Bristol Brings Out the Best in NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 18, 2012  Photo - Getty Images

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 18, 2012
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Bumper-to-bumper racing, beating and banging, and hot tempers can all be found during a race at  Bristol Motor Speedway. Those aspects are what make Bristol special and they are some of the best and most classic characteristics in racing. Race fans fell in love with the sport by watching short track racing which is some of the most exciting racing in the world. Drivers don’t play nice at short tracks and by them doing that, the excitement level of those races increase. The classic short-track racing will be on display this weekend at Bristol and the races will feature the best of NASCAR. Continue reading

Fan Perspective: The Roots of My Passion for this Sport

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By Michelle Lesener

Among the items I have in my NASCAR collection, is a very special three-foot-by-five-foot Chicagoland Speedway flag that is covered in signatures. This flag and the signatures on it symbolize a sport that is a big part of my life, my love, and my passion for NASCAR. Continue reading

Chasing My Dreams

By Jason Schultz

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Dreams.

They come in all shapes and sizes. Little dreams, big dreams. Some dreams include finding happiness in life or dreaming to make yourself a better person. Continue reading

NASCAR’s Mile-and-a-Half Track Dilemma

By Jason Schultz

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Many NASCAR fans feel the Sprint Cup Series has an excess number of mile-and-a-half tracks on the schedule. Mile-and-a-half tracks don’t seem to feature the close, competitive racing that super speedways, short tracks and road courses have offered fans. NASCAR is always looking for fan input on the series, but one suggestion it seems is not being addressed, is that some fans are no longer wanting as many mile-and-a-half tracks on the schedule. Continue reading

Brad Keselowski And “The Intimidator”

By Jordan Dodson

Brad Keselowski earned his first Sprint Cup championship at Homestead-Miami on Sunday, in only his third full season. He now joins the company of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Jeff Gordon in winning a Sprint Cup championship within three years or less in a Sprint Cup career. But that is not all he proved to me this year. Keselowski has proven in multiple ways, that he is more like Dale Earnhardt Sr. than some may think. Continue reading