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NASCAR to bring DTM to US in 2015

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, March 27th 2013

Can the DTM work in America? The idea has been bandied about for five years by...

NASCAR title run takes shape

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, March 4th 2013

It’s always said that NASCAR’s marathon season gets underway not at the...

Jimmie Johnson wins Daytona 500

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, February 25th 2013

Any thoughts that five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson might be past his...

New hope for NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, February 18th 2013

NASCAR’s long season kicks off next Sunday with the 55th running of the Daytona...

Gordon Kirby's highlight of the year

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, December 17th 2012

It was a pleasure to watch Dario Franchitti and Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon...

Eating dust in NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, December 10th 2012

I know NASCAR leaves many of you cold. You believe it’s a mere ‘show’, a...

Keselowski wins Sprint Cup for Penske

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 19th 2012

Brad Keselowski won his and Roger Penske’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship...

Keselowski takes Sprint Cup lead

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 12th 2012

Brad Keselowski put himself in the catbird seat to take his first NASCAR Sprint...

NASCAR: Johnson vs Keselowski

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 5th 2012

NASCAR’s championship battle has focused itself in recent races on a straight...

Dale Earnhardt: 'The Intimidator'

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, October 15th 2012

I had to chuckle when I read Paul Fearnley’s blog last week about Romain...

Escaping the 'Big One' at Talladega

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, October 8th 2012

The high-banked Talladega Superspeedway is renowned as the ‘Wild Card’ in...

Denny Hamlin states his case

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, September 24th 2012

After running out of fuel on the last lap at the Chicagoland Speedway the...

Rating NASCAR's title contenders

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, September 10th 2012

After Saturday night’s 400-lap race on the half-mile Richmond, Virginia oval...

NASCAR's Canadian expansion

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, August 20th 2012

There was racing aplenty across North America last weekend. MotoGP was in...

NASCAR the winner at Watkins Glen

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, August 13th 2012

One of the most powerful signs that NASCAR was going to expand into all corners...

Dodge quits NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, August 8th 2012

It was no surprise that Dodge announced this week it is pulling out of NASCAR...

Johnson’s fourth win at Indianapolis

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, July 30th 2012

Any doubts about Jimmie Johnson’s ability to challenge for this year’s NASCAR...

NASCAR update

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, July 16th 2012

NASCAR arrived in my backyard last weekend for round 19 of the 36-race Sprint...

Johnson brings an end to winless streak

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, May 14th 2012

Jimmie Johnson came through to score Hendrick Motorsports’s 200th NASCAR Sprint...

America’s most influential athlete

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, April 28th 2012

For the second year in a row five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has been...

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