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”

• Saturday’s Linkage

  
  Fang's Bites — Authority: 478
  Giving you some links while I’m working at the home office today. That’s no fun working on a Saturday, but we do what we gotta do to eat. We start with what broke last night out in Los Angeles, that the TV announcing team for the Clippers, Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith were suspended by Fox Sports Net for last ...
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• Time for change after Homestead

  
  FOXSports.com News for Golf — Authority: 791
  Its the final weekend NASCAR season, and plenty of teams are making changes. Lee Spencer offers 10 to keep an eye on.
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• NASCAR fans do have a voice after all! Well, sort of ...

  
  From the Marbles - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports — Authority: 143
  [Editors note: Carol Fitzgerald continues her analysis of all things NASCAR. Shes a fan, and shes not particularly pleased with how fans are being treated. -- JB] Thats right, ladies and gentlemen, just when you thought the good old days of real racing were over, we learn that NASCAR is receiving not just one, but ...
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• Running wide open: Keselowski. Hamlin. Who ya got?

  
  From the Marbles - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports — Authority: 143
  Special Saturday Nationwide version of Running Wide Open today, as weve got a fine little showdown later this afternoon in the season-ending Nationwide race. Sure, Kyle Busch has already locked up the championship, but thats not what everyone wants to see -- were waiting to see what happens between Denny Hamlin ...
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• Storylines: Johnson wants to win in style (Yahoo! Sports)

  
  Yahoo! Sports - Jason Cole — Authority: 183
  Jimmie Johnson doesnt need to win on Sunday to clinch the title, but thats how he wants to do it.
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• Storylines: Johnson wants to win in style

  
  Yahoo! Sports - Jason Cole — Authority: 183
  Jimmie Johnson doesnt need to win on Sunday to clinch the title, but thats how he wants to do it.
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• Dustin Off the Final Race: Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 780
  It will be a bitter-sweet feeling for everyone in the NASCAR community as this Sunday, the 2009 season will come to a close. All the miles, all the finishes, and all the stories during the 36-race season end at Homestead-Miami Speedway. All the miles, all the laps, and all the checkered flags will conclude Sunday at ...
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• Ambrose has shock V8 return plans scuttled

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 502
  Australia’s NASCAR star Marcos Ambrose has been thwarted in his attempt for a shock return to the V8 Supercar series for the season-ending race in Sydney. Ambrose, who twice won the V8 championship before heading overseas to race in the world’s premier stock car series, had been seeking a one-off drive at next ...
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• France: It’s Not The Format, It’s Jimmie

  
  Racin' Today — Authority: 441
  By Mike Harris | Senior WriterRacinToday.comHomestead, Fla. – The very large headline on the special NASCAR Championship Week section in Friday’s Miami Herald read: “Should The Chase Face The Scrap Heap?’’The accompanying article didn’t really come to a conclusion, but the headline is representative of the ...
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• Kevin And Delana Harvick Winners At Homestead In Trucks

  
  Racing News Digest — Authority: 124
  Homestead-Miami Final LapsKevin Harvick and his wife Delana both both came out on top after Friday nights Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Kevin Harvick dominated the race and was the first to cross the finish line while wife Delana Harvick clinched the 2009 owners point Camping World Truck ...
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• Skirts and Scuffs: What to Read? Real Men Work in the Pits

  
  Nascar 4 Nascar News — Authority: 157
  Continuing the series What to Read? Katy looks at Real Men Work in the Pits by Jeff Hammond. Newer fans of NASCAR know Jeff Hammond as that guy who hangs out in the booth with Darrell Waltrip and Larry MacReynolds during the NASCAR on Fox coverage. You see him sitting on the panel with the other guys during Trackside ...
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• Skirts and Scuffs: The "Kyle Walk" Gets Attention Again at Homestead-Miami

  
  Nascar 4 Nascar News — Authority: 157
  How many times have we seen it this season? Kyle Busch gets out of the car or truck (depending on which series) and makes a beeline for his motor coach. He doesn’t stop and tell the media what a crappy day he had and how he would have been a competitor if some silly mistake either on his part or his crew hadn’t ...
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• Your 2009 NCWTS Champion team #nascar | TweetPhoto

  
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  Your 2009 NCWTS Champion team #nascar http://pic.gd/d73cd4 0 comments Source: tweetphoto.com Your 2009 NCWTS Champion team #nascar | TweetPhoto
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• The Final Lap with Kerry Murphey – NASCAR News Radio Show and Podcasts » Jimmie Johnson on …

  
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  1 48 Jimmie Johnson2 82 Scott Speed #3 47 Marcos Ambrose4 5 Mark Martin5 14 Tony Stewart6 29 Kevin Harvick7 39 Ryan Newman8 16 Greg Biffle9 21 Bill Elliott10 33 Clint Bowyer11 26 Jamie McMurray12 2 Kurt Busch13 44 A J Allmendinger14 1 Martin Truex Jr.15 07 Casey Mears16 78 Regan Smith17 02 David Gilliland18 36 Michael ...
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• Is There Anything Left To Accomplish in NASCAR For Jimmie Johnson? | Bleacher Report

  
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  Is There Anything Left To Accomplish in NASCAR For Jimmie Johnson? | Bleacher Report http://bit.ly/6HOlj4 #NASCAR 0 comments Source: bleacherreport.com Is There Anything Left To Accomplish in NASCAR For Jimmie Johnson? | Bleacher Report
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• Sun coming up n the keys. Last Saturday @ track n 09. …

  
  Nascar 4 Nascar News — Authority: 157
  Sun coming up n the keys. Last Saturday @ track n 09. ? of the day: Will Brad and Denny Make 2day xciting? #NASCAR http://pic.gd/643c84 0 comments Source: tweetphoto.com Sun coming up n the keys. Last Saturday @ track n 09. …
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• Sprinting for awards (Yahoo! Sports)

  
  The GNUru Fantasy Sports News | Popular Fantasy News — Authority: 179
  Jimmie Johnson isnt the only driver worthy of some hardware after this season. 5 Vote(s)
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• Marcos Ambrose One Race Return to V8’s Thwarted

  
  Full Throttle — Authority: 134
  Australia’s NASCAR star Marcos Ambrose has been thwarted in his attempt for a shock return to the V8 Supercar series for the season-ending race in Sydney. Ambrose, who twice won the V8 championship before heading overseas to race in the world’s premier stock car series, had been seeking a one-off drive at next ...
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• Sprinting for awards (Yahoo! Sports)

  
  Yahoo! Sports - Jason Cole — Authority: 183
  Jimmie Johnson isnt the only driver worthy of some hardware after this season.
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• Sprinting for awards (Yahoo! Sports)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 517
  Jimmie Johnson isn’t the only driver worthy of some hardware after this season. More here: Sprinting for awards (Yahoo! Sports)
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