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NASCAR 101: Related Drivers in NASCAR

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(Photo: Brett Moist/NKP)

This column was all set. Perfect, even — the idea, that is. It was timely, fitting, whatever. Then Carson Ware dropped off the Gander Outdoors Truck Series entry list for this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. But you know what? Screw it. Doing it anyway. In the event that Ware returns to the entry list (until …

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NASCAR 101: 5 Longest Active Winless Streaks in All 3 Series

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Photo: Barry Cantrell/NKP

It’s hard to believe that Kyle Larson had not won in 75 races. Or the fact that Jimmie Johnson still can’t find victory lane. While Larson was able to take a home a much needed checkered flag last Sunday (Oct. 6) at Dover International Raceway to end his winless streak in the Monster Energy NASCAR …

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NASCAR 101: The 5 Longest Active Careers in the Cup Series

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Old Guy Matt Kenseth does not have the longest current Cup career (Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

Though he’s known these days more for his role on TV broadcasts, Hermie Sadler continues a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career that dates back over two decades this weekend when he steps into Premium Motorsports’ No. 7 car at Martinsville Speedway. Sadler, brother of multi-time NASCAR winner and XFINITY Series regular Elliott Sadler (well, …

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The Underdog House: Small NASCAR Teams Thrive At Short Tracks

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Cup Series racing at Martinsville is about survival and persistence. The on-track action always ruffles some feathers, best evidenced by the late-race incident between alpha dogs Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott. What was happening between Kevin Harvick and Ryan Blaney served as the consolation sideshow. PETERS: What Happens Now For Hamlin & Elliott? But at Underdog …

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Hermie Sadler Back at Home with Cup Start at Martinsville

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(Photo: Tyler Barrick/Autostock)

After more than five years, Hermie Sadler will start a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event. And like the last time he raced against the sport’s best in 2012, it comes at his home track of Martinsville Speedway. “I’ve been coming up here since I was five years old,” Emporia, Virginia native Sadler told Frontstretch. “My …

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Entry List: First Data 500

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(Photo: Mike Neff)

And then there were eight. This weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads from Kansas Speedway to the shortest track on the circuit: Martinsville Speedway in Virginia for the 69th annual First Data 500. There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list, meaning the field will be at full capacity barring any entry …

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Hermie Sadler: From Behind the Wheel to In Front of the Camera

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Lights, camera, green flag. Hermie Sadler has been staying busy in the sport of NASCAR for over 15 years. With two wins on his Xfinity Series record, Sadler still sees occasional starts in NASCAR’s second-tier division. In fact, he was behind the wheel as recently as last September at Richmond. The 46-year-old native of Emporia, …

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