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Bringing the Heat: Jerry Nadeau Talks Life After Racing, Pt. 1

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Did You Notice? Red Flag Means Work, Tires Need Work & No Work for Patrick Carpentier

Oct 7, 2008
Did You Notice? Officials appeared to be taking debris off certain cars on the track during the first red-flag period? I wasn’t at the track this weekend, so maybe my eyes were seeing things on television. But I could have sworn that officials appeared to be removing some metal from the front grills of a …

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Thompson in Turn 5: Robby Gordon Continuing to Defy Conventional Wisdom

Oct 7, 2008
Not since the days of independent driver Dave Marcis, who through sheer determination managed to earn a living as a Cup driver and team owner, has any owner/driver showed more grit and fortitude than Robby Gordon. The proprietor of Robby Gordon Motorsports continues, though just barely, to defy the odds that overwhelmingly should have seen …

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Top 10 Ways You Can Tell You’ve Just Been in the “Big One”

Oct 7, 2008
10. You’re pretty sure you weren’t carrying Tony Stewart’s wing behind your seat before. 9. You’re positive you didn’t start the race with your feet above your head and a clod of sod the size of Rhode Island in the cockpit. 8. Your wife comes on the radio and asks where you keep the life …

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Mirror Driving: Kicking Talladega Out of the Chase, How Regan Lost the Race & Do DNFs Matter?

Oct 7, 2008
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: Tom Bowles (Editor-In-Chief; Mondays/Bowles-Eye View & Wednesdays/Did You Notice?) Vito Pugliese (Tuesdays/Voice of …

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Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2008 Amp Energy 500 at Talladega

Oct 7, 2008
Blown tires, Big Ones, passes below the yellow line… Talladega had it all this fall. No question about it, the race routinely regarded as the biggest wild card of the Chase lived up to all its expectations, with more than half the title contenders caught up in accidents – some of their own making. But …

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Voice of Vito: Talladega Blights – Regan Smith Disenfranchised, Jimmie Johnson 1 Step Closer

Oct 6, 2008
I am going to forego the normal flowery introduction to this week’s column with a decidedly blunt statement: Regan Smith got screwed out of a win Sunday at Talladega. As I see it, the rules are pretty clear, even if the interpretation is not. You can’t go below the yellow line unless you are forced …

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Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in Sprint Cup: 2008 Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Edition

Oct 6, 2008
Talladega. It was the Chase wildcard; everybody knew it. The Big One. Who would be in it? Everybody tried to avoid it… but you knew not everyone could. In the end, after a number of Chasers raced conservatively for three quarters of the race in anticipation of the big wreck, it was ironically one Chaser …

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Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Not Detail Oriented in ‘Dega

Oct 6, 2008
A defining race like Sunday’s slugfest at Talladega Superspeedway is only as important to those viewing it as the network covering the broadcast allows it to be. If details are left out or if the excitement factor is either too hyped or not ratcheted up enough, then the whole complexion of a race can turn …

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Tires at Talladega: What Caused the Failures?

Oct 6, 2008
Editor’s Note: Our regular rookie columnist Danny Peters is off this Tuesday, so we filled his spot with another freshman! Newsletter contributor Philip Allaway writes in his place. However, look for your favorite British expert to be back online next week! This past weekend’s on-track action at Talladega Superspeedway will be remembered for three notable …

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Running Their Mouth: 2008 Amp Energy 500 at Talladega

Oct 6, 2008
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what a select few were thinking following the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2008 Talladega Fall Race Recap

Oct 5, 2008
The Key Moment: The race at Talladega was decided in NASCAR’s control room almost a minute after the event itself ended. In a Nutshell: Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over until it’s over.” Apparently, sometimes it’s not over even when it is over. Dramatic Moment: With 15 laps to go, Carl Edwards got Greg …

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Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Regan Smith Wins! Then NASCAR Taketh Away

Oct 5, 2008
Rookies in the Starting Lineup: Aric Almirola (third), Regan Smith (fourth), Jon Wood (27th) Unofficial Finishing Positions: Almirola (13th), Smith (18th), Wood (33rd) Rookie of the Race: Almirola. On Friday afternoon, rookie Almirola led a DEI assault on the top 10 in qualifying when he placed his U.S. Army car on the inside of row two. …

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