NASCAR
McDonald’s to sponsor more races for Jamie McMurray; Bass Pro Shops to sponsor one race?
McDonald’s will increase its sponsorship on Jamie McMurray’s No. 1 Chevy to help make up for the departure of primary sponsor Bass Pro Shops, an Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing spokesperson said Thursday.... Read More »
NASCAR drivers, track historian question Formula 1 in America
Robert Duvall, portraying cranky NASCAR crew chief Harry Hogge in 1990’s Days of Thunder, barked that racecar drivers don’t attend funerals. Too sensitive a subject. Hogge was proven wrong at... Read More »
NASCAR title fight proves literal
It was Jimmie Johnson who last week compared the final two weeks of this Chase of the Championship battle to bare-knuckle fighting. Unlikely the five-time champ will ever need a... Read More »
Johnson, Keselowski another classic mano-a-mano NASCAR title fight
It would appear that all the folks clamoring for NASCAR elimination-style playoffs — where drivers were bounced each week until only two battle for the title at Homestead — are... Read More »
NASCAR, ESPN OK with college football pre-emptions
In June, the NFL announced it would shift the start of its late afternoon games from 4:15 to 4:25 due to 1 o’clock games continually running late. But both NASCAR... Read More »
Talladega smash-up solidifies true NASCAR Chase contenders
Except for Denny Hamlin, the recent Talladega strategy of hanging in the back and avoiding trouble went by the wayside Sunday — right before half the cars in the field... Read More »
For NASCAR Chasers, Talladega may provide last chance
Clint Bowyer said it best about Talladega recently: “[It] can shake things up in a big way. It can propel you to the lead or bury you.” Sunday’s race at... Read More »
Danica Patrick haters officially lose their minds after Dale Earnhardt Jr. fires family
We can now blame Danica Patrick for the Kennedy assassination, the upcoming fiscal cliff and that pothole on Main Street that forced many a premature tire realignment. Because if you... Read More »
Brad Keselowski: Honesty doesn’t equal wisdom
In my adolescence I once tried to argue a point with someone 30 years my senior. I was quickly shot down. “You’re trying to talk like a man, but you’re... Read More »
Say goodnight to bad guy Jacques Villeneuve
MONTREAL — As Justin Allgaier jumped out of the car in Victory Lane Saturday, a member of his crew dumped him with cold water. Fittingly, Allgaier had just dumped Jacques... Read More »