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Ryan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:43:40 -0600

By Ryan - Publisher of Racing News 360

Hard to believe a sport with over 75 million fans had a rough start, but NASCAR’s beginnings weren’t always smooth driving, so to speak. Like everything, NASCAR had to start somewhere and the Southern United States was this sport’s birthplace.

Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in “bootlegging” during the 1920’s and early 30’s Prohibition era, when drivers ran whiskey or “moonshine” from hidden stills to hundreds of markets across the Southern United States. Many of the drivers would modify their cars to improve handling and speed in an attempt to outrun the police. As bootlegging grew, the drivers began to race among themselves on Sunday afternoons to see who had the fastest cars. Inevitably people came out to watch the races, and racing moonshine cars on Sunday afternoons became extremely popular – NASCAR history had begun.

Greg Zipadelli Leaves Joe Gibbs Racing for Stewart-Haas

Ryan — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:41:24 -0700

By Ryan - Posted on December 21, 2011

Greg Zipadelli has made a nice career for himself at Joe Gibbs Racing, first as crew chief for Tony Stewart, and most recently, as crew chief for Joey Logano. Now, after 13 years, Zipadelli has left Joe Gibbs Racing for a position as Competition Director at Stewart-Haas Racing.

Grubb Finishing His Tenure as Stewart’s Crew Chief

Ryan — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:46:10 -0700

By Ryan - Posted on December 6, 2011

This week, Darian Grubb, Tony Stewart, and the rest of the No. 14 team are in Las Vegas, celebrating their amazing championship run in the Sprint Cup Series. Unfortunately, it is bittersweet for crew chief Darian Grubb, who will be looking for a new job.

Stewart Saves Best for Last to Win Sprint Cup Championship

Ryan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:49:32 -0700

By Ryan - Posted on November 22, 2011

Let the race at Homestead – the one for all the marbles – be the best argument for the new NASCAR Sprint Cup scoring system. This winner-take-all race was one that actually fulfilled the hype leading up to it. The points leader led the most laps, the uncertainty of the outcome was stretched for over an extra hour due to rain, and the driver who entered in second place staged a come-from-behind win to clinch the championship in the final laps.

Kasey Kahne Claims Victory at Phoenix

Ryan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:06:11 -0700

By Ryan - Posted on November 16, 2011

Kasey Kahne claimed his first victory of the 2011 Sprint Cup season at Phoenix International Raceway. And hardly anyone noticed. It was difficult to focus on Kahne’s win when there was a toe-to-toe prizefight going on right behind him.

Stewart Creeps Closer to Points Lead with Win at Texas

Ryan — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:48:04 -0700

By Ryan - Posted on November 9, 2011

They say that it’s not bragging if you can back it up. Last week, after his win at Martinsville, Tony Stewart warned Carl Edwards that he was going to have a challenging three weeks in front of him. He backed up those words with a win at Texas Motor Speedway, his fourth win during the 10-race Chase for the Championship. The victory kept him in second place in the points, but Carl Edwards’ lead has shrunk from eight points last week to a slim three points now.

Stewart Saving the Best for Last

Ryan — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:25:48 -0600

By Ryan - Posted on November 1, 2011

Tony Stewart, who had a pretty quiet season by his standards, has now gone from “making a little noise” in the Chase to second place in the standings – and closing. He used a restart with three laps left to pass Jimmie Johnson for the lead, and hold him off for the win at Martinsville on Sunday. The victory moved him into second place in the Chase standings, eight points back, with three races to go.

Bowyer Wins in Photo Finish at Talladega

Ryan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:09:11 -0600

By Ryan - Posted on October 26, 2011

At Talladega on Sunday, it looked as if Jeff Burton was going to get his first NASCAR Sprint Cup win since October of 2008. He pulled away on the final restart with three laps to go, pushed by his teammate Clint Bowyer. Perhaps he would have gotten his first win in three years if he had been pushed by someone else. However, Bowyer pulled around Burton through the tri-oval on the very last lap, and won by less than 2 one-hundredths of a second. It was his first win this year, and the 100th series win by Richard Childress Racing.