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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Original Technorati articles tagged “nascar”

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  A Sharper Line for NASCAR: Gordon and Bowyer Incident
  The question now is, where is the line between being a competitive sport to an all-out dirty racing?
  by flaircandy / on Nov 13, 2012
• in Sports
  Keselowski Survives Dega Carnage to Win
  Brad Keselowki survived late race crashes to win the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Speedway.
  by theprodigalscribe / on May 6, 2012
• in Sports
  Rowdy Rocks Richmond
  Kyle Busch wins, Earnhardt Jr. doesn't, and Carl Edwards falters down the stretch.
  by theprodigalscribe / on Apr 28, 2012

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• Sonoma Could Be Anybody’s Race

  
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  I’ll admit it, though it’s definitely not every NASCAR fan’s cup of tea: I love road courses! For those that believe that variety is the spice of life, a road course like Infineon breaks up the monotony of all the intermediate tracks that dot the Sprint Cup schedule. Let’s face it, you can’t deny the ...
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• NASCAR Racing with Kids in Charlotte, NC

  
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  Racing has always been a part of my life. Growing up, my father rarely watched TV.  But, there were three exceptions to that rule: 1) one hour of local news while he waited for dinner, 2) The Cosby Show (because come on, everyone LOVES Bill Cosby), and 3) NASCAR. He always told us that the best athletes on the ...
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• NASCAR The game available for pre-purchase

  
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  NASCAR the game  is now available for pre-purchase on digital platform Steam it has been announced today. Pre-purchase of the game now will give players the ability to play in the games beta period before the games scheduled release in July. Buying on Steam during the beta will cost £26.99, 10% off the normal ...
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• Get free coaching by Jenson Button and Tony Stewart in Mobil 1 Racing Academy Advanced game

  
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  Formula One’s Jenson Button and NASCAR’s Tony Stewart will be offering Mobil 1 Racing Academy Advanced players...
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• Greg Biffle Wins at Michigan

  
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  Gregg Biffle won the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Raceway Sunday afternoon holding off a hard charging Jimmie Johnson in the closing laps to notch his first win of the season. The win was the 19 th of Biffle’s career and the 1000 th win for Ford in NASCAR. The win puts Greg Biffle eighth in points ...
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• How Starcoms Twitter Deal Was Born

  
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• How Starcoms Twitter Deal Was Born

  
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  CANNES, France — Starcom Media Vest Group, along with a host of its Publicis bretheren, took over The Majestic on the Croisette during the Lions Festival, holding court alongside companies like Facebook and clients like Coca-Cola. Adweek met with SMG CEO Laura Desmond to discuss why her agencies are here, and how ...
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• How Starcoms Twitter Deal Was Born

  
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  CANNES, France — Starcom Media Vest Group, along with a host of its Publicis bretheren, took over The Majestic on the Croisette during the Lions Festival, holding court alongside companies like Facebook and clients like Coca-Cola. Adweek met with SMG CEO Laura Desmond to discuss why her agencies are here, and how ...
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• How Starcoms Twitter Deal Was Born

  
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  CANNES, France — Starcom Media Vest Group, along with a host of its Publicis bretheren, took over The Majestic on the Croisette during the Lions Festival, holding court alongside companies like Facebook and clients like Coca-Cola. Adweek met with SMG CEO Laura Desmond to discuss why her agencies are here, and how ...
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• How Starcoms Twitter Deal Was Born

  
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  CANNES, France — Starcom Media Vest Group, along with a host of its Publicis bretheren, took over The Majestic on the Croisette during the Lions Festival, holding court alongside companies like Facebook and clients like Coca-Cola. Adweek met with SMG CEO Laura Desmond to discuss why her agencies are here, and how ...
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• How Starcoms Twitter Deal Was Born

  
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  CANNES, France — Starcom Media Vest Group, along with a host of its Publicis bretheren, took over The Majestic on the Croisette during the Lions Festival, holding court alongside companies like Facebook and clients like Coca-Cola. Adweek met with SMG CEO Laura Desmond to discuss why her agencies are here, and how ...
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• How Starcoms Twitter Deal Was Born

  
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  CANNES, France — Starcom Media Vest Group, along with a host of its Publicis bretheren, took over The Majestic on the Croisette during the Lions Festival, holding court alongside companies like Facebook and clients like Coca-Cola. Adweek met with SMG CEO Laura Desmond to discuss why her agencies are here, and how ...
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• How Starcoms Twitter Deal Was Born

  
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  CANNES, France — Starcom Media Vest Group, along with a host of its Publicis bretheren, took over The Majestic on the Croisette during the Lions Festival, holding court alongside companies like Facebook and clients like Coca-Cola. Adweek met with SMG CEO Laura Desmond to discuss why her agencies are here, and how ...
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• 2013 Audi S7 review notes: Some complaints about the trans

  
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  DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Beautiful to look at and sit in, the Read the rest here: 2013 Audi S7 review notes: Some complaints about the trans
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• 2013 Audi S7 review notes: Some complaints about the trans

  
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• Hamlin honors Leffler with 2005 paint scheme (NASCAR.com)

  
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  BROOKLYN, Mich. ? Denny Hamlin and the Joe Gibbs Racing organization are paying tribute to former JGR driver Jason Leffler today with a retro paint scheme on the teams No. 11 Toyota.
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• Consistent Kennington Takes Over Championship Lead

  
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  June 16, 2013. Returning to his home track at Delaware Speedway is always special for #17 Castrol Edge Dodge driver DJ Kennington. In front of plenty of family and friends once again Kennington showed his amazing consistency during round number two of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series securing another top five finish ...
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• Hamlin honors Leffler at Michigan

  
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  Denny Hamlins No. 11 Toyota has changed its paint scheme forSundays race at Michigan to the one that was used when JasonLeffler drove the car in 2005.
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• Hamlin changes paint scheme to honor Leffler (The Associated Press)

  
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  BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -- Denny Hamlins No. 11 Toyota has changed its paint scheme for Sundays race at Michigan to the one that was used when Jason Leffler drove the car in 2005.
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• NASCAR Sprint Cup Michigan starting lineup

  
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  Check out the starting lineup at Michigan International Speedway.
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