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NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Lower-Series Lifers

Gateway Motorsports Park - Day 2

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Today, we show legends of NASCAR’s circuits not named the Cup Series some love.

Thinkin’ Dirty, Vol. 14: 2021 Jason Johnson Classic at Lake Ozark

Brad Sweet

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The A-Main: Defending World of Outlaws series champion Brad Sweet had a car that navigated the bumps of Lake Ozark Speedway better than any other car in the field, and that was what he needed to run away from Sheldon Haudenschild to comfortably win the $15,000 Jason Johnson Classic Saturday night (March 27). Sweet and …

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Thursday Morning Thunder, Vol. 1: Was Dirt Racing Lucky or Good in 2020?

2015 Eldora CWTS dirt credit NASCAR via Getty Images

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Our own Matt McLaughlin said it best back in June when he was called into sub on my (and his) former Thinkin’ Out Loud column. No one was yelling at me, and no one threw a punch, but NASCAR’s actions that month had me evaluating what my future held. What started at Martinsville Speedway was …

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Rick Crawford Driver Diary: 4 Feet Short & Gone Golfing

Sorry for keeping you all waiting on this edition of my diary. Sometimes our schedules just get crazy! Our last race at Talladega was definitely a good one. That was a very important one for me since Talladega is my home track. I’m from L.A. That stands for Lower Alabama, which is where my hometown …

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