ Allmendinger did not have the best car. On Friday night (Sept. 17) at Bristol Motor Speedway, the 39-year-old estimates he had at best a …

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Dropping The Hammer: NASCAR Cup Drivers React to Largest Next Gen Car Test Yet

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
NASCAR Next Gen Car at Daytona

Five months before its official debut, the club of NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have gotten a crack at the Next Gen car grew last …

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Dropping the Hammer: Staying Young With Dale Earnhardt Jr.

September 14, 2021September 8, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
Dale Earnhardt Jr at Talladega

For one day a year, either on a Friday night or a Saturday afternoon, I get to be 13 years old again. Normally, that wouldn’t …

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Dropping the Hammer: Michael McDowell Uncertain of 2022 Plans Despite Daytona Win

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
Michael McDowell and Bubba Wallace (Credit: NKP)

It’s mid-August and Michael McDowell doesn’t yet know his plans for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. But that’s typical for McDowell. Every season he’s …

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The ‘Pure Enjoyment’ of AJ Allmendinger’s Indianapolis Cup Win

December 1, 2021August 16, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
AJ Allmendinger celebrates his victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

On Saturday evening (Aug. 14), AJ Allmendinger didn’t have much to say. 

After finishing second in the Xfinity Series race on the Indianapolis Road Course, the 39-year-old veteran ace was “disappointed.”

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Dropping the Hammer: COVID Again Looms Over NASCAR

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
Kyle Larson at Watkins Glen

Things were going so well. The world was returning to a vaguely defined “normal.” After not attending a NASCAR race as a member of the …

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Dropping the Hammer: An Ode to Bob Jenkins

August 11, 2021August 9, 2021 by Daniel McFadin
Bob Jenkins

“Hello everyone, I’m Bob Jenkins.” As I drove home Monday evening, I listened to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. At one point, the channel returned from commercial. …

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