Some of Brazil’s IndyCar drivers are spending their time off from the open-wheel series racing stock cars back home. It turns out their vacation pastime hasn’t been as much fun as they might have expected.
Rubens Barrichello and Tony Kanaan have struggled so far during their guest appearances in Brazil’s main stock car series, and three-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves is expected to face   … More
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The fuel strategy that was supposed to carry Jimmie Johnson to a sixth championship instead made a winner of his teammate, Jeff Gordon, who triumphed in Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway as Brad Keselowski locked up the Sprint Cup title.
Gordon crossed the finish line 1.028 seconds ahead of Clint Bowyer, his nemesis from a week ago at Phoenix, as Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet sat forlorn in the garage, Johnson’s title hopes the victim of a pit road mistake and a rare part failure.
Ryan Newman ran third, followed by Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle.
Keselowski finished  … More
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Remember Bad Brad?
Granted, he’s difficult to forget. All those Nationwide Series run-ins with Denny Hamlin, the ugly Sprint Cup rivalry with Carl Edwards, the sight of that red No. 12 Dodge flipping over onto its hood at Atlanta (watch), early-morning peace summits with NASCAR officials — it all left an impression and created an image, one that fairly or not followed Brad Keselowski wherever he went. This was the guy who held his line at Talladega and never expressed any remorse, who did it all with that devilish smile, who competed with a style that literally and figuratively could rub people the wrong way  … More
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Good racing is not always good drama. Sorry, old-school race fans, but it’s true. Sometimes, a masterfully run race is about as exciting as a parade, minus the candy thrown from the floats.
And as NASCAR heads into its final weekend of 2012, with both viewer interest and sponsor dollars on flimsy foundations, it’s about time to confront the issue NASCAR has danced around for decades: Is this a sport, or is it entertainment?
Let’s begin by clarifying the terms. We’re not saying NASCAR is  … More
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