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Bell’s Move Wasn’t Right, and NASCAR Encourages It

What exactly were you expecting in the next-to-last race of the season?  Were you expecting the final four to be decided handily and simply see some disappointment on those that didn’t make it in? This is what the current playoff system has encouraged and ultimately has led to the desperate ...

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Dustin Off the Paperclip: NOCO 400

Something about this very small, very tight, and very aggressive little track in Virginia seems to bring out the chaos, a little trial-and-error, and maybe even a bit of desperation. Are these drivers having too many of the infamous Martinsville hot dogs, a delicacy that some call the most disgustingly ...

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The “Hail Melon” Is a Rule Maker, Never a Rule Breaker

A majority of today’s NASCAR fans were not alive when Richard Petty and David Pearson wrecked in the 1976 Daytona 500, a move that nearly won Petty the race but ended with him a football field away from the line.  They weren’t around when Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison fought ...

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