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03.31.2009 5:46 pm

Who’s on track: Breaking down the top 12 after Martinsville

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Our pals at the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service break down the top 12 in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. A good read …

Who’s on track: Breaking down the top 12 after MartinsvilleBy Bill Marx

Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(March 31, 2009)

Although…

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03.28.2009 4:20 pm

Jeff Gordon will win Sunday in Martinsville

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Time to make my picks for Sunday’s U-PICK’EM RACING CONTEST! on STLtoday.com. I’m going with points leader and pole sitter Jeff Gordon to take the checkered flag.

OK, I know, picking a front-runner ain’t exactly genetic engineering, but I think this is…

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03.02.2009 12:22 pm

Backseat Driver: Kyle Busch will make it two in a row

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

I’m gonna be away from the ‘puter for the next week, so I’m gonna make my U-Pick’Em Racing Contest! picks early for next Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta.

I’ll go with the hot hand and pick Kyle Busch to…

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12.24.2008 4:32 pm

Drew Beaugard: A Sprint Cup Future Driver?

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Drew Beaugard lived a dream he thought would never come true.

Beaugard, of Imperial, Mo., was one of 10 lucky winners of the Gillette Timeshaver Challenge, a contest sponsored by Gillette featuring NASCAR’s Gillette Young Guns. The winners of the nationwide contest…

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11.15.2008 7:41 pm

Carl Edwards wins Nationwide series; Bowyer takes series

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Columbia’s Carl Edwards drove to the checkered flag Saturday at Homestead in the Nationwide Series finale, but Clint Bowyer finished close enough that he retained his place atop the points standings and won the season title.

Bowyer finished fifth in the…

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09.07.2008 10:23 pm

Chase makes haste, the Chase to the Sprint Cup

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

As a dual cycling/NASCAR blogger, I’ve got only one choice for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup title.

Columbia, Mo.’s Carl Edwards.

I’m thinking Edwards beats Jimmie Johnson, barely. Kyle Busch will fade, I’m afraid. Those three are the best of a stellar Chase field.

Here’s…

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07.31.2008 2:07 pm

Weekend motorsports schedule for Aug. 1-3

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Auto Racing Glance (from Associated Press)

All Times EDT

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Pennsylvania 500

Site: Long Pond, Pa.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (ESPN, 1 p.m.).

Track: Pocono International Raceway (triangular oval, 2.5 miles, 14 degrees banking in turn 1, 8 degrees…

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07.29.2008 11:14 am

Statistical analysis of this week’s NASCAR race at Pocono

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Statistical Advance: Analyzing The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 At Pocono Raceway (from NASCAR)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 28, 2008) - Jimmie Johnson clearly grasped the emphasis on winning during the 2007 season.

The proof is in the numbers. During the 2007…

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07.28.2008 12:11 pm

NASCAR’s top 12 through the Brickyard

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Week 21: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 - And Beyond (from NASCAR)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 28, 2008) - Below is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 along with other notable drivers, going into the…

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07.23.2008 8:45 pm

If you can’t beat ‘em, get their horsepower changed!

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Forgive me, but I can’t imagine Major League Baseball pulling in the fences at midseason to “level the playing field.” Or the National Football League instituting a “two-Mississippi rushing rule” at midseason. Or the NBA moving the 3-point arc a…

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