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Tony Stewart Top 5: No. 1 – Brickyard becomes Smoke’s home ‘suite’ home in 2005

As Tony Stewart prepares for his final NASCAR Sprint Cup start with Joe Gibbs Racing, we're reflecting on the Top 5 moments of his NASCAR career. Each day we have counted down Smoke's greatest Cup Series moments leading into today's...

Kasey Kahne offers Bank of America 500 intrigue at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Kasey Kahne. This Dodge driver makes women swoon and cars zoom. But this NASCAR pretty boy couldn't make the Chase and sits a disappointing 14th place in points. Bad year? Yeah, you can say that. Yet Kahne has two wins...

Which NASCAR drivers would you like to see in UFC 86?

Here is something to chew on during this Coke Zero 400 caution flag at Daytona International Speedway: If you could pit two NASCAR drivers against each others in tonight's UFC 86, who would you like to see fight each other?...

Where would Dale Earnhardt Jr. rank if NASCAR started its Chase for the Championship at Infineon?

The answer, as you can see by this NASCAR graphic, is fifth, even though he is currently third in points -- 84 points behind Sprint Cup leader Kyle Busch. With NASCAR awarding bonus points for victories, multiple wins by Busch,...

Pocono 500 puzzles NASCAR pundits, Pocono haters

Drivers and media alike were clamoring for Pocono's demise last week, saying the track is antiquated, the racing is boring and the sport has evolved beyond the Long Pond, Pa. triangle. If the Pocono 500 proves anything, it's that this...

Kasey Kahne wins Pocono 500 as Dale Earnhardt Jr. is thwarted again

Sorry Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans. You will have to wait at least another week before he gets his first NASCAR Sprint Cup win with Hendrick Motorsports. Despite starting second on the final restart with 20 laps left, Junior slipped back...

NASCAR Pocono 500 update: Mr. Ashley Judd looks strong in his Sprint Cup return; Kasey Kahne takes lead

Dario Franchitti, husband of Hollywood hottie Ashley Judd, has finally returned from his ankle injury for Target Chip Ganassi racing. If you don't remember, Franchitti broke his ankle during a nasty Nationwide Series crash at Talladega on April 26, forcing...

Kasey Kahne wins pole for Sunday's NASCAR Pocono 500; Kyle Busch will start 10th

Kasey Kahne has won the pole position for Sunday's Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. Jimmie Johnson is on the outside of Row 1.Mark Martin, Regan Smith and Joe Nemechek round out the top five, giving Chevy four of the top...

TV Guy: NASCAR, Coca-Cola 600 make Fox a ratings winner on Sunday

Sentinel TV guru Hal Boedeker reports on his TV blog (read it here) that Fox won the Sunday night ratings battle with 7.3 million viewers in prime time. Here is his full report: The ratings race really slowed down over...

NASCAR touts more passing at Coca-Cola 600

NASCAR says that passing was up -- way up -- during this year's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It states that there were a total of 2,850 green flag passes during the 2008 Coca-Cola 600, up almost 900 passes...

Kasey Kahne's potential as a pitchman could rise after Coca-Cola 600 win at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Sponsors are already cashing in on Kasey Kahne and his good looks (as you'll see by the commercials below). But imagine if this guy actually starts winning NASCAR races on a consistent basis? He could become a male Danica Patrick....

Kasey Kahne gets it done for Dodge -- finally -- at Coca-Cola 600

After lambasting Dodge teams earlier in the week, its time to give to praise Kasey Kahne's Evernham outfit. Before Kasey Kahne won Sunday night's Coke 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a Dodge hadn't found its way to Victory Lane since...

Despite Kasey Kahne's All-Star success, Dodge limps its way to Coke 600

There was so much hope for Dodge teams at the beginning of the season. Not only did Ryan Newman win the Daytona 500, but six of the top 10 drivers were driving Dodge cars. After that? *click here to hear...

600 miles of NASCAR COT racing will challenge attention span

A popular sentiment after Saturday night's All-Star race is that Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway could be a snooze-fest for NASCAR fans. The ingredients are all in place for five hours of COT boredom: 600 miles. Few passes....

Kasey Kahne wins NASCAR All-Star race, but can he win the Coca-Cola 600?

It's one thing for Kasey Kahne to win NASCAR Sprint All-Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. But to win Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at the same track will take a special night for the Budweiser Dodge. The 600 is perhaps the...

Kasey Kahne wins NASCAR Sprint All-Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Kasey Kahne didn't make our all-time NASCAR All-Star list (see it here), and he needed a fan vote to qualify for the final spot in Saturday night's All-Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. That didn't matter. He drove his Dodge...

Kasey Kahne knocks into the wall, doesn't finish Cup qualifying

Kasey Kahne is locked in, so this won't affect his status for Saturday night's race, but he hit a wall during Cup qualifying and didn't finish. "I felt like I just maybe overdrove it," Kahne said. Kahne is just the...

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