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Happiness Is: No. 8 – Birdwatching

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Kevin Harvick celebrating his beatdown at Atlanta (Photo: Barry Cantrell/NKP)

Weʻre back with another installment of bringing joy to the NASCAR world.  Or maybe itʻs regarding the joy that NASCAR brings.  Or perhaps NASCAR fans are just joyful people.  It doesnʻt really matter as long as thereʻs a recognition that joy is supposed to be strewn throughout this column.   We tried to get a …

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Sebastian Vettel Tops Cold Second Day of Barcelona Pre-Test

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Sebastian Vettel took advantage of the soft compound Pirelli tires during is afternoon run on a freezing day to record the fastest time in Day No. 2 of the Pre-Formula 1 test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Tuesday (Feb. 27) in Spain. The four-time World Champion lapped the 2.892-mile road course in a time …

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Toro Rosso Launch STR 13 Challenger in Spain

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Scuderia Toro Rosso introduced their STR 13 challenger Monday morning, February 26, just a few minutes before the start of the 2018 Formula 1 pre-test season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Already working on their wet tire set-ups just a week ago at their filming day in Misano, Italy, the Italian-based team will …

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Daniel Ricciardo Tops 1st Formula 1 Pre-Test in Spain, Fernando Alonso Crashes

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Daniel Ricciardo proved that his Renault-powered car just might do something big this season, as the Australian topped the time sheets on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmelo, Spain on Monday (Feb. 26). Ricciardo’s best lap was 80.179 seconds (129.849 mph) in his Red Bull, which …

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Force India Launches VJM11 Challenger in Spain

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Force India took the wraps off its new challenger, the VJM11, Monday morning (Feb. 26), just hours before the first pre-season test of the season at the Barcelona- Catalunya Circuit in Spain. The team has remained with its livery of pink after the rumors around the paddock about a name change that, for the time …

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F1 News: McLaren Launches “Papaya Orange ” MCL33 Challenger in Spain

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McLaren unveiled the MCL33 for their 2018 season (image: McLaren)

McLaren International rolled out their new challenger for 2018, the MCL 33, in front of motorsports journalists Friday Morning, Feb.23, at the Navarra Circuit in Spain with the hashtag #BEBRAVE. For the last three seasons, the team had trusted the Japanese Honda Corporation to supply an engine that would have them move up the ladder …

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Ferrari Unveils SF71-H Challenger for 2018 Formula 1 Season

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Scuderia Ferrari kicked off the 2018 Formula 1 season by revealing its new challenger, the SF71-H, Thursday (Feb. 22) at their headquarters in Maranello, Italy. The team is hoping for a recovery following its tough campaign against defenders Mercedes that saw the Italian organization lose its championship hold midway through last season. Both Sebastian Vettel …

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas Help Launch New W09 for 2018

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Lewis Hamilton (credit: Getty Images)

The AMG Mercedes Petronas Formula 1 team launched its new defender, the W09, Thursday morning (Feb. 22) at the Silverstone International Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Unlike most of the 2018 F1 car launches so far, the team not only made a presentation of its car, but also did so with the assistance of drivers Valtteri …

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Happiness Is: Acknowledgement

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Bye Bye, Daytona. On to Atlanta

So thatʻs that.  Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500 and joins a rather peculiar list of drivers who enjoyed rather undistinguished careers but still hoisted that monstrous trophy.  Derrick Cope, Ward Burton, Trevor Bayne and Jeff Gordon can revel in their newfound company.   Kidding aside, Jeffie, Dillonʻs win brought a polemic of reactions that …

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F1 News: Renault Launches R.S 18 Challenger Online in England

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In only its third season as a returning manufacturer, along with a sixth place finish last year in the formula one constructors championship, the Renault Sport Formula One Team launched this year’s challenger, the R.S. 18, Tuesday afternoon (Feb 20) online at their race headquarters in Enstone, England. Considering its slow, but realistic climb up …

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F1 News: “Newly Sponsored” Sauber F1 Launches C 37 Challenger Online in Switzerland

The 2018 Sauber

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Following their previous year when they used old Ferrari engines and finished last in the formula one constructor’s championship, the Sauber F1 Team launched their C 37 challenger, along with their new arrival of car sponsor Alfa Romeo Tuesday (Feb.20) online at the teams headquarters in Hinwil, Switzerland. The deal with the Italian car manufacturer, …

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