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Voices From the Heartland: From Yellow Lines to Yellow Flags

May 6, 2009
I want to take a look at the Lucky Dog rule, as well as NASCAR’s insane insistence on allowing lapped cars to restart with lead-lap cars after a yellow flag.
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Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Appreciating The Lady in Black

May 6, 2009
This week, the Cup circuit heads to Darlington, S.C. for what will regrettably be its only stop at the “Track Too Tough To Tame” this season. Even given the awkward eve of Mother’s Day race date that no other track ever wanted, the fact they’ll be racing there this weekend still makes my heart rejoice. …

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Fanning the Flames: Appreciating NASCAR’s Spring Slate

May 6, 2009
I always look forward to the month of May. Spring is upon us, the fish are biting, the weather is absolutely beautiful, the mosquitoes aren’t too bad just yet and the NASCAR circuit hits its grandest stretch of racing all season. Talladega in late April is followed by Richmond, Darlington and the two weeks in …

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Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Taming the Lady in Black

May 6, 2009
There aren’t many places where every driver, not just the rookies, is told “race the track, not the pack.” But that’s the only means of survival at Darlington Raceway, a unique combination of rim-riding and abrasive asphalt that’s among the most grueling 500-milers on the Sprint Cup circuit. The track itself may be Too Tough …

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What’s Vexing Vito: Take Off Your Damned Glasses & Stop Sucking Down That Sugar Water. Do It For Momma…

May 6, 2009
In yesterday’s installment of Voice of Vito – a particularly poignant exposé and perhaps my finest work ever – I made note of some key NASCAR staples that need to remain in place; an unmolested Darlington, short-track racing and Talladega being left well enough alone. After what had been a rather dismal few months of …

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Did You Notice? Kyle Busch’s 200-Win Fantasy, Stremme’s Dream Turned Nightmare & Hendrick’s Big Choice

May 5, 2009
Did You Notice? The big hubbub this week – by far – is whether Kyle Busch can get to 200 wins throughout his Cup career in NASCAR’s top-three series. What? I’ve been under the weather with some kind of flu bug this week, so at first I thought I was being delusional when I heard …

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Mirror Driving: Does TV Owe NASCAR Underdogs? Grading the Childress Crew Swap & Nationwide Surprises

May 5, 2009
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or hate us, make a comment below and tell us how you feel about what we’ve said! This Week’s Participants: Beth Lunkenheimer (Tuesdays/Running Your Mouth & Various/Frontstretch Truck Series Reporter) Jeff Meyer (Wednesdays/Top …

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Top 10 “Bromances” in NASCAR

May 5, 2009
9. Anyone in the NASCAR media center and the late, great David Poole.
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Voice of Vito: Don’t Tread on Thee – 3 Straight Weeks of Nostalgic NASCAR Remind Us What’s Right With Racing

May 5, 2009
What I’m peeved about aren’t fish sandos or the plight of Joonyer, but how desperately NASCAR needs to preserve what vestiges of the sport’s foundation remain.
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Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond

May 5, 2009
Some retro short-track racing in Virginia provided a lot of high-powered action Saturday night, with the end result a record 15 caution flags and a late-race pit strategy that left the standings jumbled all the way up until the checkered flag. That unpredictability factored right into our own Power Rankings this week, as 14 out …

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Full Throttle: Tony Eury Jr., It’s Time to Let Someone Else Guide the Ship

May 5, 2009
The whole NASCAR world was turned on its ear when Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced he would be racing for Hendrick Motorsports. Everyone from his staunchest supporters to his biggest detractors all chimed in with one undeniable opinion: There would not be any more excuses. He would be in top equipment, driving for the best organization …

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The Yellow Stripe: Race for NASCAR’s Chase Far From Over for Those on the Outside Looking In

May 4, 2009
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics.” So reportedly said Benjamin Disraeli, prime minister of Great Britain from 1874 to 1880. It’s a well-known quote that is attributed to other writers as well, including Mark Twain; but regardless of its exact point of origin, it’s a citation the drivers placed outside …

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