Ed Hinton

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Ed Hinton is a senior writer for ESPN.com.

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NASCAR with Ed Hinton

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN.com NASCAR writer Ed Hinton will stop by to talk about all the latest news and notes from the track. Hinton...

Chat | November 07, 2009

Busch flying under the radar … but for how long?

Ed Hinton

FORT WORTH, Texas -- So whatever became of Kyle Busch? You know, the NASCAR prodigy/brat (depending on your point of view) gone silent since summer ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Martin so close, yet so far … again

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

The math says Mark Martin is still in contention for his first Sprint Cup championship. The reality? The best Martin likely can do is finish second -- for the fifth time in his career.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009

A Chase with more sizzle, less fizzle

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

You want Chase drama? Let's end the 10-race playoff at Daytona ... on a figure-eight course ... and force the winner to run a match race against Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the title.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Sources: Danica near NASCAR deal

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

IndyCar Series and crossover media star Danica Patrick is nearing completion of a two-year contract with JR Motorsports, the NASCAR Nationwide Series operation owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., according to a source close to the talks.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

NASCAR better be worried about drivers' power

Ed Hinton

If the boss won't talk Don't take a walk Sit down! Sit down! -- Early 1900s union organizing chant A case could be made that a de facto drivers...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

A lot on NASCAR's plate

Ryan McGee

The tweets and e-mails came rolling in as early as Lap 2 of Sunday's race at Talladega. Restrictor-plate racing is the worst racing ever! These ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Johnson's finish as good as a win

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

Jamie McMurray won the race Sunday at Talladega, and Jimmie Johnson won the title. Oh, not officially for Johnson, not yet. But it will take a miracle to catch him now.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Talladega the great equalizer? Not for JJ

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

Still think Sunday's Cup race at Talladega -- the world's largest roulette wheel -- is the Chase field's best chance to derail three-time defending champ Jimmie Johnson? You kiddin'?

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Martinsville offers high-octane made-for-TV racing

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Steve Helber They don't call Martinsville Speedway "The Paper Clip" for nothing. One thing you can't call Martinsville Speedway is a c...

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NASCAR with Ed Hinton

Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, ESPN.com NASCAR writer Ed Hinton will stop by to talk about all the latest news and notes from the track. Hinton...

Chat | October 24, 2009

Is NASCAR playing it too safe?

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

Ernest Hemingway said motor racing was one of three sports -- the rest are mere games. Have we reduced your once-deadly, once-electrifying sport to just another game?

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009

NASCAR revamps its diversity program

Ryan McGee

A few hours before the green flag was waved for Saturday's Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, one group receiving a tour of the track stood...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Jimmie's current run is stuff of legend

Ryan McGee

...48 -- you must be an ESPN Insider. This is despite the fact -- noted by my colleague Ed Hinton on Friday -- that no one wants to appreciate what Johnson and his team are doing. Another...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Montoya fuming after bump with Martin

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

Juan Pablo Montoya and Mark Martin have been big buddies this season. One bump on the track Saturday night put Martin in a Chase hole and may have Montoya all but out.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2009