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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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Original Technorati articles tagged “nascar”

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  Patrick Guaranteed for Daytona 500?
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  by theprodigalscribe / on Jan 31, 2012
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  by theprodigalscribe / on Jan 25, 2012
• in Sports
  Patrick Chooses Charlotte Over Indy
  No Indy 500 for Danica Patrick in 2012
  by theprodigalscribe / on Jan 24, 2012

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• Sutil: Hamilton is a coward for not testifying (AP)

  
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  Former Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil claims his friendship with Lewis Hamilton is over because the British driver did not testify at Sutils trial. Sutil was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm in a nightclub confrontation in China and given an 18-month suspended sentence on Tuesday.
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• On Conservativism

  
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  Another word word for conservativism is “ separatism ”. If you look at the world today, you see both the world from bygone years, and the world of tomorrow. For all through human history there have been those forces,  in the human condition, that have sought to maintain a kind of singularity within various ...
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• Should Politicians Wear Uniforms Like NASCAR Drivers?

  
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  This goes for all politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike who are bought and paid for.
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• SAFER Barriers going into LMS backstretch

  
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  Lowe’s Motor Speedway will have a SAFER barrier along the inside wall of its backstretch by the time the track opens for NASCAR racing next month. An additional 340 feet of the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction barriers are being installed, and track president Humpy Wheeler said Tuesday the project will be completed ...
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• Former F1 driver Sutil convicted for fight (PA SportsTicker)

  
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  Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil was convicted on Tuesday of causing grievous bodily harm to a Formula One team owner in a nightclub confrontation in China and given an 18-month suspended sentence.
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• 2011 NASCAR iRacing.com Daytona Recap.wmv

  
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  The 2011 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship season began on February 15th at Daytona International Speedway. 40 drivers began the 18 race season. The champion will win 500 cash. iRacer, Ray Alfalla, won the opening round in a wild race marked by big crashes and exciting racing action. Video Rating: 4 / 5 ...
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• Weekend Sports in Brief (PA SportsTicker)

  
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  Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream after outlasting Rafael Nadal to defend his Australian Open title in the longest ever Grand Slam final and become the fifth man to win three straight majors in the Open Era.
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• NASCAR Winner David Ragan, NephCure Foundation to Award 2011 Ford in Charity Sweepstakes to Fund Kidney Disease Research

  
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  Berwyn, PA (PRWEB) NASCAR driver David Ragan and The NephCure Foundation will award a 2011 Ford or $ 15,000 cash to the winner of NephCures Keys for a Cure __sweepstakes tickets__ sweepstakes this December as the kidney disease non-profit works to raise money for medical research. NephCure funds studies of the ...
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• Mud Jug Sponsors ThorSport Racing No.13 Truck At The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series OReilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway

  
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  Rancho Cucamonga, CA (PRWEB) As hot weather continues to sweep across the nation, the race for points in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is also heating up. Next weeks OReilly 200 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN will be important not only for driver point standings, but also for team sponsors. Mud ...
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• Tickets still available for Richmond Cup and Nationwide races

  
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  Richmond-area NASCAR fans might have a chance to do something that many have been unable to do for 16 years: buy tickets on race day at Richmond International Raceway. With less than 24 hours before the start of the Nationwide Series Lipton Tea 250 today and 48 hours before tomorrow’s Sprint Cup Dan Lowry 400, [...]
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• Former female racer Moise says give NASCAR a break

  
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  Patty Moise was a regular on NASCAR’s Busch tour for almost 10 years, and drove in six Cup races along the way. Popular and personable (enough to get a few TV jobs), she never quite made it over the hump, but she was competent, rugged and dogged about it, running her own team for a [...]
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• SAFER Barriers going into LMS backstretch

  
  Nascar 4 Nascar News — Authority: 132
  Lowe’s Motor Speedway will have a SAFER barrier along the inside wall of its backstretch by the time the track opens for NASCAR racing next month. An additional 340 feet of the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction barriers are being installed, and track president Humpy Wheeler said Tuesday the project will be completed ...
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• Video NASCAR remembers Mattioli

  
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  NASCAR remembers Doc
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• (L-R) Kenny Francis, Crew Chief Of The #5 Farmer’s Insurance Chevrolet, Alan Gustafson, Crew Chief Of The #24 Drive Getty Images for NASCAR

  
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  CONCORD, NC – JANUARY 25: (L-R) Kenny Francis, crew chief of the #5 Farmer’s Insurance Chevrolet, Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, Chad Knaus, crew chief of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Chevrolet, and Steve Letarte, crew chief of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, speak with the ...
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• Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Speaks Getty Images for NASCAR

  
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  CONCORD, NC – JANUARY 25: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, speaks with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 25, 2012 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) Jeff Gordon, Driver ...
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• (L-R) Jeff Burton, Driver Of The #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, Paul Menard, Driver Of The #27 Menard’s Chevrolet, Kevin Getty Images for NASCAR

  
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  WELCOME, NC – JANUARY 25: (L-R) Jeff Burton, driver of the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, Paul Menard, driver of the #27 Menard’s Chevrolet, Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, and Mike Dillon, general manager of Richard Childress Racing, speak with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ...
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• (R-L) Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Driver Of The #88 Diet Getty Images for NASCAR

  
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  CONCORD, NC – JANUARY 25: (R-L) Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, speak with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by ...
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• Jeff Burton, Driver Of The #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, Speaks Getty Images for NASCAR

  
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  WELCOME, NC – JANUARY 25: Jeff Burton, driver of the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, speaks with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 25, 2012 in Welcome, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) Jeff Burton, Driver Of The ...
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• Paul Menard, Driver Of The #27 Mernard’s Chevrolet, Speaks Getty Images for NASCAR

  
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  WELCOME, NC – JANUARY 25: Paul Menard, driver of the #27 Mernard’s Chevrolet, speaks with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 25, 2012 in Welcome, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) Paul Menard, Driver Of The ...
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• Regan Smith, Driver Of The #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet, Speaks Getty Images for NASCAR

  
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  CHARLOTTE, NC – JANUARY 25: Regan Smith, driver of the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet, speaks with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 25, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) Regan Smith, Driver Of ...
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