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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…