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Blog Post Archive
FYI WIRZ: NASCAR's Tony Stewart and More Boost Sagging Season at Dover
Most motorsports fans agree that nothing energizes a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and team like victory lane. Wins boost team morale, leader points and driver confidence—especially when your 2013 season has been dismal compared to past championship standards. Show More Summary
Tony Stewart: Are His 2013 Struggles Finally in the Past?
Tony Stewart would love for his surprise win at Dover to be a statement that the No. 14 is back and regularly ready to compete. The three-time series champion could then use the spray of the Victory Lane Budweiser as the detergent wiping away all of the bad cars and poor races he's endured in the first four months of the 2013 season. Show More Summary
Winners and Losers from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover
What an ending, huh? It's not every day that you see a black flag on the final restart of a race cost a driver like Jimmie Johnson the win. Johnson is too good and too experienced to make those sorts of mistakes. And yet it happened in Sunday's Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway, handing the win to Juan Montoya. Show More Summary
FedEx 400 2013 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis
After one of the toughest races of the year, it was Tony Stewart and the No. 14 car that took the checkered flag of the 2013 FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway Sunday afternoon. The racing was intense all day, but Stewart was able to finally corral the rest of the field and lead the last and most important lap. Show More Summary
FedEx 400 2013: Start Time, Lineup, TV Schedule and More
Jimmie Johnson looks to defend his 2012 win at the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks on Sunday in Dover, Del. for what is always one of NASCAR 's marquee events. Denny Hamlin took the pole for the race on a slippery track, while the defending champion Johnson—who has won seven times at Dover—sits at the 24th position to start out. Show More Summary
Belle Isle Grand Prix 2013 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis
Saturday's 2013 Belle Isle Grand Prix was the first of two races to be held in Detroit this weekend, and Mike Conway got his first IndyCar win since 2011—crossing the finish line first after leading the most laps in the race. IZOD IndyCar Series on Twitter had the news as Conway was the first driver to see the checkered flag. Show More Summary
Why Doesn't Dale Earnhardt Jr. Win More NASCAR Sprint Cup Races?
Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans are perhaps the most optimistic in sports. Their driver has won 19 races in his Cup career. During his first six full-time seasons, from 2000 to 2005, plus the first 10 races of 2006, he earned 16 victories. But...Show More Summary
Ranking the 10 Most Embarrassing NASCAR Driver Sponsors in History
Remember the movie Stroker Ace? In it, Burt Reynolds was a top-tier NASCAR driver trying to get out of a terrible contract with a businessman named Clyde Torkle. Ace, not the greatest at contract negotiation (obviously), was forced to make numerous public appearances in a chicken suit as a means of promoting Torkle 's Chicken Pit restaurants. Show More Summary
Belle Isle Grand Prix 2013: Start Time, Lineup, TV Schedule and More
This weekend’s Chevrolet Grand Prix Detroit Dual at Belle Isle Park is a chance for drivers to make—or break—their 2013 IndyCar season. The two races, one on Saturday and then another on Sunday, will be worth the full amount of points. Show More Summary
Inside David Ragan's David vs. Goliath Battle in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
David Ragan has been around long enough to know the realities of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. When it comes to race teams, there are haves and have-nots. There may be a few sprinkled in between, but mostly teams either have what it takes to be a top contender week in and week out in the series or they don’t. Show More Summary
Ranking the 10 Most Dominant Seasons in Sprint Cup History
Although fans get the biggest thrills out of the seasons where the championship is decided at the last minute—where everything is neck-and-neck and the fans are on the edge of their seats—something about those championship runs where a driver proceeds to destroy the competition resonates with NASCAR fans. Show More Summary
FYI WIRZ NASCAR's 7 Winners in 2013 Charge into Race 13 at Dover
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit rolls into race 13 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, seven drivers bring wins to the garage where teams will prepare for the “Monster Mile.” Matt Kenseth leads the victory pack with three wins. Show More Summary
Stock Watch for Top Drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
These are volatile times for fans involved in the business of following many of NASCAR's biggest stars in the Sprint Cup Series. Time is money, and when you shake out how much time AND money many of this sport's most passionate fans pour into following their heroes, it's obviously the time to preach caution and prudence. Show More Summary
Ranking the 10 Biggest Blunders of the 2013 NASCAR Season
We do a lot of top 10 lists at Bleacher Report over the course of a given NASCAR season. Some are lists that drivers and teams want to be on; some are lists that nobody wants to be on. This list falls firmly under the second of those two categories. Show More Summary
Ranking the Top 10 Traditions in NASCAR
NASCAR, like other sports has many traditions. Someone started many of these and they stuck. Sometimes, nobody really knows who started them or when because, well, it's just always been. Ranking the best of these traditions is going to be tough assignment. Show More Summary
Calling Contender or Pretender NASCAR for Sprint Cup Series Top 10 Drivers
NASCAR still has a ways to go before the 2013 season enters the Chase, but which one of the current top-10 drivers is a contender or a pretender when it comes to the title hunt? So far the Chase this year looks like it could see some familiar faces. Show More Summary
Complete Preview of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover
This week the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will race at Dover International Speedway for the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks. Dover is known as the world’s fastest one-mile oval. The concrete racetrack has 24 degree banking in the corners that makes it race like a Super Speedway. Show More Summary
10 Young Drivers with the Potential to Star in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR 's youth movement of the early to mid 2000s is officially dead. After years of teams seeking the latest and greatest young driver who team owners and sponsors hoped would be the next Jeff Gordon, sticking with veteran drivers has become the norm in the Sprint Cup Series. Show More Summary
Indy 500 Results: Leaderboard, Payout and Recap of 2013 Race
Tony Kanaan will take home $2.35 million after winning the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500, according to Jeff Olsen of USA Today. The highly anticipated race lived up to the hype and more at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 26. Show More Summary
Fantasy NASCAR Picks for FedEx 400 at Dover
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will head to Dover this week for a fast-paced race at the Monster Mile. Dover is a high-banked one-mile racetrack that requires drivers to find a rhythm in order to make speed. For fantasy NASCAR players, that means past performance at Dover will be the determining factor in selecting your team. Show More Summary