NASCAR

NASCAR is the official acronym for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, a United States based competition pitting some of the best race car drivers in the world. NASCAR's headquarters are in three locations: Charlotte, North Carolina, Daytona Beach, Florida, and New York City, New York.

While there had been unofficial races at Daytona Beach organized by NASCAR pioneer Bill France, Sr., NASCAR wasn't officially organized until 1948. Some of the most famous drivers to grace the gravel and tar ovals of yesteryear and today include Cale Yarborough, Dale Earnhardt, Sr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, and crossover driving star, Tony Stewart.

NASCAR has been lampooned in the movies on several occasions, including Burt Reynolds' 1983 feature, Stroker Ace, and Will Ferrell's 2006 film, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “NASCAR”

• Joey Logano wins Rookie of the Year title

  
  Flagworld.com >> News — Authority: 500
    Logano finished 20th in the final standings   Joey Logano won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year title, becoming the youngest driver in the history of the sport to do so. Logano finished 20th in the final standings to lead the freshman drivers who competed in this year’s Sprint Cup ...
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• Pedley: Little Help Over Here, Please

  
  Racin' Today — Authority: 441
  By Jim Pedley | Managing EditorRacinToday.comFive things I don’t understand about what happened over the past 10 months in NASCAR:First. How in the world can Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus continue run bare foot through thousands of miles of mine fields and come out the other side with every hair still in place?The ...
  19 hours ago

• Johnson sets new NASCAR record

  
  Motor Sport Magazine — Authority: 425
  Johnson sets new NASCAR record Jimmie Johnson won an unprecedented fourth straight NASCAR championship in style at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. Johnson qualified on pole, ran at the front, and finished a strong fifth as he led Hendrick Motorsports team-mates Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon to a 1-2-3 ...
  20 hours ago

• Driving the Viagra

  
  Written on the Wind — Authority: 142
  If you look down at your lap and see the word VIAGRA you’re doing it wrong. Whoops, I meant it’s not a sport. Go Cart riding is not a sport If you have to explain it, it’s not a sport. If you have to justify it,it’s not a sport.   @@@   Traveling Naked 090909 How to Lead a Secret Life ...
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• oh no!!

  
  lolNASCAR — Authority: 130
  Watch pothole commercial here just in case you don’t see it enuff. Add to: Facebook | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumbleupon | Reddit | Blinklist | Twitter | Technorati | Furl | Newsvine
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• Happy Hour: The great debate (Yahoo! Sports)

  
  Yahoo! Sports - Jason Cole — Authority: 183
  Where does Jimmie Johnsons accomlishment rank in NASCAR history? Readers disagree.
  22 hours ago

• Happy Hour: The great debate

  
  Yahoo! Sports - Jason Cole — Authority: 183
  Where does Jimmie Johnsons accomlishment rank in NASCAR history? Readers disagree.
  22 hours ago

• Four-Time Champ Jimmie Johnson Is in a New York State of Mind

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 777
  Although NASCARs championship banquet is no longer in New York City, the four-time champion of the Sprint Cup Series finds himself smack dab in the middle of the city that never sleeps this week.  Johnson is making the rounds, participating in talk shows and other media experiences to talk about his place in history ...
  22 hours ago

• Kyle Buschs guitar-smashing celebration among racing seasons memorable moments

  
  The Finish Line — Authority: 113
  This years story lines are sure to make way for even better ones in 2010.
  22 hours ago

• MOST EXPENSIVE CRASHES IN NASCAR HISTORY

  
  AllLeftTurns.com — Authority: 610
  The financial Web site 24/7 Wall Street crunched the numbers and came up with a list of the ten most expensive crashes in NASCAR history. (And by history , the site means since 2002 .) Each estimate covers the cost of wrecked cars and track damage. The most expensive crash? That would be the Sam Hornish Jr. and ...
  22 hours ago

• Armijo: Jimmie Is No. 1

  
  Racin' Today — Authority: 441
  By Mark Armijo | Senior CorrespondentRacinToday.comMirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the greatest of them all?At least, who was the greatest in 2009? Which driver impressed me most, drove the best and ultimately deserves my vote for Driver of the Year?The envelope, please….Yes, Jimmie Johnson.How can you pick ...
  23 hours ago

• Canada GP deal set for official green light

  
  Flagworld.com >> News — Authority: 500
  The Montreal event has appeared with a June 13 date on provisional versions of next year’s schedule Official confirmation of Canada’s return to the formula one calendar for 2010 is expected this week, according to the French-language La Presse newspaper. The Montreal event has appeared with a June 13 date on ...
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• #nascar 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Kyle Busch. | TweetPhoto

  
  Nascar 4 Nascar News — Authority: 158
  #nascar 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Kyle Busch. http://pic.gd/157a38 0 comments Source: tweetphoto.com #nascar 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Kyle Busch. | TweetPhoto
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• Even non-gearheads appreciate NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson | Sports News Images and Videos

  
  Nascar 4 Nascar News — Authority: 158
  Applause and appreciation, please, for Jimmie Johnson. Even from those of us who might not exactly be what you’d call car racing aficionados.By the way, what’s NASCAR stand for again?Those of you who are similarly carburetor-challenged, please don’t go. You’re among friends.Matter of fact, only three things ...
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• Confidence personified

  
  Nascar 4 Nascar News — Authority: 158
  Is it the car, the crew or the owner? The constant is the man driving the 48, NASCAR on FOX’s Darrell Waltrip says. Confidence personified
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• The Hot Pass: More job cuts coming in NASCAR

  
  Nascar 4 Nascar News — Authority: 158
  While some are celebrating the end of the NASCAR season, many more wonder if they have a job in the future, Lee Spencer says. The Hot Pass: More job cuts coming in NASCAR
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• Four Scored

  
  The Church of the Great Oval — Authority: 104
  Four scored in eight seasons,Jimmie came to cup.Riding in Chevy horsepower,And we wondered,Would it be enough?The first in our history,To achieve such a feat!Ask any driver,He’s real hard to beat.Four scored consecutive, History now made,This season, will never ever fade.See it took sixty one years,To get where we ...
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• A Points Update and The Off-Season Plan For TNI

  
  The NASCAR Insiders — Authority: 423
  As promised here is an update of the points under the old points system. If you didn’t catch it, I wrote a post the other day about it. 1. #48 Jimmie Johnson, 5156 2. #24-Jeff Gordon, 5090, -66 3. #14-Tony Stewart, 5085, -71 4. #11-Denny Hamlin, 4806, -350 5. #5-Mark Martin, 4762, -394 6. #2-Kurt Busch, 4758, ...
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• *Jimmie Johnson Becomes Four-Time NASCAR Champion: The Symbol of Excellence?

  
  FanZone Sports - Racing — Authority: 145
  The 2009 season has just ended as most fans thought it would: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s sponsored Chevrolet, making history by winning his fourth championship in a row.Never in the history of the sport has a driver been so unwelcome and scrutinized for winning a championship while, at the same ...
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• The NASCAR Question of the Day is…

  
  Full Throttle — Authority: 134
  The NASCAR Question of the Day is… courtesy of a decidedly non gearhead Mike Lopresti. “Those who won four of anything in a row —John Wooden’s NCAA championships, Roger Federer’s Wimbledons, the great Yankee and Celtic dynasties, et. al. — are considered deities of their sport. Should not Jimmie ...
  1 day ago

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