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Charmin Sponsors Hilarious 'Stop Skidmarks' Billboard At NASCAR Race

Joe Student — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:11:04 +0000

Product placement and sponsorship can be a precarious situation. Companies who spend millions of dollars on a branding campaign can wind up coming across as too pushy or stiff to relate to consumers. Sometimes, however, a corporate branding campaign loosens its grip and the result is a memorable ad from a brand that doesn’t take [...]

Dick Trickle, NASCAR Driver, Found Dead Of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Joe Student — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:30:24 +0000

Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on Thursday, Lincoln County (N.C.) police said. The discovery of Trickle's body near the Forest Lawn Cemetery came after the Lincoln County Communications Center had received a call e

NASCAR Race Recap of Talladega Highlights High Speeds and Big Wrecks

Chaz — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:06:46 +0000

The NASCAR Sprint Cup series was at one of my favorite tracks this past weekend (May 5th) - Talladega Super Speedway. If you like big wrecks and high speeds, this track never disappoints because there is always a huge wreck. In fact, there were several this past weekend, and even one where a driver ended up upside down as you'll see with a video recapping the race.

NASCAR Race Hub 'Radioactive' Lets Us Hear the Radio Scanner Traffic from the Race at Richmond [VIDEO]

Chaz — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:20 +0000

One of the coolest things about checking out a NASCAR race is some of the scanner activity you hear. Well, with Race Hub: Radioactive, fans can get an inside look at the scanner traffic from this past weekend’s race at Richmond. I’ve been a fan of NASCAR for several years now. Whether I watch it [...]

Hear Dale Earnhardt Sr. & Other NASCAR Stars Sing on Their 1985 Country Music Album

Joe Student — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:00:40 +0000

NASCAR's roots are in the American South. Before its expansion over the past two decades, the racing circuit was thought of as a regional sport, one with a great deal in common with country music. In 1985, some of the biggest names i

NASCAR Will Review Race Sponsorships After NRA 500

Joe Student — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:20:50 +0000

Before, during and after Kyle Busch won Saturday’s National Rifle Association 500 in Fort Worth, Tex., there was debate around the organization’s sponsorship of the Sprint Cup event. Some critics felt that the NRA’s sponsorship of the race brought the ongoing debate on gun control into the sports world. Following normal customs, the NRA obtained [...]

Chaz Talks About His Dislike of 5 Time NASCAR Champion Jimmy Johnson

Chaz — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:10:50 +0000

Throughout my many years of being a NASCAR fan, I've liked and disliked many drivers. But, I don't think I have ever disliked a driver as much as Jimmy Johnson. Here's why.

Sprint Cup Recap — STP Gas Booster 500

Tommy Joe Martins — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:24:35 +0000

Jimmie Johnson dominated at Martinsville Sunday, winning the STP Gas Booster 500. In fact, Jimmie Johnson dominated the entire race weekend. He was the fastest car in the first practice. He set the track record and won the pole in qualifying. Then, during the race, he led 347 of 500 laps and never dropped lower [...]

NASCAR's Denny Hamlin Out 6 Weeks With Fractured Vertebra

Joe Student — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:59:46 +0000

Driver Denny Hamlin will miss at least six weeks of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit after suffering fractured vertebra in a crash on the last lap of Sunday’s race at Fontana, California. While Hamlin won’t need surgery, doctors advised him Tuesday that he’d need the time to allow his back to heal. Sunday [...]

Food City 500 Recap – Kahne Is A Contender

Tommy Joe Martins — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:28:35 +0000

Contenders emerge early in the NASCAR season. Make no doubt about it, Kasey Kahne is a contender. After finishing second last week at Las Vegas, when it seemed as though he had the fastest car on the track, Kahne was able to avenge his runner up finish with a victory in Tennessee. While Kahne’s win [...]

Sprint Cup 2013 — Food City 500 Preview

Tommy Joe Martins — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:38 +0000

In all sports, I love conflict. I especially love it in NASCAR. And no place is prone to cause more conflict than Bristol Motor Speedway.

I’ve been there. The atmosphere is unbelievable. It’s rare in this new NASCAR world full of mile-and-a-half tracks where most fans can only see portions of the racetrack that a spectator can get a full, unabridged view of a speedway

Jeff Gordon & Pepsi Max Prank Car Salesman in 'Test Drive' Video

Chaz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:29:23 +0000

What do you get when you combine NASCAR veteran Jeff Gordon, along with a Camaro, a car salesman, and Pepsi Max video camera? You get one heck of a cool prank. Watch, as Gordon takes this car salesman on the ride of his life in this epic ‘test drive’ prank. [button href="http://keyj.com/tags/pranks/" title="Check Out More [...]

Kobalt 400 Recap 2013: Kenseth Prevails For Third Win

Tommy Joe Martins — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:27:19 +0000

I think NASCAR is getting exactly what they wanted. So far in this 2013 Sprint Cup season the race winners have been a Chevrolet, a Ford and a Toyota. Even split. Now, I’m not naïve enough to think this will continue for the entire year, but here in the early going, all three of the [...]

Sprint Cup Preview: Las Vegas

Tommy Joe Martins — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:25:27 +0000

Who’s going to get lucky in Vegas? If you want Lady Luck to smile on your car, they’ve got to be willing to roll the dice with a late race gamble, but even then, they might just crap out. One thing is for sure: if you want to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, you’ve got to go all-in

Subway Fresh Fit 500 Results: Edwards Makes a Statement

Tommy Joe Martins — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:28:31 +0000

This wasn’t just a win for Carl Edwards. This was a statement. With merely a few laps remaining in the Subway Fresh Fit 500, Edwards’ rear view mirror was filled with the images of the winners of the last 6 Sprint Cup championships: Jimmie Johnson & Brad Keselowski. Edwards’ seemed to be pulling away from [...]

Mark Martin Becomes 2nd-Oldest Driver To Win Cup Pole

Joe Student — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:52:25 +0000

Who says older guys have a problem getting the pole? Certainly not former Viagra-sponsored driver Mark Martin. Martin, 54, became the second-oldest driver to secure a Sprint Cup pole when he finished with the best speed during Friday’s qualifying for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway scheduled for this Sunday. Martin’s speed [...]

'Petty Blue' Back on NASCAR's No. 43

Joe Student — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:34:20 +0000

The unmistakeable shade of bright blue named after racing legend Richard Petty will return to NASCAR tracks during select Sprint Cup Series races in 2013. Richard Petty Motorsports and one of its sponsors, Smithfield Foods, announced that each of the 25 times the food company sponsors the No. 43 Ford car in 2013, it will [...]

Sprint Cup Preview: Subway Fresh Fit 500

Tommy Joe Martins — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:11:40 +0000

Daytona is a magical place. During the final laps of the Daytona 500, we completely forget about the first 490 miles. And during this season’s Great American Race, the first 490 were pretty easy to forget.

NASCAR Driver Jeremy Clements Suspended Indefinitely for Violating Code of Conduct

Chaz — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:45:45 +0000

You might remember Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements, who together with rockers Hell Yeah, teamed up with FanPyre to co-brand his car in an upcoming race. Well, apparently, the dude has been suspended by NASCAR for violating the code of conduct.

The Painman Explains Why Everyone Should Go to a NASCAR Race

Frank Pain — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:57:04 +0000

I get flack from my ‘cool’ friends all the time about my love of NASCAR, so here’s my explanation and why you should get into it too. I first got introduced to NASCAR back when I was in elementary school when a new kid showed up at school. This guy, John, moved down from Pennsylvania [...]