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700 and Counting

700 and Counting

Curtis Harvey May 14, 2013 0

In 20 plus years and 700 starts Jeff Gordon has gone from “Wonder Boy” to “Big Daddy”, and has done so without becoming an “also ran”. Gordon’s 700 career starts after last Saturday’s Southern

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Harvick Wins Saturday Night Brawl in Richmond

Harvick Wins Saturday Night Brawl in Richmond

Curtis Harvey April 28, 2013 Comments Off

In what can best be described as a total free for all, Kevin Harvick, “The Closer”, “Mr. Where-Did-He-Come-From?”, captured a statement win on the 3/4-mile Virginia short track. You could feel what was going

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Can Early Success Lead to Chase Success for Kyle Busch?

Can Early Success Lead to Chase Success for Kyle Busch?

Curtis Harvey April 20, 2013 Comments Off

The Busch brothers are two of the most alienating figures in the sport, but no one can deny their talent. Older brother Kurt has had a strange past few seasons in his attempt to

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Throwback Thursday: Texas

Throwback Thursday: Texas

Curtis Harvey April 11, 2013 Comments Off

The Texas Motor Speedway is another relatively young NASCAR track, born out of the 1990′s boom in the sport’s popularity. Because of that, this week’s throwback Thursday is more of a look at the history of

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NASCAR March Madness

NASCAR March Madness

Curtis Harvey March 25, 2013 Comments Off

UPDATE: Denny Hamlin has a compression fracture in his back and will be evaluated this week This year’s NCAA March Madness tournament has been full of upsets and crazy finishes. Not to be outdone, NASCAR’s

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Sleepers for the 2013 Chase for the Cup

Sleepers for the 2013 Chase for the Cup

Jack Payton March 21, 2013 Comments Off

By Jack Payton, Tires-Easy Every year there are a few surprise contenders for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, drivers who at the beginning of the year were off of most people’s radar, yet by

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Throwback Thursday: California 1997

Throwback Thursday: California 1997

Curtis Harvey March 21, 2013 Comments Off

This weekend the Sprint Cup series goes back out west to the Auto Club Speedway, previously the California Speedway. In 1997 California opened as a result of NASCAR’s increased population in the decade and

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NASCAR should try to keep its star drivers happy

NASCAR should try to keep its star drivers happy

Greg Mitchell March 16, 2013 Comments Off

Denny Hamlin never got his day in court. But the manner in which his brief war with NASCAR ended might as well have unfolded in a high-profile trial of banging gavels and arguing attorneys

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Throwback Thursday: Las Vegas 2011

Throwback Thursday: Las Vegas 2011

Curtis Harvey March 7, 2013 Comments Off

After snapping his 70 race winless streak last week at Phoenix, the second time that he’s broken such a streak there, Carl Edwards goes back to the location of his last win before the

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Edwards Snaps 70 Race Winless Streak

Edwards Snaps 70 Race Winless Streak

Curtis Harvey March 4, 2013 Comments Off

It’s been a rough two years for Carl Edwards, one of the more likable and talented drivers in the Sprint Cup series is coming off of a season in which he failed to win a race

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