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Rough economy produces silence at Daytona

By Mike Smith · January 6, 2009 · 4:50 PM

The Wheels blog from The New York Times’ online edition has a story about the financial challenges facing NASCAR this year.

Anticipating the excitment that Kyle Busch can provide

By Mike Smith · January 5, 2009 · 8 PM

As I impatiently await the start of the 2009 Sprint Cup season, I can’t help but think back to how I used to look forward to the beginning of the racing season, largely because I was anxious to watch Dale Earnhardt negotiate the tracks on the circuit.

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How to draw NASCAR’s Mike Helton

By Mike Smith · December 31, 2008 · 4:28 PM

I like faces with prominent, overbearing features. Drawing caricatures is an art form that is dependent on being able to exaggerate facial features.

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A stock car can’t come from the showroom floor

By Mike Smith · December 28, 2008 · 10:04 PM

As Ronald Reagan said in a presidential debate with Jimmy Carter: “There you go again.”

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NASCAR ‘fan’ questions why sport should exist

By Mike Smith · December 18, 2008 · 4:43 PM

Alleged NASCAR fan Robert Weintraub, a freelance TV producer and sports writer, has written an opinion piece for Slate.com headlined: “Gentlemen, stop your engines—A NASCAR fan makes the case to euthanize stock-car racing.”

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Number of wrecks in Sprint Cup decline in 2008

By Mike Smith · December 16, 2008 · 7:39 PM

A story in Tuesday’s USA Today reported that the number of wrecks and spins during Sprint Cup races declined in the 2008 season.

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Hopefully, the Petty name will remain in NASCAR

By Mike Smith · December 10, 2008 · 7:58 PM

Founded in 1949, Petty Enterprises is NASCAR’s oldest and most famous racing organization.

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Awarding a second Cup date should be based on quality racing

By Mike Smith · December 5, 2008 · 7:53 PM

Kansas Speedway won’t receive a second Cup date by 2010 despite earlier claims by NASCAR Chairman Brain France that a second race was a distinct possibility.

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Sprint Cup racing should be affordable entertainment

By Mike Smith · December 3, 2008 · 9 PM

When times are tough, people need to escape the stress of everyday reality. And throughout the rough patches in this nation’s history, people have escaped by enjoying some form of entertainment that can provide a respite.

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Sprint Cup awards banquet should include all Chase competitors

By Mike Smith · November 25, 2008 · 10:52 PM

Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 11th and 12th in the Chase, won’t be visiting the Big Apple for the 2008 awards banquet since NASCAR only invites the drivers who finish in the Top 10 in points.

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