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Blitz Awards and Razzies, Part IV

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Drumroll, please. It's time to honor the best (and the worst) of the 2009 NASCAR season with the fourth annual Blount's Blitz Awards and Razzies … minus the red-carpet treatment, of course.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Can anyone stop the 48?

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Jimmie Johnson's quest for five straight Cup titles begins Feb. 14 at Daytona. Will anyone be able to stop the 48?

Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009

Johnson worked hard for fourth title

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Jimmie Johnson might make it look easy, but winning his fourth straight title was anything but, right down the the final laps at Homestead.

Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009

Johnson's historic quest continues

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

The message rang loud and clear Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway: Jimmie Johnson is well on his way to winning a fourth straight Cup title. In a cakewalk.

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2009

RCR may be finally getting it together

Terry Blount

...two months. Clint Bowyer was seventh, his fourth top-10 in the eight Chase races. And Jeff Burton finished ninth in his backup car after wrecking the primary car in practice two days earlier...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Texas the real wild card in Chase for the Cup

Terry Blount

...with a multicar crash on the first turn 12 years ago. No one would have guessed Jeff Burton, a fourth-year driver who was winless in his career at the time, would go to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

At Talladega Superspeedway, every driver is a contender

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt Jamie McMurray ended an 86-race winless drought with his victory Sunday in the Amp Energy 500. Anyone can win at Talla...

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2009's biggest movers ... and losers (so far)

Terry Blount

...Richard Childress Racing, but he's not alone in the minus column at RCR this year. Jeff Burton is minus-13 (sixth to 19th) and Clint Bowyer is minus-10 (fifth to 15th). But...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Hall of Fame: Locks and long shots

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

If Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Bill France Sr. aren't included in the NASCAR Hall of Fame's inaugural class, there should be an investigation.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

NASCAR prep takes team chemistry

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Winning may look easy for drivers such as Tony Stewart and crew chief Darian Grubb, but a lot of preparation goes into making a car fast at a place like Auto Club Speedway.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Fantastic finish would help ease NASCAR's pain

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR The Chase could come down to Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson (48) and Mark Martin. Is it too m...

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Simply no room for error in '09 Chase

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

...for making the Chase, went for it Sunday in the Chase opener, finishing third. He angered Jeff Burton with a bumping incident late in the race and was upset with winning driver Martin for...

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Risk for Martin simply too high at Michigan

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Mark Martin (5) was a threat to win Sunday at Michigan ... until the fuel tank ran dry. Risk versus reward. That's alw...

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Indianapolis NASCAR blog -- Sunday

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Brickyard blog Sunday

Story | Conversation | July 26, 2009

Restart rule injects excitement

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Racing at the Brickyard has never been the true attraction. But thanks to NASCAR's double-file restart rule, drivers are saying the 16th running of this race could get downright insane.

Story | Conversation | July 25, 2009