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CUP: Field Aims To Grab Some Buds
After what seemed like an unusually long off-season, the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign officially kicks off Saturday night with the running of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.
5 hrs ago | USA Today
Tony Stewart resonates as 'People's Champion' of NASCAR
Tony Stewart, then fresh off his third Sprint Cup championship, waves during a fan event at NASCAR's season-ending championship celebration in Las Vegas.
10 hrs ago | Fox Sports
Several teams under pressure to perform
FOX race analyst Larry McReynolds has more than 30 years of NASCAR experience as a mechanic, Daytona 500-winning crew chief and broadcaster.
14 hrs ago | Scene Daily
NI Top 25: Kevin Harvick has just one goal in 2012 - winning the Sprint Cup championship
NI Ranking: 6th DOB: Dec. 8, 1975 Marital status: Married Children: None Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.
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In the News: Spartans star Kyla Walker signs with Stanford
Walker, a two-time Best of the Preps finalist, has won four state championships in her career, competing in the long jump, sprints and relays.
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The couple refuses an anonymous $1,000,000 offer to name the baby "Jimmy John," as well as an anonymous $2,000,000 offer to name the baby "Kyle Hates." Instead, the Harvick's name the child "Richard Childress Harvick." Then in July during an incident in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway garage area, Kyle Busch is punched by a "Richard Childress" for ... (more)
Lenny Kravitz to play Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show
Daytona Beach, FL, United States - Rock superstar Lenny Kravitz has performed at venues all over the globe but on Feb.
Legendary stock car driver Darrell Waltrip - winner of 84 career NASCAR Cup Series races and a three-time champion - serves as lead analyst for NASCAR on FOX.
UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz will drive the pace car at the upcoming Subway Fresh Fit...
UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz will drive the pace car at the upcoming Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR race at Phoenix International Raceway on March 4, 2012, in Avondale, Arizona.
CUP: Chase Elliott Takes After Dad
Chase Elliott, driver of the No.9 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, prepares to drive during practice for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Blue Ox 100 at Richmond International Raceway on April 28, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia.
Chiefs Team-Up For Governor's Joplin Challenge
The Chiefs and their fans will join the Royals, Rams, Cardinals, Blues, The University of Missouri and NASCAR to build 35 new homes in Joplin When a devastating EF-5 twister cut a six-mile stretch of terror and ruins through Joplin, Missouri last May, the state's professional and collegiate sports programs went to work rebuilding the city alongside ... (more)
Johnson, Gordon seek another Cup title
Rea White has been covering NASCAR full time since 1998. She has won awards from press agencies in Alabama and North Carolina and currently serves as president of the National Motorsports Press Association.
CUP: 2012 Preview - Single-Car Teams
Sprint Cup Preview: Single-Car Teams Germain Racing - The Germains are back in the Sprint Cup Series with driver Casey Mears, who finished 31st in points last season.
GunBroker.com and Jason White Together Again in 2012
Jason White and GunBroker.com will once again partner for the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Tony Stewart yuks it up with Tim Allen
The actor, whose passion for collecting classic automobiles may only be matched by fellow comedian Jay Leno, and one of racing's most successful drivers got together to film an episode of Allen's ABC comedy "Last Man Standing." Allen, who grew up in Detroit, is the star of the show, and surely had no problem gearing up for recording an episode with ... (more)
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Editor's note: Cathy Elliott is preparing for the 2012 NASCAR season and this column by Mike Forde is being used in place of her weekly submission.
NASCAR notes: Poll finds Kurt Busch is public enemy No. 10
Former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch has been named one of America's most-disliked sports figure in an annual poll by Forbes Magazine.
Cassill excited to have full-season ride
Landon Cassill will drive the No. 83 Toyota in the Daytona 500 and for the remainder of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
NASCAR 2012 Season Predictions and Storylines
The couple refuses an anonymous $1,000,000 offer to name the baby "Jimmy John," as well as an anonymous $2,000,000 offer to name the baby "Kyle Hates." Instead, the Harvick's name the child "Richard Childress Harvick." Then in July during an incident in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway garage area, Kyle Busch is punched by a "Richard Childress" for ... (more)
'Little Big Town' To Headline Bud Shootout At Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Country vocal quartet Little Big Town will perform a pre- and post-race concerts as well as the National Anthem for the 34th annual Budweiser Shootout on Saturday, Feb.
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