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COLUMN: Burton fights the good fight
CONCORD - Jeff Burton has probably gotten enough credit for being the driving talent that he is. He's been praised for being articulate, for having a level head and cool hands...
Burton breaks the Bank
CONCORD - Perhaps Jeff Burton isn't merely the safe choice in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. On Saturday night,...
COLUMN: Kids do the funniest things
CONCORD - Apparently, this NASCAR world is a bit difficult getting used to. This I learned Saturday tracking the progress of some of my relatives attending Saturday night's Bank...
NOTEBOOK: Kyle Busch dominates 'the late show'
CONCORD - In a race timed for the convenience of West Coast fans, Kyle Busch captured the Dollar General 300, chalking up his ninth victory this year in the Nationwide Series. ...
Bank of America 500 postrace report
The winner and how he did it: Jeff Burton won at LMS for the third time in his career but the first time since May 2001. It was also Burton's first victory in the track's autumn 500-miler. Oh so close: No one has ever won all three of LMS's major...
COLUMN: A scene of great moments, good and bad
CONCORD - Lowe's Motor Speedway is a place of special memories - some incredible, others merely memorable, a few horrific - and every race at this historic track evokes reactions...
Stewart hopes to make up for 'a flat'
CONCORD - In a season of crushing setbacks, the Coca-Cola 600 was the low point of Tony Stewart's year. Stewart,...
Area crewmen look ahead to life after racing
CONCORD - Mark Armstrong came along in an era when NASCAR pit crews were mostly composed of mechanics. Britt Goodrich capitalized on the sport's transition to more athletic and...
NOTEBOOK: Edwards isn't going to change
CONCORD - It's natural to wonder whether or not it's time for Carl Edwards to settle down a bit in his quest for the Sprint Cup title. ...
Bank of America 500 fact sheet
A great race of America is, naturally, the: Bank of America 500 Closest to the NASCAR epicenter is: Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord. Sinking feeling for the rest: Jimmie Johnson, starting to run away with the Chase, is at his best at the track...
COLUMN: Racers will be racers
CONCORD - Almost from the moment I walked into Lowe's Motor Speedway on Thursday, cursing the rain under my breath and half-blinded by the mist on my sunglasses (why I was wearing...
NOTEBOOK: Debuts for Keselowski, Speed will have to wait
CONCORD - Rain is seldom kind to the powerless in NASCAR. The fact that what Lowe's Motor Speedway refers to...
COLUMN: NASCAR faces its unexpected challenge
CONCORD - Times are hard. And NASCAR isn't immune. The crowds are still large, perhaps remarkably so, given...
NOTEBOOK: Timing's right for Johnson
CONCORD - Jimmie Johnson is the Sprint Cup point leader, and although he won titles in 2006-07, this is the first time he's been the point leader entering the Chase's halfway point,...
First big show for Marcus Smith
Marcus Smith puts on his first big NASCAR speed festival this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and he's got some big shoes to fill. ...
COLUMN: News of the weird at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Ironies and coincidences abounded in Sunday's Amp Energy 500. Tony Stewart, who had finished...
In order to finish first, first Stewart has to finish second
TALLADEGA, Ala. - In order for Tony Stewart to win at Talladega Superspeedway, he had to cross the finish line second. ...
COLUMN: Another fine Talladega mess
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Only in NASCAR could a situation exist where a dozen cars roar into the final lap of a major race without anyone knowing definitely what they could and could...
Tire problems lead to crashes galore
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Caution was an important aspect of Sunday's Amp Energy 500. The racing, particularly early on, was cautious, and yet the caution flags were plentiful. ...
Amp Energy 500 Race Report
Amp Energy 500 Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway The winner and how he did it: Tony Stewart, six times a runner-up at Talladega, finally won one, largely because (1.) there weren't very many contenders left at the end who hadn't wrecked, and (2.)...
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