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Penske’s sponsorship bounty

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, December 7th 2010

You have to take your hat off to Roger Penske. At a time when many American...

The King reclaims NASCAR team

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, December 2nd 2010

On Tuesday it was announced that Richard Petty has bought his NASCAR team from...

Famous fifth for Jimmie

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 22nd 2010

NASCAR couldn’t have asked for a better championship battle, the closest in its...

All to play for in NASCAR finale

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 15th 2010

Most of the way through Sunday’s 500-mile NASCAR race at Phoenix it looked like...

Title tussle at Talladega

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 1st 2010

NASCAR’s championship battle got tighter after Sunday’s 500-mile race at the...

Hamlin’s NASCAR championship challenge

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, October 25th 2010

Denny Hamlin pulled to within six points of defending NASCAR champion Jimmie...

Clint’s starring role in NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, September 20th 2010

It’s easy to poke fun at NASCAR’s ‘Chase for the Cup’ but the championship play...

Hamlin heads Chase for the Cup

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, September 13th 2010

Denny Hamlin established himself as the top seed in NASCAR’s Chase for Cup by...

Harvick states his case

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, August 16th 2010

Kevin Harvick has led NASCAR’s Sprint Cup championship for most of the year,...

Ganassi reigns, and Dyson delivers

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, August 9th 2010

Chip Ganassi enjoyed a clean sweep last weekend as his three teams won races in...

Making an old speedway safer

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, August 5th 2010

A pair of particularly explosive multi-car accidents in last Sunday’s NASCAR...

Pain for Montoya and NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, July 26th 2010

Sunday’s Brickyard 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis was a...

Could Johnson be an F1 star?

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, June 28th 2010

Jimmie Johnson is chasing an unprecedented fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup...

Villeneuve’s star turn in NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, June 21st 2010

You have to give it to Jacques Villeneuve. At 39, a dozen years after winning...

Harvick wins Talledega fight

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, April 26th 2010

Kevin Harvick scored a textbook win in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race on the...

Johnson works his magic

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, March 24th 2010

Jimmie Johnson is beginning to emerge not only as NASCAR’s best driver of the...

First NASCAR, now the world!

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, March 1st 2010

Jeff Gordon has announced that he will keep racing for an undetermined period...

Johnson back on winning form

Race Report by Gordon Kirby, February 22nd 2010

Order was restored in NASCAR as defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson...

Martin makes his mark at Daytona

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, February 8th 2010

NASCAR’s season kicked off on Saturday with qualifying for this Sunday’s...

Andretti: why I didn’t like Indy

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, January 11th 2010

I had a long conversation recently with Michael Andretti for the book I’m...

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