Edwards and Keselowski: Thunder Valley Showdown

Wednesday,March 17th, 2010
While all the attention may be on Sunday’s Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup series race, the two most talked about rivals will actually meet on the track the day before. Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are 1-2 in the NASCAR Nationwide series standings heading to Bristol, the first short track on the 2010 schedule.

NASCAR Sponsor Needs To Grow A Spine; Not Publicly Berate Their Driver

Monday,March 15th, 2010
People have complained about NASCAR for the past few years. The drivers are too vanilla, saying only what they want their sponsors to hear and never uttering a discouraging word; NASCAR drivers and teams care more about their sponsor then the fans. In the last year, there also began to be complaints about how boring the racing was getting. So in the off season NASCAR told the drivers to ‘have at it’.

Returning Favors: There’s The Rub In Racing

Saturday,March 13th, 2010
For fans of Penske Racing, the March 7 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was, in the words of Charles Dickens, the best of times, and the worst of times.   Kurt Busch was first across the start/finish line to win the race, mere moments after his teammate, Brad Keselowski, went airborne and hit the retaining wall after receiving a "nudge" from Carl Edwards.

Four Back Stories For Bristol

Saturday,March 13th, 2010
When Carl Edwards took revenge on Brad Keselowski near the end of last Sunday's Sprint Cup race in Atlanta, it did more than just wreck Keselowski's No. 12 Dodge—dramatically. It gave pundits and fans of the sport a lot to talk about during the first open week in the schedule. With the Cup series heading to Bristol, the first short track on the calendar, here's a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect there next weekend.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedules Test At Talladega Superspeedway

Friday,March 12th, 2010
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will assemble on Tuesday, March 16 for an important early-season test at Talladega Superspeedway. Approximately 24 teams are expected to participate in the one-day session, which will target a number of mechanical options in advance of the Aaron’s 499 on Sunday, April 25 at Talladega.

Off The Track With…Marcos Ambrose

Friday,March 12th, 2010
Sporting News goes behind the scenes—and off the track—with Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose. My first car was ... a small four-wheel drive. My dream car is ... Ferrari F40. The best cruising music is ... Kings of Leon. My average freeway cruising speed is ... 70 mph. When I get a flat … I change it in 2 minutes.