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NASCAR strikes gold with Danica

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Danica Patrick's arrival won't fix all that ails NASCAR, but pairing the IRL darling with ultrapopular Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a shot in the arm that the sport sorely needs.

Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Tiger Woods news rockin' the Strip

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Jimmie Johnson will take boring any day. With the country all abuzz over the Tiger Woods uproar, the four-time Cup champ says being called vanilla isn't so bad.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Will quarter-mile racing return?

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

It's been a year since the NHRA reduced the length of races from a quarter-mile to 1,000 feet for safety reasons. Will we ever get those 360 feet back? Ideas abound, but no solution is standing out.

Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009

Mayfield running out of good will

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

It was easy to want to believe Jeremy Mayfield when he said a failed drug test was a mistake. Now that he has failed a second one, who is willing to believe him now?

Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009

Six quick fixes NASCAR needs to make

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

What if qualifying really meant something? How about getting almost every race finished in less than three hours? NASCAR wants ideas? Here's six quick and easy ones to make the sport better.

Story | Conversation | May 26, 2009

Muldowney: 'Thrill is gone' from NHRA

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Racing to 1,000 feet? A Championship Countdown playoff? Drag-racing trailblazer Shirley Muldowney says "the thrill is gone" in the NHRA.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Comeback Kahne? Kid's on a roll

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Kasey Kahne is having a resurgence, but at 29 is he too young to be a comeback story?

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Less testing = blown motors? Could be

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

NASCAR teams seem to be discovering a serious downer from less testing. Engines from Toyota, Ford and Chevrolet are blowing up under in-race stress, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009

Schumacher's historic season earns Top Fuel ace coveted trophy

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

So Tony Schumacher's record romp in Top Fuel trumps Jimmie Johnson's record run in Sprint Cup? What were the Driver of the Year voters thinking? Well ... read for yourselves, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008

Palm trees, blue skies and breezy conditions ... we must be in South Florida

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Homestead blog Friday

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2008

We know times are tough; we don't know what NASCAR is doing about it

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

We know times are tough, but we don't know what NASCAR plans to do about its likely economic woes. Chairman Brian France could change that, but he said nothing of substance for the second time in three days, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

At the Brickyard, it's about the place and not the race

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

The 15th Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is likely to go down much like the 14 before it. Just remember that the Brickyard is about the place more than the race, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | July 21, 2008

NASCAR shakes up Cup garage with 'huge, huge penalties'

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

What message did NASCAR convey when it hammered Haas CNC Racing for illegal wing mounts? Break the rules, pay the price, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2008

Welcome to NASCAR's bizarro world of crime and punishment

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

It was a banner week for NASCAR in the penalty department. Logic and reason simply took a holiday, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2008

Confusion abounds after Biffle's head-scratching win at Kansas

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

How did Greg Biffle win Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Kansas Speedway without crossing the finish line first? A lot of folks are wondering the same thing, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2007