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Your 2012 Budweiser Shootout field
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 15, 2011
The criteria to qualify for the 2012 Budweiser Shootout was released on Wednesday and once again it's different than it was the previous year. The 2012 field for the Daytona exhibition race will include the top 25 drivers in driver… Full Story »
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Happy Hour: We need some new postrace celebrations
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 14, 2011
W elcome to the latest Happy Hour mailbag! You know how these work: You write us w ith your best rant/ joke/one-liner at happyhournascar@yahoogroups.com (note new address) or on Twitter at @jaybusbee , we respond to your messages, everyone goes away with a smile on their face. So on Tuesday, I got caught in a 90-minute dead-stop traffic jam caused by a 20-car pileup on a highway near Atlanta. (Here's a brief news account .) And as I drove past the Talladega-esque wreckage, cars twisted into unrecognizable shapes and people sitting on the ground, shaken by the experience (thankfully, no… Full Story »
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Join us for the latest Yahoo! NASCAR chat, Wednesday at 1 ET
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 14, 2011
Time again for another NASCAR live chat! Join us as we talk, well, whatever. Kurt Busch 's new ride? What your favorite drivers want for Christmas? It's all a possibility. Hang, won't you? Full Story »
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- Nascar
- Kurt Busch
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Offseason Hot/Not: Red Bull's Unfortunate NASCAR Goodbye
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 14, 2011
Typically, in this space, we'd be talking about the most recent on-track NASCAR dramas (thanks, Busch brothers!) from the previous weekend's racing. However, the very nature of the offseason isn't very good about giving us material. And since I'm so dedicated to you, my three loyal readers, I'm not even going to take vacation while guys like Jimmie Johnson send Twitter pictures from far-flung, palm tree-laden destinations. So we're going to change it up a bit until Daytona, and use this space to review the most pressing (and occasionally irrelevant) NASCAR news of the past… Full Story »
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Richard Petty Motorsports interested in hiring Kurt Busch
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 13, 2011
After his release from Penske Racing, it seemed that there would be a slim chance that Kurt Busch would be in a competitive ride in 2012. Those chances may be a lot fatter than initially figured. Richard Petty Motorsports COO… Full Story »
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Power Rankings: The best feuds of 2011
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 12, 2011
Welcome to Power Rankings! During the season, we rank your favorite drivers based on who's up, who's down, who's grooving and who's sliding. But now? Now, we dig into the vaults and the memory banks. Today, we offer up the best feuds of 2011. And oh, do we have a bumper crop from which to choose ... 1. Kyle Busch -Richard Childress. One of the most legendary throwdowns in… Full Story »
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Darian Grubb takes over as Denny Hamlin's crew chief
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 9, 2011
Sometimes the puzzle pieces fit exactly like you'd expect they would. Just weeks after guiding Tony Stewart to a Cup championship and then getting the boot, and just days after a position opened up atop Denny Hamlin 's pit box,… Full Story »
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Look back at the 2011 seasons of Ragan, Logano and Vickers
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 9, 2011
Every driver has highs and lows in a year, but rarely are those two in balance. For the next few weeks, we'll be looking at the seasons of all your favorite drivers (and, of course, your least favorite, too). We… Full Story »
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Richard Childress: New '3 wine, no comment on Kurt
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 8, 2011
Richard Childress, in addition to being a tough ol' coot, is also a man of refined tastes, refined enough that he's got his own vineyards . He's rolled out a new wine entitled "3," after, of course, the iconic number… Full Story »
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Create-a-caption: 'That's the guy I beat.' 'Hey, me too!'
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Dec 8, 2011
Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart , cuttin' up at the NASCAR banquet. What are these two fine gentlemen saying? You know, don't you? Have your say, friends. After the jump, a Smoke fan is overcome with emotion. Richard R: Race… Full Story »
