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Knaus vs. NASCAR a suspenseful game
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comChad Knaus produces some of the fastest race cars anywhere. NASCAR likes to make sure he does it within the rules. It's that high-stakes game that is the real wild card in this year's Chase.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009Best storyline? A JJ four-peat
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comSix stories in the 2009 Chase would resonate in both the motorsports community and the mainstream public. But only one outcome would truly rock NASCAR's world.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009Kahne bolsters Chase chances
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comDon't call Kasey Kahne a bubble boy any longer. Kahne jumped five spots in the standings -- and solidified his Chase hopes -- after winning under the lights Saturday at Atlanta.
Story | Conversation | September 06, 2009Ain't NASCAR's first presidential rodeo
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comNASCAR has always been seen as a Republican's playground, but the truth is the sport has played both sides of the political fence quite well. Wednesday's visit to the White house will be the latest chapter in a long and storied history.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009More than Tim Richmond died in 1989
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comTim Richmond wasn't the best driver, but he may have been the most fun. He succumbed to AIDS 20 years ago with little acknowledgment. It was the end of a wild life ... and the party in NASCAR.
Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009Road course win eludes JJ
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comThree-time Sprint Cup champion. Three-time Brickyard winner. Daytona 500 winner. There's not a lot missing from Jimmie Johnson's résumé. Except a road course win.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009Racing royalty looking shaky these days
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comThree families rule American racing, with the head of one -- Tony George -- recently rolling. It raises the question: Is the current generation of Frances, Smiths and Georges capable of maintaining its empires?
Story | Conversation | July 20, 2009NASCAR needs a rivalry … bad
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comAny decent English teacher will tell you conflict makes the story. The fact that NASCAR has forgotten this -- and has proved it by squelching rivalries -- is at the root of the sport's problem.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009Race goes on, but change is in the Michigan wind
Ed Hinton...Kenseth is the only winner this year among them, with his rain-aided victory in the Daytona 500 followed by a fully earned one at Fontana, Calif. Edwards, the most baffling disappointment this year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2009Guitar hero gone bad
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comThe first lesson of successful guitar obliteration in Victory Lane? Make sure the trophy isn't a solid-mahogany Gibson Les Paul -- one of the most indestructible musical instruments on the planet.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009Earnhardt uproar steals spotlight from Reutimann
Ed Hinton...Cope came here with a flying fluke under his belt that season. He'd won the Daytona 500 on the last lap, slipping past the fishtailing car of Dale Earnhardt the moment a tire...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009No more excuses for Earnhardt
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comRick Hendrick promised to use every resource available to strengthen the so-called weak link in his Sprint Cup garage. In other words, the pressure is on for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2009Stewart growing into the owner's role quickly
Ed Hinton, ESPN.com...points wins. Nor was it new to his crew chief, Darian Grubb, who won the 2006 Daytona 500 subbing as pit boss for Chad Knaus, with Jimmie Johnson. But it was new for Haas...
Page | ConversationEveryone figures Tony's due
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comTony Stewart certainly knows his way around Darlington, he just doesn't know his way to Victory Lane at the Lady In Black -- yet. Some of his competitors expect that to change as soon as Saturday.
Story | Conversation | May 08, 2009In the grand (paint) scheme, less is more
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comRemember the old days when you could pick out your favorite driver on the backstretch at Dega because of the color on the car? Those days are long gone.
Story | Conversation | May 06, 2009
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