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more about #nascar more comments → Turboner: Damn, I thought commenting on blogs meant you were gay. more » doug-g: That's Sarah Palin's car so Kyle was clearly at one of her book signings. I'm not sure why as I don't think he can read. more » Elhigh: I'm so confused... Is Kyle being a typical twitterhead, giving pointless updates of every mundane, uninteresting thing he does, punctuated with the oc... more » bmoreDLJ: Sooooo....he likes slavery? more » huevosrancheros: call it a union jack, they love that... more » Cognitive Friction: If you're quoting Yosemite Sam, maybe it's time to reevaluate your cause... more » Alfisted: As well he should. Kyle is the beneficiary of a fundamental American principle. If your daddy (or grandaddy) was really great at what he did, you ca... more » mcryder: its heritage not hatred that's what my southern brothers tell me. more » Steve_in_NC: ever heard of victory junction [www.victoryjunction.org] more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Go fast, turn left. Must be a fascinating twat. more » -
#nascar
Predictable NASCAR Driver Is Predictable
Not only does Kyle Petty have one of them-thar cellular telephones, he uses it to tweet, like a metrosexual. At least it's stuff any real and true patriotic, native born American can be proud of. [Twitter] -
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Jimmie Johnson Wins Fourth Consecutive NASCAR Championship
Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to win four consecutive NASCAR championships after placing 5th at the Ford 400 this weekend. But does this really make him the greatest NASCAR driver ever? More » -
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Astronaut Delivers Camaro Pace Car Via Chinook Helicopter
Marine Col. Doug Hurley piloted the Endeavour space shuttle, flew a Chinook helicopter to the Dickies 500, and then drove out of the back in a Chevy Camaro Pace Car. It was the most interesting thing to happen all day. More »
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#breaking
The New New Chrysler: Update #2
The New New Chrysler continues to pour out news at a furious pace, including word of more involvement in motorsports not named NASCAR. All this while the building is under attack from one crazy website (not us).
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#lolcars
NASCAR: Colombia
Colombia is not home to many important racing championships, so how they birthed racer Juan Pablo Montoya was a bit of a mystery until we learned about the country's famous downhill homemade car race — the approximate equivalent of NASCAR. More »
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#nascar
ESPN Analyst Suspended For Calling Juan Pablo Montoya A "Taco Eater"
ESPN color analyst Bob Griese was suspended for saying Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya was not in the NASCAR Sprint Cup top five because he "was out having a Taco." This raises the question: do they eat tacos in Colombia? More » -
#tokyomotorshow
Why We Wish Subaru Was In NASCAR
If Subaru were in NASCAR, we can only hope they'd use the GT300, a 2009 Super GT-ized Legacy B4 offspring, as its "stock car." Also, we'd hope this would be their pit crew. Oh, the car? Yeah, that's below. Sorry. More » -
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NASCAR Ford Mustang Revealed
Here it is folks, the NASCAR Ford Mustang. The number 16 Con-way Freight car of Roush Fenway Racing will be piloted by Colin Braun in the NASCAR Nastionwide series. More » -
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#nascar
NASCAR Mustang Teased Ahead of Unveil
Today's the first day the muscle car wars collide with the NASCAR world. The NASCAR Ford Mustang race car will be unveiled at 1PM EST but until then, here's the first sneak peek at things to come. [Ford via MustangEvolution] -
#dailydui
NASCAR Founder's Grandson Popped For DUI, Cocaine And Street Racing
A blasted-looking J.C. France, grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France and Grand-Am racer, was arrested in Daytona Beach with his "housemate" for an illegal trifecta: drug possession, street racing and DUI. Yup, Cocaine is a hell of a drug. More » -
#formulaone
Nelson Piquet Jr. Going To NASCAR?
Renault’s crash-happy dismissed Formula One driver is set to do something very different after his brief, unhappy career in single-seaters: drive a Toyota Tundra in circles. More » -
#racingnews
Joey Logano Barrel-Rolls Ten Times In Wicked NASCAR Crash
After a tap from Tony Stewart and a massive punch from Reed Sorensen, 19-year-old NASCAR racer Joey Logano rolled nearly a dozen times before landing on his tires in lap 32 of the Dover 400. Suck it, Franz Muellner. More » -
#crashweek
Anatomy Of A NASCAR Mega-Crash
With just one lap to go in the Coke Zero 400 leader Kyle Busch crashes trying to block Tony Stewart in the final turn as cars fly across the finish line. A blow-by-blow CSI-style analysis of the carnage below. More » -
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NASCAR Visits Times Square
NASCAR hyped the Chase for the Cup yesterday by bringing the Sprint Cup show car to New York's Times Square, one of the few places where it wouldn't be the most garish thing in sight. More » -
#nascar
Richard Petty To Race Fords Again
Okay, not the King his own self, but Richard Petty Motorsports will merge with Yates Racing to run four Ford Fusions in the 2010 Sprint Cup. If only it was high-winged Superbirds... [Ford Racing] -
#nascar
13-Year-Old Girl Designs Graphics On Carl Edwards' Car, Does Great Job
We don't know how it got past us, but cancer patient Jody Lawrence, 13, got her purple-with-lightning-bolts paint job on Carl Edwards' car for the Labor Day race, reinforcing our belief that 13-year-olds should design more cars. [Reuters] -
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Danica Patrick On Prowl For NASCAR Deal
IRL star Danica Patrick's been hinting at a possible NASCAR effort for some time. Now ESPN is reporting a deal for the Nationwide Series and the Truck Series is all but inked. Expect a sponsorship bum-rush when it's official. [ESPN] -
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Jimmie Johnson Visits White House, Gives President Tips On Turning Nation Left
President Obama is congratulating Jimmie Johnson today on turning left better than any other NASCAR driver. In return, he was given this car, which was, in turn, given to Joe Biden. -
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REPORT: Roger Penske Meets With Brad Kesolowski Today
We're told the hottest up-and-coming Sprint Cup free agent is Brad Kesolowski. Nobody knows where he'll end up, but speculation's focused on Roger Penske's #12 car. Today, an anonymous tipster spotted Kesolowski meeting with Penske. Full report below. More » -
#caraccidents
Freak Driving Accident Kills Sprint Exec
Thomas Murphy, a 45-year-old marketing VP at Sprint, was killed in Colorado while out driving with his family when a boulder the size of a briefcase fell from a cliff and smashed through his windshield. More » -
#racing
Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
When we think of NASCAR in the early 60s, we think of big cars. Impalas. Furies. Galaxies. But for two glorious years, Detroit's new compacts took to the tracks in NASCAR-sanctioned events. More » -
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NASCAR Driver Hits Coyote At 190 MPH
"It just started smoking like crazy. And it smelled terrible. I didn't see anything in the mirror, so I was like, ‘I wonder where it went?'" Where it went below, but be warned, it's troubling and NSFW.
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#nascar
How Jalopnik Would Fix NASCAR
We want to like stock car racing. The cars we own, raced in a spectacle of American ingenuity and skill-it'd be awesome. So why doesn't NASCAR do that? More » -
#lolcars
Cracked Reveals Secrets Of How To Win In NASCAR
As part of an in-depth look at NASCAR's "martyr" approach to safety (One famous person must die to get each safety measure adopted), Cracked put together this diagram explaining exactly how to win in NASCAR. [via Cracked] -
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Ford Mustang Officially Coming To NASCAR!
As we predicted over two years ago, the Mustang's officially entering NASCAR for the first time in the 2010 Nationwide Series. Better yet, here's the first official rendering of what the new "stock car" will look like. More » -
#racingnews
REMINDER: CNBC's NASCAR Documentary Airs Tonight At 9 PM
Will CNBC's Darren Rovell end up kissing NASCAR's high horsepower rear end or will he point out the systemic problems the always-turning-one-way series is experiencing thanks to the Carpocalypse? Find out tonight at 9 PM EST on CNBC. -
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CNBC's Darren Rovell Rides In NASCAR Car, Screams Like Little Girl
OK, so CNBC's Rovell doesn't scream like a little girl, but if you want to see CNBC's sports reporter look scared out of his mind riding smokey-burnout-shotgun, here's a teaser for the network's upcoming documentary airing 9PM, July 9th. [Hulu] -
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Carl Long Owes NASCAR $200,000 For 0.17 Cubic Inches
Sprint Cup driver Carl Long was fined a record $200,000 and suspended over an engine 0.17 cubic inches over regulations. It's a big fine for what Long claims was an unintentional miscalculation. Yeah, sure, Carl. [ESPN] -
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NASCAR Mexico Driver Carlos Pardo Dies In Brutal Crash
During a NASCAR Mexico race in Puebla, driver Carlos Pardo's car hit the barrier at 120 MPH after being nudged by a competitor. Pardo died 45 minute later after being airlifted to a local hospital. More » -
#musclecarwars
Mustang, Challenger May Still Join 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series
We heard of the muscle car wars possibly spilling into theBuschNationwide Series back in 2007, and guess what? The Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger are still being submitted for approval to race in the 2010 NASCAR season. More » -
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GM To Incrementally Cut Support Of NASCAR
Chevrolet spokesman Terry Rhadigan says the bankrupt automaker's discussing incremental cutbacks in GM support of NASCAR teams. Insiders tell us this will in no way impact Jeremy Mayfield's meth supply as he drives for Toyota, not Chevy. [MLive] -
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Little-Known Auto Racing Series Suspends Driver Over Using Fan-Favorite Substance
Despite occurring earlier this week, is it bad we hadn't heard about Jeremy Mayfield's indefinite suspension by NASCAR after testing positive for methamphetamines until today? Is it worse our first reaction was thinking he's just playing up to his fan-base? -
#lolcars
NASCAR Pit Stop In Times Square
Here's a PR stunt which could only happen in New York. The Red Bull NASCAR team descended on a still-filled-with-cars Times Square for an impromptu 14-second pit stop. Hey! You gotta permit fer dat?! -
#lolcars
Toyota Hybrid Breaks Down, Towed Off Track Before NASCAR Event
A Toyota Highlander Hybrid parade vehicle used for driver introductions at Lowe's Speedway this past weekend wouldn't start and had to be towed. Hopefully we won't see this from next weekend's Camry hybrid pace car.
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#racingnews
Kevin Grubb, Former NASCAR Driver, Dies In Apparent Suicide
Virginia police found troubled former NASCAR driver Kevin Grubb dead in a motel room Wednesday. The cause of death is apparently a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
2004 Earnhardt Jr. Tribute Chevy Monte Carlo for $15,000!
How much NASCAR is too much NASCAR? Get ready to find out with a Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender that'll let you argue with the judge that you weren't tailgating, you were drafting. More » -
#racingnews
Fish out of water: Wert talks NASCAR, Dover International Speedway. [Dover Post]
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#carpocalypse
Ten greatest Pontiacs? Easy. Ten greatest Pontiacs in NASCAR history? A touch more difficult. [RestrictorPlated]
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#racingnews
The crashgasmic Ricky Bobby answering questions live on Twitter today at 11:00 AM EST. [Twitter]
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#racingnews
Carl Edwards Real-Life Talladega Nights NASCAR Crash: Video, Gallery
After his car flipped end-over-end into the safety fence, shrapnel injuring seven in the crowd, NASCAR's Carl Edwards, in real-life Ricky Bobby-style, exited his fiery wreck, sprinting on foot to the finish. Spoilers inside, obviously. More »
