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While the 1992 NASCAR season is seen as the most pivotal year in the modern era of NASCAR, what followed in 1993 set the stage for the next two decades of competition, thrusting the sport from burgeoning regional underground sport to one of national prominence. Key events, new tracks, personalities …

NASCAR’s third level touring division, a.k.a. the Truck Series, came into being in 1995. It was a kinder, gentler era for the sanctioning body, when it seemed that they could do no wrong. It seemed if NASCAR had sanctioned a series for fat kids racing Marx Big Wheels around suburban …

For a sport based on high speed and non-stop action, NASCAR racing can be incredibly frustrating sometimes. It is positively soul-sapping to watch two lines of race cars sitting tucked away under their covers in a heavy downpour, especially when it occurs just before the long-delayed start of our sport’s …

I fear calling this time of year “late winter” might be overly optimistic when it comes to continued cold snaps and snow, but I have it on expert what remains of winter will be brief. If you can’t trust a groundhog, who can you trust? Let’s just say we’re in …

Kyle Busch was able to stretch 107 laps out of a tank of fuel to drive to victory Saturday night.

Trevor Bayne got a great jump on the final restart and Bobby Labonte offered a vital assist, pushing the No. 21 car before Bayne blocked Carl Edwards coming to the stripe and pulled the upset.

Progress and change. Both are touchy subjects, and more often than not have no bearing or influence on the other. One can fly in the face of tradition while the other may support and reinforce it. I’ll spare you the political diatribe (for now) however, and cut to the chase where in NASCAR, the opportunity to make some gains may be on the horizon. While many oppose the thought of abandoning the iconic Holley four-barrel carburetor for computer controlled fuel injection, I think it is a change worth exploring for a number of reasons.

Bristol Holding Legends Race Again In 2010 Following the success of the 2009 legends race won by Sterling Marlin at Bristol Motor Speedway, the track will once again be holding the event to allow fans a chance to see past stars duke it out on the famed speedway. The 2010 …

Playing hurt is one of the inevitabilities in professional sports, and the world of motorsports is no exception. In NASCAR particularly, it seems that more often than not, competing with an injury becomes the defining aspect of a championship season, and in recent years has played a significant role in determining the Sprint Cup championship. In 2009 that trend has continued, with Jeff Gordon battling a persistent bad back that was aggravated in a late-race wreck at Watkins Glen two weeks ago when he struck the spinning-in-mid-air car of Sam Hornish, Jr. and then the blue Armco barrier lining the track.

The only disappointment for race fans this week should be that the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 was rescheduled for Monday due to rain, resulting in many NASCAR loyalists to miss the live broadcast of the event. That's because -- wouldn’t you know it -- there was finally a good stock car race at Pocono Raceway and not everyone was able to witness it! Based on the rain, we should have known this race at Pocono would be a good one...