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Daytona 500 Index | February 14, 2010 | Daytona Beach, Fla.

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Chase format is fine -- it's the schedule that needs changing

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Shake up the Chase? Take out some cookie cutters, add a short track or two, and rethink Dega. Then the Chase is really on, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 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

Sources: Hendrick manager gets offer to be Stewart crew chief

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Darian Grubb, engineering manager for Hendrick Motorsports' Nos. 5 and 88 Chevrolets, is the lead candidate for the crew chief position for Tony Stewart's No. 14 Chevrolet in 2009, sources close to Stewart-Haas Racing told ESPN.com on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2008

Allmendinger in the dark over future with Team Red Bull

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

AJ Allmendinger says he has unfinished business with Team Red Bull. Does Team Red Bull feel the same about Allmendinger? If not, he has options, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2008

Cup ownership about much more than cheerleading for Daugherty

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

First and foremost, Brad Daugherty wants to go racing. But he also sees his Cup ownership venture as "an opportunity that someone needed to do," writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2008

Stewart's move to Haas likely makes Riggs odd man out -- again

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

How will Tony Stewart's arrival at Haas CNC Racing impact Scott Riggs in 2009? The underrated Riggs could be out of a job -- again, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | July 15, 2008

Junior used Keselowski's victory to get back in touch with that winning feeling

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

It took a victory from his Nationwide Series driver to remind Dale Earnhardt Jr. what he was really missing. So where does Sunday's victory rank for Junior's career? Marty Smith writes it's pretty high up there.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2008

Kahne played by the rules, so give him some credit

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Why are critics blasting Kasey Kahne's victory in the All-Star Challenge? They shouldn't be. Kahne just played by the rules, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2008

ALL GROWN UP

Marty Smith

He left the team that bears his family name, but to hear Dale Earnhardt Jr. tell his story is to know that he carries on his father's legacy more than ever.

Story | Conversation | May 05, 2008

Team ownership just natural progression in Stewart's Cup career

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Does Tony Stewart's future lie in ownership with Haas CNC or as a driver with Joe Gibbs Racing? Either way, the two-time Cup champ would be foolish not to listen to potential suitors, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2008

Biffle doesn't view Childress' No. 33 Chevrolet as a future option

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Greg Biffle, a sought-after Sprint Cup star in a contract year, doesn't foresee the recently-announced No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet as an option for his future.

Story | Conversation | April 04, 2008

You think your fuel bill is high? NASCAR teams in a budget squeeze

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Pain at the pump is likely something everyone is feeling. It isn't any different for NASCAR teams, but maybe not in the way you would think, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2008

Where Earnhardt Jr. goes, so goes Earnhardt Nation

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

The surefire way to market your product? Attach Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s name to it. Just ask adidas, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | March 05, 2008

R. Gordon might enter both Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600 if he loses appeal

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

LAS VEGAS - If Robby Gordon Motorsports loses its appeal next week of the penalty levied by NASCAR for a rules violation committed during Daytona Speedweek, Robby Gordon may choose to enter the Indianapolis 500.

Story | Conversation | February 29, 2008

Kyle Busch, the forgotten man in Junior swap, doing just fine, thank you

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Sure, Junior is a happy man these days as the newest driver at Hendrick Motorsports. But the man he replaced is pretty happy, too, as the points leader in the Cup and Truck series, writes Marty Smith.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2008