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Who’s in and What Challenges Lie Ahead? By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor The first round in the NASCAR Playoffs has ended and it wasn’t short on excitement and drama. Crashes, tight point battles and hurt feelings kept the excitement alive right down to the final lap of Bristol. Twelve drivers have outlasted their competitors and live to compete for a
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By Brennen McCalll After 26 grueling races, we now know who will compete for the biggest prize in NASCAR: The Cup Series Championship. Sixteen of the best drivers and teams from this season will have 10 races to determine who will hoist the coveted Bill France Cup and be crowd the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion. The Playoff structure and
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By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor After two thrilling endings to the Pocono Doubleheader, NASCAR returns to road course racing and perhaps a new tradition on Independence Day. For what seemed like forever Daytona International Speedway hosted Cup races on the 4th of July. Teams would show up in American Flag paint schemes ready to conquer the high banks in a
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By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor The exciting NASCAR season rumbles on after a successful return to the Music City. Now the stars of the Cup series travel north for a rare doubleheader weekend in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Drivers and teams will face one of their biggest challenges yet: The Tricky Triangle. For 50 years Pocono Raceway has been hosting motorsports
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By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor Ask anyone what the city of Nashville is known for. “Music” would probably be the first answer they give you. Folks who travel to the Music City go there for a party. The bars, food, music, and nightlife probably sum up a typical weekend trip. But, that music may want to play a little louder
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By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor What if you took some of the world’s greatest racecar drivers, put them in equal equipment, and cut them loose on some of the best short tracks in the nation? You get America’s newest racing series: Superstar Racing Experience (SRX). SRX was the brain child of former championship crew chief and NASCAR Hall-of-Famer, Ray Evernham.
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By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor Memorial Day weekend is one of our country’s most patriotic celebrations. It’s a time to reflect on those who gave their lives so that we may live in freedom. Families gather around the grille in fellowship with a beer in hand. If there’s a TV on at any point in the afternoon, it will probably
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By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor Darlington Raceway is often referred to as the track “Too Tough to Tame.” The 1.3-mile egg-shaped oval is highly regarded as the toughest track in NASCAR. The racing surface barely holds enough room for drivers to run three-wide. The walls almost seem to reach out and grab drivers who don’t respect its treacherous corners. The
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By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor Kansas Race Preview This weekend NASCAR travels to Kansas Speedway just outside of Kansas City. The 1.5-mile tri-oval hosts two race weekends every year and usually puts on a decent show. Built back in 2001 near the peak of NASCAR’s popularity, Kansas Speedway has seen a surprising number of hard crashes in its 20 years
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By Brennen McCall, Racing Contributor Few names in sports seem to resonate when it rolls off the tongue. Talladega Superspeedway is such a name that is synonymous with American stock car racing. The 2.66-mile tri-oval boasts blistering speeds, massive pileups and spectacular airborne flips that turn 3400-pound racecars into feathers. It’s a frightening prospect for the average human being, but
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