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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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• Goodyear to test tires at Atlanta : The Final Lap with Kerry Murphey – NASCAR News Radio Show …

  
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  Atlanta Motor Speedway Kicks Off 2010 Hosting Goodyear Tire TestEdwards, Hornish, Martin and Truex to Assist Goodyear in Testing at AMSHAMPTON, Ga. (Jan. 5, 2009) – The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series action at Atlanta Motor Speedway will kick off early and in full speed with four top teams preparing for the Kobalt ...
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• NASCAR Preseason Thunder Fan Fest Schedule of Events – Daytona International Speedway

  
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• Great shot of @RobbyGordon during stage 4 of the 2010 Dakar R… on Twitpic

  
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  http://twitpic.com/wtx7m – Great shot of @RobbyGordon during stage 4 of the 2010 Dakar Rally #dakar #nascar 0 comments Source: twitpic.com Great shot of @RobbyGordon during stage 4 of the 2010 Dakar R… on Twitpic
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• The Daly Planet: Changes In NASCAR Media Happening Today

  
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  We are just going to start a post where readers can offer the info they may have about the termination of veteran NASCAR reporters and journalists today in Charlotte.Steve Waid, Mike Hembree and Jeff Gluck are among those losing their jobs today. Mike Mulhern suggests on his website that Scene Daily might be closing ...
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• Stage 4 win gets @RobbyGordon Nascar.com front page ! www.nas… on Twitpic

  
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  http://twitpic.com/wtn03 – Stage 4 win gets @RobbyGordon Nascar.com front page ! www.nascar.com 0 comments Source: twitpic.com Stage 4 win gets @RobbyGordon Nascar.com front page ! www.nas… on Twitpic
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• Predictions for the 2010 Sprint Cup Season – NASCAR News – FOX Sports on MSN

  
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  Darrell Waltrip: ‘2 – OH – 10’ http://j.mp/4UDrGe 0 comments Source: msn.foxsports.com Predictions for the 2010 Sprint Cup Season – NASCAR News – FOX Sports on MSN
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• NASCAR.COM – Atlanta to host four-driver tire test on Jan. 12-13 – Jan 5, 2010

  
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  (NASCAR) Atlanta to host four-driver tire test on Jan. 12-13 http://bit.ly/92mOz1 #nascar 0 comments Source: www.nascar.com NASCAR.COM – Atlanta to host four-driver tire test on Jan. 12-13 – Jan 5, 2010
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• Joey Logano, national racers gearing up for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge

  
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  Joey Logano, national racers gearing up for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge – http://tinyurl.com/y8hcwos #NASCAR 0 comments Source: www.examiner.com Joey Logano, national racers gearing up for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge
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• Earnhardt Jr. expects team will threaten to win at Daytona

  
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  After a season that included just five top-ten finishes and a 25th place finish in the 2009 driver points standings, the driver of the No. 88 Amp Energy/National Guard Chevrolet said that the team has made some personnel, and attitude, changes throughout the offseason to bring them to a point of competition that will ...
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• Car Building: Daytona Versus Talladega

  
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  In years past professional NASCAR shops were a flurry of activity preparing for their scheduled Daytona test dates. NASCAR arranged those. Mixed in were wind tunnel dates and whatever days one could schedule to test at Talladega. Teams were on their own with these. They had to pick up the phone, make the ...
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• Four Wide: Who knows Jimmie better, his wife or Chad?

  
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  Bringing you the best in NASCAR news and info to keep your day rolling right ... or left, whichever. • Who knows Jimmie Johnson better, his crew chief or his wife? Be very careful, Jimmie. (Stay tuned to the end for the creepy quote of the year.) [ESPN the Magazine via All Left Turns ] • Checking out the ...
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• NASCAR Media Group generates new revenues

  
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  The NASCAR Media Group is developing previously untapped sources of revenue from its new $43 million facility within the downtown Charlotte NASCAR Plaza.NASCAR Media Group, NASCAR’s production arm that creates all forms of content and manages broadcast agreements, has four floors of studio and production space and ...
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• Showtime’s ‘Inside NASCAR’ will be readily available

  
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  Showtime’s new weekly “Inside NASCAR” show will be available via the Internet and mobile phone, which required clearance from NASCAR’s rights holders in that space.NASCAR Media Group, which manages those multimedia rights, had to clear the broadcast of “Inside NASCAR” with its TV, web and mobile partners ...
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• Notebook: RMM and JGR announce new crew cheifs; NASCAR Scene cuts back staff

  
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  Gene Nead will become Mike Skinner’s new crew chief for 2010 in the Camping World Truck Series, Randy Moss Motorsports announced today.  Nead takes the place of Eric Phillips who left the team after last season.“We were obviously surprised when Eric Phillips left,” team owner David Dollar said. “Eric had been ...
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• Daily podcast from Rowdy.com: January 5

  
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  Todays Rowdy podcast can be found at: http://www.rowdy.com/system/audio/file_name/546/podcast010510.mp3 On todays show:
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• Court overturns Briatores ban, FIA may appeal (PA SportsTicker)

  
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• Joey Logano To Serve As Speaker At Middlesex County Chamber Of Commerce Breakfast Monday

  
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  As rookie winner for Joe Gibbs Racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last June, Joey Logano etched his name into NASCARs history books as the youngest driver ever to win a Sprint Cup Series event. The accomplishment put Logano up on a list of winners that includes all-time legendary names in the history of the ...
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• 2010 Dakar Stage Four: Gordon Takes Silent Victory, Comas Comeback

  
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  The fourth day of racing on the Dakar Rally had a distinct "the morning after the night before feel," with many competitors, especially the privateer riders and drivers, still recovering from the torturous stage three that saw heat and sand dunes combine, slowing many to a crawl.   That forced the organisers to ...
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