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How Can NASCAR Fix Its Attendance Problems?

Bleacher ReportHow Can NASCAR Fix Its Attendance Problems?Bleacher ReportBut at the same time, even with conspicuous empty seats at many NASCAR tracks, the fact remains that the sport is still pulling in more fans on a Sunday afternoon or Saturday night than most other sports events—even...
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NASCAR at Homestead

Bleacher ReportNASCAR at Homestead-Miami 400 2013: Live Results, Updates and AnalysisBleacher ReportJohnson was one of the most dominant drivers in the 2013 season, and now that he's won his sixth title, he's even closer to being as good as the greatest drivers to ever race in NASCAR....
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Dario Franchitti retirement shows how concussion tests could impact NASCAR

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Dario Franchitti is expected to make a full recovery from injuries suffered last month in a brutal IndyCar crash at Houston.But the four-time IndyCar series champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 champion won't race again. With reportedly three major concussions...
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NASCAR Twittersphere Hits Back At Donovan McNabb

If there is one group of people you don't want to upset, it's NASCAR fans and drivers.It's pretty safe to say former NFL quarterback and FOX Sports Live analyst Donovan McNabb.Following Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season finale, McNabb and the FOX Sports Live...
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Jimmie Johnson named NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year

As he puts the finishing touches on yet another remarkable season, Jimmie Johnson has been named NASCAR Illustrated's 2013 Person of the Year.Johnson, who will be racing for his sixth Sprint Cup championship Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, has won six races this season and carries...
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Open letter to NASCAR fans from Brian France

In a few short days, a dramatic 2013 season will end -- as will the milestone 10th Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. I have said a number of times that we created the Chase to provide fans with more high stakes, late season competition that goes right down to the final event. Now...
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Matt Crafton ready to celebrate truck championship 13 years in making

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Matt Crafton can look at the stat sheet and know why he will be celebrating the 2013 Camping World Truck Series championship Friday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.With just two finishes outside the top 10 and no races in which he failed to finish, Crafton put...
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Open letter to NASCAR fans from Brian France

Dear NASCAR fans,In a few short days, a dramatic 2013 season will end -- as will the milestone 10th Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.I have said a number of times that we created the Chase to provide fans with more high stakes, late season competition that goes right down to the...
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For Stewart, a new perspective

The door to NASCAR owner Gene Haas' corner office is light wood with a brushed-nickel handle, and it swung open as wide as its hinges would allow. Through its frame limped a humbled man who has long blown through every door in his path, with little consideration for the other side.For...
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Darrell Wallace Jr. embodies need for speed, steady progress in NASCAR

NASCAR Darrell Wallace Jr. blends a newfound patience with the need for speed - and along the way hopes to attract more black fans to NASCAR.Think in contrasts when it comes to NASCAR driver Darrell Wallace Jr.Wallace deals in speed for a living and is into clouds. Not the smoke...
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Farewell Franchitti: NASCAR Drivers React To Dario's Retirement

Taking the advice of his doctors, three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti announced his retirement on Thursday.Franchitti - a four-time IndyCar champion who also enjoyed a brief NASCAR career - sustained head and neck injuries in a violent crash last month in Houston. Doctors...
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Sam Hornish Jr. out to put NASCAR struggles to rest, recapture IndyCar form

Nascar Nationwide series | Ford EcoBoost 300 After five tough years in NASCAR's two top series, Sam Hornish Jr. reaches the Nationwide series' Ford EcoBoost 300 competing for a championship. Special to the Miami HeraldSam Hornish Jr. did not just win an Indianapolis 500 in 2006,...
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Johnson, team prepare for finale

CONCORD, N.C. -- It's Tuesday morning at Hendrick Motorsports and the sprawling campus just north of Charlotte is about to come alive. The sun is breaking to the east, rising over nearby Charlotte Motor Speedway, and the parking lot of the massive race shop that houses the team of...
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NASCAR And First Lady Of Racing Louise Smith Getting Their Own Feature ...

Author: Nick Venable | published: November 14, 2013 9:26pm PST With a fanbase in the trillions – at least that's what it seems like – the sport of NASCAR is barely present in the history of cinema outside of a few obvious examples, especially when compared to movies about major league...
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Sprint Cup champ to get NASCAR Hall of Fame vote

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Beginning next year, there will be a new voter to help select members to the NASCAR Hall of Fame -- the reigning champion of the sport's premier series.NASCAR announced Thursday at Homestead-Miami Speedway that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will be added...
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Darrell Wallace Jr. embodies need for speed, steady progress in NASCAR

NASCAR Darrell Wallace Jr. blends a newfound patience with the need for speed - and along the way hopes to attract more black fans to NASCAR.Think in contrasts when it comes to NASCAR driver Darrell Wallace Jr.Wallace deals in speed for a living and is into clouds. Not the smoke...
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Lionsgate, Odd Lot Rev NASCAR Origin Pic 'Spitfire'

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate and Gigi Pritzker's Odd Lot Entertainment has acquired Spitfire, a pitch by Grant Thompson to tell the fact-based origin story of NASCAR, which was done with female drivers were in the fast lane. Female drivers were surprisingly instrumental in the founding of...
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In 10 years, Brian France has revamped NASCAR

France's approach is gaining respect after he battled perceptions of being disengaged and unworthyIt was his 10-year anniversary as NASCAR's CEO, but Brian France was in no mood to celebrate.Instead, he was the focus of a hastily called news conference on Sept. 13 at which he assured...
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NASCAR's top 10 season finales

FULL SERIES COVERAGE10. Suspense and suds, 2012 It was supposed to be an easy Sunday drive -- all Brad Keselowski needed to claim his first title was 16th place at Homestead, which seemed no sweat given the run of excellence that had put him in that position. But the No. 2 team's...
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NASCAR Confidential

Meet Paulie Harraka, a young up-and-coming NASCAR driver who realized that in the current economic climate, if he was going to break into the sport, he'd have to create stock...in himself. He's now two start-ups into his journey to NASCAR greatness.On Saturday during lunch at the...
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Travis Pastrana Smart to Abandon NASCAR Dreams After Porous Performance

By Donald Wood on November 13, 2013Motorsports and action sports superstar Travis 's quest to dominate the circuit has come to an end after his performance in the Nationwide Series this season was not good enough to secure sponsors for the 2014 campaign.broke the news of his retirement...
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