I take it that you heard the rumbling sound coming out of your speakers this past weekend. That’s right; NASCAR is back, and not a moment too soon. The offseason always seems interminable. As I stated last week, 2015 will look relatively similar to 2014 here in Couch Potato Tuesday, but with some changes. For …

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After months of inactivity, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back for the 2015 season. The first entry list of the 2015 season is now live, for the NextERA Energy Resources 250 from Daytona International Speedway. The race will be held this Friday, Feb. 20. Currently, 34 trucks are entered for the race, as …

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Attention, NASCAR XFINITY Series fans: your time has come. The first entry list of the 2015 season is here for the Alert Today Florida 300, held Feb. 21 at Daytona International Speedway. In all, 47 cars are currently entered for the race as of the Monday preliminary entry list, meaning that, barring any additions or …

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A Kent County Family Court judge has ordered NASCAR’s Kurt Busch to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, according to a report from USA Today Sports. The announcement came from Driscoll’s attorney. Carolyn McNeice said the order was issued Monday. Any further details and the opinion supporting the order by Commissioner David Jones would be …

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NASCAR Next driver Dylan Lupton is taking the first steps to moving up the ranks. Lupton has landed a partial NASCAR XFINITY Series deal with Athenian Motorsports for the 2015 season, NASCAR announced on its website today. The 21-year old will run seven races for the team, splitting the No. 25 Chevrolet with John Wes …

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In his young career, Chad Boat has run in the XFINITY Series, K&N Pro East and West and even in sprint cars, most recently making the A-Main at the Chili Bowl Nationals. In 2015, he’ll add another series to his resume: the Camping World Truck Series. Billy Boat Motorsports (BBM) announced today that Chad Boat …

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Editor’s Note: Jeff Wolfe takes over our Hot/Not column this year. Come back every Tuesday to see his take on the sport along with which NASCAR drivers are trending up… or down over the last few weeks of racing. Burnouts (Hot) Matt Kenseth went without a win in 2014, so maybe his victory in the …

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James Jakes is back in the IndyCar paddock. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) announced today that James Jakes will drive the team’s No. 7 Honda-powered car, competing for the 2015 Verizon IndyCar championship. The move comes less than a week after Jakes tested with SPM as part of an IndyCar-sanctioned two day test at NOLA Motorsports …

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Who’s In The Headline – Matt Kenseth added another notch to his Daytona belt. The two-time 500 champ wrestled the lead away from Martin Truex Jr. on lap 56 and took control of NASCAR’s season-opening exhibition race, the Sprint Unlimited. Kenseth did his best rolling chicane maneuvers over the final 19 circuits of the event, successfully …

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Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson may like knockout qualifying for the Daytona 500, but those sentiments were not shared by most of their colleagues in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage. Gordon will lead the field to the green in his last-ever start in the sport’s biggest race – a scenario that couldn’t have been …

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Quite the story line indeed. In his final full-time season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Jeff Gordon will start on the pole for what will be his final start in the Daytona 500. Gordon is the first driver to win a Daytona 500 pole in the new group qualifying format that was introduced last season, However, believe …

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It appears that not everything from the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was left completely behind. Of course, is it ever? Last Saturday night was the unofficial start to the 2015 season in the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway and, though Matt Kenseth won the race, the conversation surrounded a post-race confrontation between …

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