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Happiness Is… One Still Left To Go

Happiness Is… One Still Left To Go

Nov 20, 2014
Sayonara NASCAR season.  In many ways, you’ll be missed.  You’ll be missed for the weekly habit.  You’ll be missed for the ongoing drama, manufactured or not.  You’ll be missed for the weekly dose of horsepower, speed, and silliness.  You’ll be missed for the variance, because one week could be fantastic and the next a dud, …

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Going By the Numbers: NASCAR’s Newbie Cup Runneth Over in 2014

Going By the Numbers: NASCAR’s Newbie Cup Runneth Over in 2014

Nov 20, 2014
The 2014 season is over, and NASCAR’s gained the highest degree of attention – positive or otherwise – it’s received in years. And yet, you’re not happy. That’s certainly the case for many fans and viewers of the sport, who look at the experiment that was the new Chase format with disdain, even outrage. The …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Bidding 2014 A Fond Farewell

Truckin’ Thursdays: Bidding 2014 A Fond Farewell

Nov 20, 2014
Author’s Note: A huge thank you goes out to all of my readers throughout the 2014 season! I know it was a tough one with short fields and an insanely sporadic schedule, but each and every one of you stuck by me while I continued to do what I love in writing. Thank you from …

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2014 NASCAR Fantasy Review: Booms, Busts and Future Hopes

2014 NASCAR Fantasy Review: Booms, Busts and Future Hopes

Nov 20, 2014
The just-completed NASCAR season had its usual twists and turns along with some punches thrown as well, and while those events sometimes had a significant effect on the outcome of a real race, they also likely had an effect on the outcome of how your fantasy team fared. The following is a brief overview of …

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Hendrick Motorsports Shakes Up No. 5 Team Personnel

Hendrick Motorsports Shakes Up No. 5 Team Personnel

Nov 19, 2014
The NASCAR season may be over, but Wednesday morning proved that the work continues. Hendrick Motorsports announced a couple of personnel changes for Kasey Kahne’s contract year in 2015. Effective immediately, Kenny Francis, who served as crew chief for Kahne since the final race of the 2005 season, moves to the vehicle technical director position …

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Did You Notice? … Distinguishing NASCAR Dreams From Reality

Did You Notice? … Distinguishing NASCAR Dreams From Reality

Nov 19, 2014
Did You Notice? … The audience increased for this year’s version of the Chase? Homestead ratings, released Tuesday wrapped up the latest ten-race version of NASCAR’s playoff, a 3.1 Nielsen number flat year-to-year but still good enough to keep the audience rising. Yes, executives around the sport are trumpeting how much this postseason boosted interest. …

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NASCAR Mailbox: My Appeal to NASCAR – LEAVE IT ALONE!

NASCAR Mailbox: My Appeal to NASCAR – LEAVE IT ALONE!

Nov 19, 2014
Holy cow! It’s only been a few days since the final race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and I’m still pumped up about it. I was cheering for no particular driver and yet I found my heart racing in the close laps of the race, unwilling at times to even look down …

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: Top 15 After Homestead

NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: Top 15 After Homestead

Nov 19, 2014
Four drivers entered the season finale at Homestead with one mission: finish ahead of the other three and win the 2014 Sprint Cup Series championship. There was a general consensus that whoever won the championship would also have to win the race, and that proved to be the case as all four drivers were strong …

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The Forgotten Stories From Championship Weekend at Homestead

The Forgotten Stories From Championship Weekend at Homestead

Nov 19, 2014
As NASCAR descended on Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend, much of the focus was on the final four drivers heading into the race that would decide who went home as the 2014 Sprint Cup Series champion, and rightfully so. But what the two hours of pre-race coverage on ESPN, along with much of the race broadcast …

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The Frontstretch Five: Memories to Keep From 2014

The Frontstretch Five: Memories to Keep From 2014

Nov 19, 2014
Welcome to the Frontstretch Five, a brand-new column for 2014! Each week, Amy Henderson takes a look at the racing, the drivers and the storylines that drive NASCAR and produces a list of five people, places, things and ideas that define the current state of our sport. This week, Amy has some 2014 memories that …

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Brian Scott Re-signs With Richard Childress Racing for 2015

Brian Scott Re-signs With Richard Childress Racing for 2015

Nov 18, 2014
Motorsport.com is reporting that Brian Scott has re-signed with Richard Childress Racing for the 2015 season. Scott will once again be back behind the wheel of the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Xfintiy Series (formally the NASCAR Nationwide Series). “I’m excited about whatever the future holds for me,” Scott told Motorsport.com. “Obviously, I’ve …

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NASCAR Reinstates Troy Cupples, Suspends Kelly Johnson Under Substance Abuse Policy

NASCAR Reinstates Troy Cupples, Suspends Kelly Johnson Under Substance Abuse Policy

Nov 18, 2014
One crew member was reinstated, while another crew member was suspended. NASCAR announced on Tuesday, November 18th that they have reinstated Troy Cupples, a crew member in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as he has successfully completed NASCAR’s Substance Abuse Policy Road to Recovery Program. Couples was found in violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to …

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