Danica Patrick raced 513 laps around Darlington Raceway last weekend.
What did you do?
Chances are, if you’re an ardent NASCAR fan, you might have snickered at the very mention of her name. You probably grumbled about the attention she received all weekend, and your level of anger likely grew every time her bright GoDaddy green car was shown on TV.
It’s OK; Patrick learned to ignore the haters long ago.
If she paid attention, she never would have chased her dreams of  … More
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DARLINGTON, S.C. — In a year when frustrated fans have begged for more cautions to tighten the field and add drama to races, Saturday night’s race at Darlington Raceway saved NASCAR’s season. The track once dismissed as past its prime delivered a tension-filled finish and a pit-road confrontation that had Ryan Newman questioning Kurt Busch’s “chemical imbalance.”
Now fans have something to talk about instead of what’s wrong with NASCAR. Let the discussions begin.
The question is if this week’s All-Star Race can follow the buzz Darlington created. Expectations are  … More
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Pastor Maldonado scored his first Formula 1 win and ended a Williams victory drought dating back to the end of the 2004 season, as the Venezuelan defeated local hero Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari in an absorbing Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Catalunya track.
The Williams and Ferrari were absolutely together going into the final laps, but … More
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