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The first ‘Strictly Stock’ race

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, June 18th 2009

Sixty years ago on June 19, 1949, the National Association for Stock Car...

Dale Jr’s toughest NASCAR test

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, May 12th 2009

NASCAR’s most popular driver is having a tough year. When Dale Earnhardt Jr is...

The conundrums of oval track racing

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, May 5th 2009

After Carl Edwards crashed into the fence at Talladega last month, with debris...

High drama at Talladega

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, April 27th 2009

The racing season is on full song these days and almost all the major American...

Gordon gets back that winning feeling

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, April 9th 2009

NASCAR takes a rare weekend off over Easter, its drivers and teams enjoying a...

Johnson opens his account for ’09

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, March 30th 2009

Defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson scored his first win of the season on...

The Sprint Cup’s fast starters

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, March 9th 2009

Four of 36 NASCAR races down and the Sprint Cup is wide open. At this early...

Kenseth wins Daytona 500

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, February 16th 2009

Matt Kenseth and Jack Roush’s Roush Fenway Ford team may have been the only...

Setting the stage for the Daytona 500

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, February 13th 2009

Fifty-six cars started Thursday’s pair of 150-mile qualifying races for Sunday’...

Montoya on why he's in NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, February 10th 2009

NASCAR kicked off its season at Daytona with the Budweiser Shoot-out non-points...

A NASCAR icon has been saved

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, January 9th 2009

Petty Enterprises, NASCAR’s oldest team, has been saved from extinction by...

Jacques Villeneuve still hopes for a second career in NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, December 15th 2008

Early this year Jacques Villeneuve tried to break into NASCAR with Bill Davis’...

Johnson stands shoulder to shoulder with Yarborough

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 17th 2008

Carl Edwards did all he could to try to steal this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup...

Jimmie Johnson dominates in Arizona

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 10th 2008

Jimmie Johnson drove another superb race on Sunday, scoring his seventh win of...

Carl Edwards makes his case

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, November 3rd 2008

Carl Edwards has kept his NASCAR Sprint Cup championship hopes alive with a...

Paul Newman, the driver

Question and Answer by Nigel Roebuck, October 24th 2008

Dear Nigel, I've been an avid reader of your 'Ask Nigel' columns since the...

Can anyone beat Jimmie Johnson?

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, October 13th 2008

Halfway through NASCAR’s ten-race Chase for the Cup play-off with just five of...

Steve Hallam’s move to NASCAR

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, September 22nd 2008

It was confirmed last weekend that Steve Hallam (below) will leave his post as...

The Sprint Cup’s chase for the title is underway

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, September 15th 2008

NASCAR’s ‘Chase for the Cup’ championship playoff was designed to shake things...

Can Carl Edwards beat Kyle Busch?

Opinion by Gordon Kirby, August 20th 2008

Carl Edwards has emerged as the strongest challenger to Kyle Busch for this...

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