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Comeback Kid: Media Predict Johnson Rebound
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Undoubtedly, Jimmie Johnson would like to forget that the 2011 season ever happened. Apparently, voters in NASCARMedia.com’s annual preseason poll already have. Members of NASCARMedia.com picked Johnson to reign supreme once again – despite a career-low sixth-place finish in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points. Johnson received 147 votes in the annual preseason poll, just two more than Carl Edwards, who finished second in last season’s championship points. Rounding out the top … Read entire article »
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Tony Stewart Guest Stars In ABC’s Comedy ‘Last Man Standing’ With Tim Allen
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR fans are looking forward to watching Tony Stewart defend his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship this season, beginning with the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26 (FOX, 1 p.m. ET). But before he returns to the comfort behind the wheel of his day job, people all across the country can catch a glimpse of Stewart’s acting skills when he appears on the ABC comedy “Last Man Standing” starring Tim Allen tomorrow, … Read entire article »
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Not Here For A Long Time, I’m Here For A Good Time
Inlet NY – Believe it or not, the time is here again for the Sixth Annual Zippy’s Crusade For Kids Charity Snowmobile Ride in Inlet, New York. The event will take place at The Ole Barn on Friday and Saturday, January 27 & 28, 2012. Greg and Nan Zipadelli are fueling up to make it one of the best rides so far. The 2011 Zippy’s Crusade For Kids event allowed them to donate much needed … Read entire article »
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Stewart Leads Stenhouse Jr. and Team of Champions into 2012 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS – Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) announced today that three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will return to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the 2012 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, which begin Jan. 10. Stewart made his most recent appearance in the event in 2008, finishing eighth in the A-main finale. After taking a three-year hiatus from the biggest Midget race of the year, Stewart will return in January behind the … Read entire article »
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More Than 50 NASCAR Drivers To Appear At NASCAR Preview 2012
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – More than 50 drivers from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series are now confirmed to appear at the inaugural NASCAR Preview 2012 Presented by Sprint, scheduled for Jan. 21 in Charlotte, N.C. Race fans will have the chance to meet top competitors of the sport during the all-day fan event located inside the Charlotte Convention Center. NASCAR Preview 2012 Presented by Sprint will offer … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Stars’ Off-Track Events Fascinating, Compelling
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – On the track, it has been dubbed by some as the most exciting season in NASCAR history. But the 2011 season did not lack in entertaining, if not fascinating, moments away from the track as well. From television appearances and movie cameos to skydiving, NASCAR drivers and personalities certainly presented plenty of compelling options for these top moments. Trevor Bayne and Ellen DeGeneres Before it even had a chance to sink in, … Read entire article »
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2011: NASCAR’s Youth Is Served
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – If it seems top performers in NASCAR are getting younger and younger – you’re right. Consider that: A 20-year-old, Trevor Bayne, won the Daytona 500 A 21-year-old, Austin Dillon, became the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ youngest champion The NASCAR K&N Pro Series boasted an 18-year-old champion, Max Gresham, and a 15-year-old race and pole winner, Dylan Kwasniewski. Youth being served didn’t comprise the season’s only break-out performances – think champion Tony Stewart winning a record … Read entire article »
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Top 10 NASCAR Moments of 2011
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - In a special season during which magic moments were many, Tony Stewart’s championship-clinching victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been voted the Top Moment of 2011. Members of NASCARMedia.com voted in the week-long poll, casting ballots for the top-10 moments from the just-completed NASCAR season. Stewart’s walk-off win in the season finale, however, didn’t exactly prevail in a landslide among voting by members of the news media. Trevor Bayne’s historic Daytona 500 victory – … Read entire article »
A New Champion, Surprise Winners and Broken Records Highlight a Storybook Season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \ – “You come at the king, you best not miss.” – Omar Little, The Wire. From the 2007 season – Jimmie Johnson’s first as a defending champion – through 2010, exactly 100 drivers started at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. All took aim at Johnson’s throne. All missed. A shocking victor claimed NASCAR’s most famous race to open the 2011 season, as Trevor Bayne, 20, became the youngest driver to ever … Read entire article »
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