When NASCAR expanded the Chase for the Cup to 12 drivers in the 2007 season the reactions were mixed.  Some applauded the decision as a way to make the Chase more competitive while others decried the move as a shining example of NASCAR’s favorable treatment of star drivers like Dale Earnhardt […]

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Three weeks ago, Kyle Busch’s mother Verna made a little room on the mantle above the fireplace in the family’s living room.  The place of honor was expected to hold the younger Busch brother’s Sprint Cup trophy and would be proudly placed next to big brother Kurt’s championship trophy.  But Sunday […]

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For NASCAR drivers few things are more special than returning home and racing in front of the fans that have watched them since they began racing.  This weekend, Clint Bowyer will get to enjoy the experience of racing for the win in front of the most loyal fans of his, the […]

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Some might say that Dale Earnhardt Sr. was one of the roughest, toughest, meanest, most hard-bitten NASCAR drivers of all time.  Too bad the same can’t be said about his son, the driver of the #88 National Guard Chevy, Dale Earnhardt Junior. 
After clinching a spot in the Chase at […]

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Dear Kyle,
Rough year.  Scratch that, great year, bad couple of weeks.  Do the math on that and it all equals out to a rough year.  I know how you love those movies where the nerds triumph in the end but this ain’t one of them.  There ain’t no summer camp Olympics […]

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Kyle Busch entered the Chase with a healthy point lead, banked 10 points at a time during each of the eight races he won during the regular NASCAR season.  But with wild market fluctuations and questions about the security of all kinds of assets, Busch is very concerned about maintaining the […]

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The mood in Victory Lane this week was much different as Greg Biffle celebrated his second straight win in the Chase for the Cup.  While Biffle jumped on his car and sprayed champagne over his crew in celebration last week, this week he approached his victory celebration with caution and […]

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It’s time for old Fat Sandy to come clean, I’m a Biffle guy.  After Biffle’s recent run here, I got to thinkin’, what makes a person choose a particular driver to cheer for?  I ain’t too sure what goes into it but I know there’s a lot of folks out there […]

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Denny Hamlin hasn’t been able to sleep lately.  The pressure to get himself into the top 12 in the weeks preceding the Chase to the Cup were stressful.  The Chase itself even more so.  With 21 races between Hamlin and his last victory at Martinsville earlier this year, it’s easy to […]

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If there is one thing that Sprint Cup rookie Chad Chaffin has learned from his short time spent racing on the NASCAR’s top circuit it’s that if Joe Nemecheks RV is a rockin’, don’t come a knockin’.  Unfortunately for Chaffin, he had to learn that lesson the hard way today at […]

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Dearest Shannon, 
Don’t let the title of this here article fool ya, I’s still luv’s you but my friends and I think it is time for me to move on.  I’m guessing that your husband intercepted my April letter where I respectfully asked you to accompany me on a romantic afternoon […]

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Let’s set aside the NASCAR for a moment, just for a moment, to switch to a topic we at BFO love more than any other: being in the crapper.  We love being in the crapper so much that it brings a tear to our eye.  A tear that we wipe away with […]

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Greg Biffle was obviously thrilled by his victory yesterday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway but his celebration was cut short after he learned that Lehman Brothers Holding Inc, the fourth largest U.S. investment bank filed for bankruptcy. 
“This is a sad day for rich folk like me.  But this is so much bigger.  This affects […]

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From: Greg Biffle
To: Jimmie Johnson
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 6:15AM
Subject: Never…
 Jimmie –
 30 points out, nine to go.  Never count The Biff out!
 PS – You ever try and take me out again I will sick my dogs on you

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Quick — name the 2002 Raybestos Rookie of the Year… nope… nope… nope… OK, I’m just going to tell you: It was Ryan Newman.
Come on, people!  The man went to college to be a NASCAR driver — getting his BA in Vehicle Structure Engineering (Car Buildin’) from Purdue University, whose mascot is a train.  His […]

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