Atlanta Up Next As Chase Looms

This Sunday Atlanta Motor Speedway will host the 2010 Emory Healthcare 500 under the lights on Sunday night.

All eyes will be on Clint Bowyer and the battle for the twelfth and final Chase qualifying spot.  Can 13th place Jamie McMurray close the 100 point gap on Bowyer?  Or can Mark Martin, one point behind McMurray, mount a serious charge?

There are only two races left until the Chase drivers are locked in.   It's time to panic.

Atlanta Up Next As Chase Looms originally appeared on About.com NASCAR Racing on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 10:55:23.

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NASCAR's Famous Families

NASCAR has a long tradition of being a family sport. Famous names like Petty, Allison, Earnhardt, Waltrip and Wallace tie the past to the present and help make NASCAR what it is today. How well do you know about NASCAR's family ties? Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of some famous NASCAR families.

NASCAR's Famous Families originally appeared on About.com NASCAR Racing on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 23:08:23.

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Boris Said Wins Thriller In Montreal

Once again the Nationwide Series proved that it has the most exciting racing in NASCAR.  The closing laps of the 2010 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal featured a three-way battle for the lead between Boris Said, Max Papis and Jacques Villeneuve. This race featured two lead changes in the final corner and a side-by-side drag race to the checkers.

Boris Said scored the first Nationwide Series win of his career by 0.012 seconds over Max Papis in some of the best NASCAR road racing action that I have ever seen.  If you missed the race live you should definitely check out the video of the finish at NASCAR Online.

Boris Said Wins Thriller In Montreal originally appeared on About.com NASCAR Racing on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 23:29:05.

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2011 NASCAR Schedules

NASCAR released the full 2011 schedules for the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series last week.

As expected California Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway each lost a race. Kansas Speedway gained  a second date and Kentucky Speedway will join the Sprint Cup ranks for a Saturday night race in July.

Here are the 2011 NASCAR Schedules:

2011 NASCAR Schedules originally appeared on About.com NASCAR Racing on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at 01:19:22.

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Brian Vickers Ready To Race Again

Brian Vickers was forced to drop out of NASCAR earlier this year after blood clots were discovered in his chest. Since we last heard from him in May Brian has endured, and fully recovered from, open heart surgery that repaired a hole in his heart.   Brian now claims to be in the best shape of his life and looking forward to getting back into racing.

Vickers didn't make many friends when he scored his first win in 2006 amid some controversial Talladega contact. Before that he triggered Tony Stewart's temper in Somona in 2004.

Brian Vickers is a solid driver who would make a great addition to any team.  I hope he catches a ride for 2011.

Brian Vickers Ready To Race Again originally appeared on About.com NASCAR Racing on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at 01:54:02.

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Kyle Busch Scores Historic Bristol Triple-Sweep

The 2010 Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway was Bristol's 100th Cup series race.  Kyle Busch made it legendary by dominating the race on his way to becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to win all three of NASCAR's top touring series in the same weekend.

Whether you like Kyle Busch or hate him you have to admit that it takes genuine talent to win in three different vehicles on the same weekend. This is an impressive feat. Congratulations to Kyle and his Joe Gibbs Racing team.

Kyle Busch Scores Historic Bristol Triple-Sweep originally appeared on About.com NASCAR Racing on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 at 00:15:14.

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It's Bristol Time!

I just love Bristol.  Even after they boldly reconfigured the track Bristol Motor Speedway has remained a fan favorite.   With 43 drivers packed into the high-banked half-mile speedway there are bound to be some bent fenders and hot tempers.

The 2010 Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway rolls off this Saturday evening live on ABC.  This is one of the "can't miss" events of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

It's Bristol Time! originally appeared on About.com NASCAR Racing on Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at 10:11:00.

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Kevin Harvick Lands Budweiser For 2011 and Beyond

Point leader Kevin Harvick is having a good week.  On Sunday he picked up his third win of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.  Today Richard Childress Racing announced a three year deal for Budweiser to be the primary sponsor on Harvick's #29 for 20 regular season races plus the two non-points events. Budweiser will be an associate sponsor for the remaining events.

Harvick will become the latest in a long line of NASCAR stars to drive the Budweiser colors.  Darrell Waltrip and Neil Bonnett  were "Double Bud Thunder" in the mid-eighties.  Bill Elliott lost the 1992 Championship to Alan Kulwicki by just 10 points in the Budweiser car.  In recent years Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne have carried the familiar Budweiser logo on the hood.

Kevin Harvick Lands Budweiser For 2011 and Beyond originally appeared on About.com NASCAR Racing on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 22:36:44.

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