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Daytona 500: NASCAR CEO Brian France warns drivers about blocking – SB Nation
In a curious address that had drivers laughing and shaking their heads in confusion afterward, NASCAR CEO and chairman Brian France issued a stern about blocking in the drivers meeting prior to Sunday’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. “What I don’t normally do, and I’m going to do this today, is bring up a competition issue,” France said. “This is for the drivers and what I want you to…
Take Two: Announcing my retirement from covering NASCAR – Columbia Daily Tribune
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Drivers, Start Your Calculators: Nascar Introduces New Scoring System – New York Times
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NASCAR.com reporters make national series predictions – Nascar
RELATED: Key changes in NASCAR | Fast facts on race enhancements NASCAR.com’s Kenny Bruce, Holly Cain, Zack Albert and Jonathan Merryman make their predictions for the 2017 NASCAR season: KENNY BRUCE NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion: Timothy Peters. Rebounds from winless ’16 to ride the Red Horse to the title. NASCAR XFINITY Series champion: Elliott Sadler. So close a year ago; his JRM team is rock solid. Monster Energy…
WATCH: Unbelievable pre-match scenes at Spanish soccer rivalry will give you chills – CBSSports.com
Real Betis and Sevilla battled on Saturday in the Seville Derby, one of the most underrated rivalries in European soccer. The derby match is always frantic, and despite the teams sometimes not always being in the best of form entering it, these matches are something to take in and enjoy. And while it was a highly entertaining match, the greatest moment was before the game. Check out these sick scenes…
Why do all NASCAR drivers sound alike? – USA TODAY
CLOSE x Embed x Share Hendrick Motorsports driver hopes to secure his eighth Cup Series title this season. Jimmie Johnson is a seven-time Cup champion but has never been the sport’s most popular driver.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —The script goes something like this: a NASCAR driver emerges from the car, mentions his car sponsor followed by the engine manufacturer, says a few sentences about what…
Circuit Of The Americas Apparently Wants A NASCAR Race – Jalopnik
Photo credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images If you’ve watched any American stock-car racing lately, you might have noticed a few changes in NASCAR for the 2017 race season. But Circuit of The Americas chairman Bobby Epstein wants things to get even weirder in the future, because it sounds like he really, really wants NASCAR to come to Austin. Advertisement In a story from the Austin American-Statesman on Friday, Epstein said he’s…
The cure to what’s ailing NASCAR: A hipster revolution? – Yahoo Sports
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A couple years back Dale Earnhardt Jr. went to Terminal West, an old foundry turned mid-sized concert venue in Atlanta, to see a band that had caught his attention. Lord Huron had popped up on his Twenty One Pilots Pandora station and Junior was hooked by the Los Angeles-based indie folk music. Earnhardt had met someone close to the band, so after the show he was…
NASCAR points format debuts at Daytona 500 amidst Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s twilight – Sports Illustrated
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It used to be that a NASCAR race didn’t need explaining, that even a child could put it all together. Take a whole bunch of cars, put ‘em on a track and spin ‘em around for an even number of laps; the one that crosses the finish line first, wins. It was all so blissfully straightforward. But then in advance of the 2017 season, the…
Exclusive: NASCAR VP explains significant change in inspection process – FOXSports.com
NASCAR has made a significant change in the inspection process for 2017. In years past, if a car failed one the inspection stations, the team would pull it out of line, make repairs and send it back on through. But crew chiefs are a wily lot. Sometimes, a team would pull a car out of line and correct the problem, but at the same time make other changes to areas…
A Hockey Player, Once Shattered, Returns to the Ice – New York Times
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NASCAR points format debuts at Daytona 500 amidst Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s twilight – Sports Illustrated
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It used to be that a NASCAR race didn’t need explaining, that even a child could put it all together. Take a whole bunch of cars, put ‘em on a track and spin ‘em around for an even number of laps; the one that crosses the finish line first, wins. It was so blissfully straightforward. But then in advance of the 2017 season, the sanctioning…
Hockey Royalty Seemed in Her Future. Then Her Body Was Shattered. – New York Times
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Crafton on final wreck: ‘That was just last-lap Daytona’ – Nascar
RELATED: Race results | Grala earns first career win DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Matt Crafton‘s position as a 17th-year veteran and two-time champion in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has afforded him the clout to hand out scrutiny about how his peers race. The late-race intensity that sent his No. 88 Toyota arcing skyward like paper in a gale, though, was met with a shrug and a grin. “That was…
Nascar boss: The sport is ‘stronger than ever’ despite falling viewership – CNBC
Ahead of Sunday’s big Daytona 500, racing legend Roger Penske dismissed claims that his sport is faltering. “I see the sport as stronger than ever from a competitive standpoint,” he said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” As the Nascar season kicks off at Daytona 500, new questions have emerged about the state of stock car racing as both viewership numbers and admissions are seeing major declines. Nascar’s television viewership…
Young Mexican Driver Rises To Top Of NASCAR Ranks – NPR
A young Mexican driver is making the leap to NASCAR’s top level this year, and he’s looking to bring more Latino fans with him. Along with the addition of Daniel Suárez, NASCAR is pursuing efforts to become more diverse.
Nascar boss: The sport is ‘stronger than ever’ despite falling viewership – CNBC
Ahead of Sunday’s big Daytona 500, racing legend Roger Penske dismissed claims that his sport is faltering. “I see the sport as stronger than ever from a competitive standpoint,” he said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” As the Nascar season kicks off at Daytona 500, new questions have emerged about the state of stock car racing as both viewership numbers and admissions are seeing major declines. Nascar’s television viewership…
Mexican-born NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez finding his place in racing, Trump’s America – Charlotte Observer
Mexican-born Daniel Suarez relaxes in a chair at Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters, just feet away from the orange-and-white race car that is, by far, the finest he’s ever driven. A rookie with the personality and potential to be NASCAR’s next star, he is still two weeks from driving that car, the No. 19 Toyota, in the Super Bowl of NASCAR’s Monster Energy Cup Series, Sunday’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International…
PS4, PC Getting M-Rated Arcade Hockey Game Next Month, See Some Gameplay Here – GameSpot
American-born players on the Kings appreciate US gold medal hockey anniversary – Los Angeles Times
Kings backup goaltender Jeff Zatkoff was born seven years after the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team pulled off its stunning upset of the Soviets and went on to beat Finland 37 years ago Friday to win the gold medal at the Lake Placid Games. But Zatkoff, a Detroit native, learned at a young age about the 1980 team’s improbable feats and appreciates that group’s accomplishments on many levels. “As a…
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