NASCAR&#39;s caution flag
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It&#39;s impossible to know how many of the stock-car-racing fans who heard Dale Earnhardt Jr. use a naughty word on television after winning a 500 at Talladega were offended -- or even noticed.
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Q: Given the pressure on drivers to become eligible for the NASCAR postseason, will the racing at short tracks Bristol and Richmond International Raceway be even rougher than usual?
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A post-race slip of the tongue has cost driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. the lead in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chase for the Championship. Earnhardt used an obscenity during his post-race, televised interview
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Courtesy of a five-driver, one-race fight for the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship, many have lauded NASCAR&#39;s new points system a resounding success.
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The question&#39;s been asked ever since NASCAR&#39;s Chase for the Nextel Cup began. Who is the favorite? Whom do experts believe is going to win?
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Nascar wants the drivers in its premier Sprint Cup series to show more emotion this season as a way to lure back fans who may have soured on the sport.
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Tony Stewart once said he should be fired if he failed to make NASCAR&#039;s Chase for the championship. If he truly believes that, then Stewart&#039;s job is currently on the line.
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When Nextel Cup leader Kurt Busch was hit by engine failure at Atlanta Motor Speedway and finished 42nd last Sunday, the mishap tightened NASCAR&#39;s new 10-race championship format.
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Like the man says, Ricky Bobby can only count to one. Feeding off   favorable reviews, Will Ferrell's appeal and a desire for good laughs,   Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby took the checkered   flag by a mile.
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Itâs sad to think that NASCAR has gotten so good at this. Weâve watched their response to tragedy too many times not to recognize the seriousness of a situation.
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By the time Dan Wheldon took the checkered flag Sunday at the Firestone Indy 225, thousands in the crowd had already begun marching toward the exits.
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NASCAR officials are bracing to defend themselves from the negative publicity that might result from a planned protest at the races in Talladega, Ala.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. cursed on a nationally televised NASCAR broadcast on Sunday, and it cost him the lead in a close race for the Nextel Cup drivers championship.
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As the second-to-last race of the Nextel Cup season, Sunday&#39;s race at Darlington Raceway will play an important role in determining the champion of NASCAR&#39;s top series.
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All weekend the two drivers on Kurt Busch&#39;s rear bumper in points talked about this being the NASCAR championship the young Roush Racing driver could lose.
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The checkered flag was flying again outside Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Tuesday, the first time in more than a year the organization held its traditional victory celebration. Less than a month ago, few thought that flag would fly anytime soon.
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NASCAR is a different sport when it comes to TV. There are no &quot;home teams,&quot; just drivers who have their own passionate followings.