16 Results for americas cup

Bud Moore, American Hero

Ryan McGee

...Higgins of the Charlotte Observer, no less than the greatest NASCAR writer who has strolled through the Cup garage. No sooner than I had sat down, Moore asked for a favor. I was startled. What...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Remembering Walter Payton, racing fan

Ryan McGee

...let him do it. Payton talked about a flipping, fiery Trans-Am crash he had at Road America in which he suffered some minor burns that "weren't as big of a deal as everyone...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Junior Nation makes some noise

Ryan McGee

Junior Nation is taking it to the streets. Or, more accurately, the information superhighway. Distraught, disillusioned and just flat-out disappoint...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

NASCAR revamps its diversity program

Ryan McGee

...flag was waved for Saturday's Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, one group...NASCAR Camping World West Series, birthplace of current Cup star Kevin Harvick. For Harraka, winning the combine...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Introducing the Chicken Bone Section

Ryan McGee

...States of America. My personal favorite details about the bus were: A.) the contingency sponsor stickers placed behind the front fenders and carefully arranged so that they mimicked an actual Sprint Cup car, and...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009

And the inaugural HOF class is ...

Ryan McGee

...Might have actually been more skilled behind the wheel than either of the first two. Won three Cup titles in four years, then never ran a full season again. Even still, the Silver Fox ranks...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Danica's still NASCAR's biggest prize

Ryan McGee

...plenty of opportunities for Patrick to fill her IRL downtime with an A-B-C (ARCA-Busch-Cup) schedule. Let's take a look at what Danica's spring 2010 calendar would look like if...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

A Petty feud

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

The Petty family gets its first lesson on the hazards of Twitter.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 08, 2009

From Wonder Boy to The Man

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

As Jeff Gordon turns 38, we look at the career that reinvented NASCAR.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009

NASCAR Boomtown

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

NASCAR has returned to Rockingham -- and so have the hopes of the town that helped make the sport what it is today

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009

Bordered up

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

People perceive a backlash against foreign automakers in NASCAR, but they need to reconsider how "foreign" those cars really are.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009

Sexy NASCAR stars snubbed?

David Newton

Once again the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series gets no respect. In an America Online pole of the Hottest Men in Sports only Kasey Kahne and Carl...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2007

Petty says drivers have to watch it

...guys and too many sponsors watching." Petty isn't blaming sponsors. He understands the viewpoint of corporate America. "If you are a big company, you don't want someone representing you who is out on...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 08, 2007

NASCAR: Chip Ganassi Racing Fantasy Preview

Christopher Harris, Special to ESPN.com

A fantasy preview of the 2007 season for Chip Ganassi Racing.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 25, 2007

Nextel narrows field of potential sponsors

Scott Symmes, ESPN Insider

NASCAR's newly formed partnership with Nextel is hindering many teams' pursuit of sponsorship for 2004.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 24, 2003