Big Bob Huffington is a man of generous proportion, which causes some to wonder how in the heck he got into a professional sport like NASCAR.  But as the pit crew member responsible for hustling Jeff Gordon’s Goodyears over the pit wall during tire change stops, Big Bob thought he had found a place among […]

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“Welcome back to NASCAR at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on ESPN, we now pause for this commercial break.” — Dr. Jerry Punch
“Tires?!?!?!? You call those tires?!?!?!? I could stretch a rubber condom over the cords and it’d last longer than nine laps!” — Kevin Harvick
“Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.” — Fat Sandy Dirtburger
“Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.” — Mark Martin

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The City of Kannapolis never ceases to amaze us.  Right along with DEI shipping Jr. off to the wolves at Hendrick, Kannapolis is pulling the plug on The Dale Trail, a self-guided tour of places significant to Dale Earnhardt — Number 3 — RIP. 
Guess who is helping bury The Dale Trail?  None other than […]

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NASCAR President Mike Helton is reportedly so pleased with the outcome of Sunday’s race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that he has asked Pocono officials to run all 500 miles of next weekend’s race under the caution flag.
“Indy is racing’s most venerable track, and it’s a great sign of respect that the drivers took their […]

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It took all of four laps for Michael Waltrip to crash his race car and make an early exit from yesterday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.  The race was plagued with tire woes, resulting in a third of the laps being run under caution, but Waltrip is quick to point out that the tires had […]

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Presidential candidate and sitting U.S. Senator Barack Obama has changed his mind about participating in the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono, much to the chagrin of Kyle Busch — who was looking forward to being only the second-least-popular face at the track at next week’s race.
Speculation abounds as to why Senator Obama has […]

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Hiram Vittleton was once widely considered to be the number 1 fan of the driver of the #26 Crown Royal Ford Jamie McMurray.  With an unmatched brain full of the humble beginnings, favorite movies and food choices of Joplin Missouri’s favorite son, Vittleton rose to prominence among McMurray fans and soon established himself as the […]

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Dear Mr. Mike Helton:
I am the driver of the unnumbered yellow Chevy pace car. You may have seen me circling the track during cautions. It seems to have gone unnoticed by NASCAR, however, that under those conditions I am in fact leading the field. I believe I’m due some laps-led bonus points and […]

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From: Wallace, Rusty
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:23 AM
To: FanMail@KennyWallace.com
Subject: Nice racing, buddy!
Hey little guy! I nearly forgot to tell you congratulations on a great race there Saturday. Sorry about that mix up on the guest list at the afterparty. Lots of people try to claim that […]

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During the bye week, staff at NASCAR headquarters had a team building exercise where they brainstormed ideas about rule changes. They listed what they think fans want to see at the races. Black Flagged Online has obtained some of the ideas that were floated around in that meeting. Below are some of […]

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