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05.30.2009 8:04 pm

Jimmie Johnson will tame the Monster Mile

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Jimmie Johnson has won three times at Dover, so I’m picking him to get back to Victory Lane on Sunday in the U-PICK’EM RACING CONTEST!

Here’s my top 10 …

1. Jimmie Johnson

2. Kyle Busch

3. Greg Biffle

4. Mark Martin

5. Tony Stewart

6. Carl…

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05.02.2009 1:43 pm

Jeff Gordon is my pick at Richmond

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

I’ve been a middle of the packer in the U-PICK’EM RACING CONTEST!, riding around with the Reed Sorenson’s of the world in 267th place out of 459 in the stltoday.com version of the game. Not great, but not terrible either.

But onward…

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03.29.2009 8:18 pm

Rearview mirror: Jimmie Johnson leads Hendrick charge

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

What a dominant day for Hendrick Motorsports at Martinsville.

Jimmie Johnson picked up his sixth career victory at the Virginia track, his fifth in the past six NASCAR Sprint Cup races. But Johnson’s win was the tip of the iceberg for…

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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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03.19.2009 7:21 pm

Martin in uncharted territory going into Bristol

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

From our pals at the Sporting News NASCAR News Service …

By Bill Marx
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
 
(March 19, 2009)
 
Mark Martin’s Sprint Cup season is at a crossroads—and it’s only the fifth race of the year.
 
Going into Sunday’s Food City 500…

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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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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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07.28.2008 12:05 pm

Edwards, Hamlin and Pemberton post-Brickyard comments

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

From NASCAR …

An interview with:
CARL EDWARDS
DENNY HAMLIN
ROBIN PEMBERTON
HERB BRANHAM: Carl, tell us about your run today.

CARL EDWARDS: Yeah, I mean, second place. I mean, awfully close. I mean, obviously the tire debacle there, I think NASCAR and everyone did the best…

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