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Turn 4: The big questions
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:49:40 PDT
Our NASCAR experts debate this week's four big topics: Can Smoke be stopped? What should Brian France do? What should Danica think? And when will Junior win?
Crunching numbers: Stewart's stature
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:32:23 PDT
Tony Stewart appreciates the history and lore of auto racing; just look at his idolization of and relationship with A.J. Foyt. So he probably knows who Elzie Wylie Baker is.

But others might not, and that's OK. If you're a new fan to NASCAR, that might be a new name to you. Others probably know him better as Buck Baker.

Baker, who died in 2002, drove 26 seasons in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. He was the first driver to win back-to-back championships, in 1956 and '57. He won a title in 1957...
NASCAR splits All-Star race into five segments
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:25:30 PDT
NASCAR's annual all-star race will be split into five segments this year, with a mandatory pit stop before the final 10-lap sprint for the $1 million prize.
Stewart claims rain-shortened race at Fontana
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:47:01 PDT
Tony Stewart got his second NASCAR victory of the season Sunday when rain shortened the race at Auto Club Speedway to 129 laps.
Court refuses to revisit ex-driver Mayfield's suit
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:40:49 PDT
A federal appeals court in Virginia has refused to revive a lawsuit by former racecar driver Jeremy Mayfield's against NASCAR over his suspension for failing a random drug test.
Logano continues Gibbs' N'wide run at Fontana
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:59:46 PDT
Joey Logano has won the Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway.
Helton defends appeals process in Knaus case
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:25:36 PDT
Mike Helton said he believes in the sport's rules inspectors and the overall appeals process, despite the decision that overturned most of the penalties imposed on the No. 48 team from a body-alignment issue at Daytona last month.
Chairman against Bristol's progressive banking
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:23:25 PDT
Speedway Motorsports chairman Bruton Smith says he never gave approval for Bristol Motor Speedway to be redesigned with progressive banking as was done in 2007.
Penalties lifted against Johnson racing team
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:35:48 PDT
Rick Hendrick had a major victory on Tuesday as the majority of the penalties against Jimmie Johnson's team for violations discovered prior to the Daytona 500 were overturned.
IndyCar spotlight shifting away from Patrick
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:22:37 PDT
For better or for worse, Danica Patrick was the face of IndyCar the past seven years. Now that she has moved on to NASCAR, IndyCar has a wide-open opportunity to fill the void she left behind.
Keselowski outduels Kenseth for Bristol Cup win
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:39:49 PDT
Brad Keselowski grabbed his first win of the season Sunday with a strong run at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Earnhardt Jr. takes blame for Gordon's wreck
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:47:37 PDT
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is starting to make a habit of having run-ins with former and current teammates.
Longtime Atlanta sportswriter Bisher dies at 93
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:51:49 PDT
Sportswriter Furman Bisher has died of a massive heart attack at the age of 93.
Sadler wins at Bristol for 2nd victory of season
Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:30:51 PDT
Elliott Sadler has won the Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Daytona to repave area charred by track fire
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:16:53 PDT
The asphalt in Turn 3 at Daytona International Speedway will be removed and repaved following Saturday's motorcycle racing event.
Johnson: Team hasn't planned for suspensions
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:56:28 PDT
Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson says his team has not yet prepared for the possibility his crew chief and car chief will be suspended.
Drivers waiting for release of fuel injection data
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:32:04 PDT
Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle were anxious to see the Electronic Fuel Injection data that made Tony Stewart so fast on restarts following last week's win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.