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In this week's Six, Marty Smith writes about the life lesson he learned from a strange old man in a red ball cap. And how Jimmie Johnson is more influential than most of us think.

In this week's Six, Marty Smith finds a man who takes his NASCAR love deeper than most. Want more? How about Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s media love and the passing of Levon Helm.

Jerry Caldwell welcomes the unenviable task of following a legend, albeit the legend from whom he learned most everything he knows about auto racing -- how to appreciate it and, certainly, how to promote it. Caldwell is charged with making his ment...

A couple summers ago, I was standing in Victory Lane at Bristol Motor Speedway on an August Saturday, staring into a camera positioned just in front of a packed Turn 3 grandstand. "SportsCenter" was on the other end, licking its chops for all the jui...

Bristol Motor Speedway officials drummed up a brilliant concept this past fall, one used often in other sports to reveal a bit of a team's personality and the personalities of its players: Let each athlete choose a song, and blare it on the loudspeak...

Maybe Ryan Newman had doubts before winning the Daytona 500. It's safe to say proud papa Greg Newman didn't, writes Marty Smith.

NASCAR is losing its patience in the court battle with AT&T.

Bill Davis Racing plans to field a full-time Sprint Cup entry for former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve in 2008, team owner Bill Davis said Friday.

Mark Martin's string of 621 consecutive racing weekends came to a halt last month at Bristol Motor Speedway. Does he regret his decision not to race? Not a chance, writes Marty Smith.

NASCAR will not penalize Greg Biffle's team, despite the fact that his Ford was found to be too low in post race inspection, NASCAR said Wednesday.

Jimmy Elledge was sitting atop a large Gatorade cooler just outside the door of the No. 41 transporter Saturday morning at Bristol Motor Speedway, sun at his back, beautiful young daughter seated alongside. His demeanor was easy, reflective.

What if Mark Martin sits out 10 races just as he has said he would and still ends up winning a points title? Marty Smith goes Door-To-Door to lay out the scenario.