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JJ, Brady share common ground

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

From "Balloon Boy" to three-time defending Cup champ Jimmie Johnson to Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady, Marty Smith's got the NASCAR world -- and beyond -- covered.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009

So, here's a thought ... or 12

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Have you noticed the cheers for Jimmie Johnson during driver intros? Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. make the Chase? Your mind can wander during an eight-hour flight delay, and Marty Smith's mind was on many things.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009

Teams to swap crews, chiefs

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

In a move to upgrade performance, Richard Childress Racing will swap crews and crew chiefs between Kevin Harvick's No. 29 team and Casey Mears' No. 07 team.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009

Don't look for Chevy to leave, just do things a little differently

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

The wobbling economy has people wondering how long GM, and Chevy, specifically, will stay in NASCAR. Fear not, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2008

You kiddin' me? Petty and Newman in the same room?

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

What happened when Richard Petty walked into a room and started talking racin' with Paul Newman? Magic, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008

Loudon aftermath formally introduced Hendrick to The Junior Factor

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

It's a wonderful thing to be aboard the Dale Earnhardt Jr. Express. That is, if you don't mind living in a fishbowl, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2008

You wanted change? 2007 gave it to you over and over

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

The 2007 NASCAR season had some of the usual highs and lows, but some things stood out. Chief among them was how much things were changing, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | September 11, 2008

The key to Kahne's misery in 2008? Plain ol' bad luck

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Don't blame Kasey Kahne and the 9 team for not making the Chase. Blame the two heartbreaking DNFs Kahne & Co. had to swallow at Michigan and Bristol, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008

Frye's potential move from Team Red Bull to Stewart-Haas not about money

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

From projectile beer cans to side-by-side restarts to his new Army buzz cut, Marty Smith waxes philosophical on the world of NASCAR.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2008

The Carl & Kyle Show at Bristol exactly what NASCAR needs these days

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Penalize Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch for their postrace dust-up at Bristol? Hardly. Edwards and Busch gave NASCAR Nation exactly what it needs, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008

Is 12 drivers in the Chase evolution or dilution?

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Does having 12 drivers in the Chase dilute the field? What do a 25-year-old Alabama song, Bristol Chaseology and Scott Riggs have in common? Marty Smith has some ideas.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2008

Dale Jr. not throwing Tony Jr. under the bus anytime soon

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Of course Dale Earnhardt Jr. was frustrated by a bad call at Watkins Glen. It doesn't mean he's going to Monday Morning Crew Chief his man Tony Eury Jr., writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | July 30, 2008

Hard-luck Sadler hoping to turn career around at Gillett Evernham

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Door-To-Door

Story | Conversation | June 04, 2008

NASCAR ain't perfect, but it's pretty darn good

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Is NASCAR perfect? Far from it. But it ain't that bad either, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2008

All-everything NASCAR a mere blip (if that) on the European radar

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

All that was missing from Marty Smith's European vacation was a cameo by Christie Brinkley (that we know of). The most glaring no-show: NASCAR … as in Junior who?

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008