Five Lovable NASCAR Drivers


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Over the years and throughout the seasons ever since NASCAR first ever race many drivers have gone on capture the heart of NASCAR fans. Some drivers have won fans over some way, others probably not so much. Since the beginning of the sport many drivers have gone on to become loved and respected by fans [...]

Hendrick Motorsports 2013 Team Preview


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NASCAR’s super team is getting stronger, well at least they seem to be. Hendrick Motorsports is known as the powerhouse team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. They have four drivers, each of which are clear contenders for the championship as the green flag for the season is waved annually. In 2012, Hendrick Motorsports drivers [...]

Nascar: Preseason Thunder Day 1


Matt Kenseth

  It’s great to turn on the Speed Channel, and actually see some racing activity. Preseason Thunder got underway on Thursday morning from Daytona International Speedway, and the afternoon session was carried by the Speed Channel. Race teams are testing all of the specifications with the new Gen 6 car prior to the season opening Daytona 500 next month. [...]

NASCAR: Silly Season Is Almost Over


Daytona International Speedway

  Being a 65-year-old Race Fan, I don’t get into the off-season hoopla. I could care less about banquet seating, driver activities, and all of the other nonsense that NASCAR tries to get me interested in. I want to see racing. I want to see 43 cars fired up and coming down to get the [...]

NASCAR: Jeff Gordon Will Ride 6th Gen To A Championship


Jeff Gordon

If there ever was a driver that suffered with NASCAR’s COT car, it was Jeff Gordon. Don’t believe me?  Take a look at the stats for the 41 year old driver of the Dupont Chevrolet since the beginning of the 2008 season. Of the 87 career wins for Gordon, and the four Cup Championships, only [...]

NASCAR: Can Dale Earnhardt Jr. Win Again In 2013 ?


Dale-Earnhardt-Jr.

  I was very impressed with what I saw from NASCAR’s most popular driver in the 2012 Sprint Cup Season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. went from a person who was blaming everyone and everybody for his failures on the race track, to a driver who was finally in control of his life, and his legacy. Dale Earnhardt Jr’s success in 2012 [...]

Five reasons why NASCAR diecast cars are addicting


via Lionel NASCAR Collectibles website

NASCAR fans are crazy as it is. With the way the sport has panned out over the past 65-years, NASCAR has become one of the greatest marketing schemes of all time. It isn’t a bad thing, not even close, but it has made Americans spend thousands of dollars per year on NASCAR-related items. A few [...]

Clint Bowyer Was Biggest 2012 Surprise In NASCAR


Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson

Even after Clint Bowyer’s first win of the 2012 season at The Toyota/Save Mart 350 in California back in June, I remember writing a blog saying Michael Waltrip Racing still needed a top line driver if they were ever going to make a serious run at a Sprint Cup title, but was I ever wrong. [...]

Can The New Sixth Generation Car Save NASCAR ?


Jeff Gordon

With Television ratings and fan interest in rapid decline, it became apparent to Brian France and his cronies at NASCAR, there were some changes needed. Cookie cutter 1.5 mile D-Oval race tracks, squeaky clean drivers with high dollar sponsors, and stock cars that can’t be identified through body style have led a once fledgling sport [...]

Jeff Gordon 2012 NASCAR Season in Review


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Jeff Gordon and the No. 24 AARP / Drive to End Hunger Chevy team started the 2012 NASCAR season as always trying to match and/or beat Jimmie Johnson the team that he owns.  Every team starts the season trying to match and/or beat the No. 48 team.  It wasn’t going to happen right from the [...]