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Changes to car won't be coming soon

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

For NASCAR fans hoping changes are coming to the Sprint Cup car -- aka Contraption Of Turmoil -- you can keep on waiting. The league seems convinced the car is not a problem.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 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

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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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

So, who gets left out next year?

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

Filtering in NASCAR's Hall of Fame electees to five per year means 2010 is likely to be as controversial as the inaugural class. Who's next? Let's say Pearson, Allison and Yarborough are locks, but that hardly scratches the surface of who's deserving.

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Finally, some breathing room for Martin

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Tony Ding With four wins so far in 2009, Mark Martin is the No. 1 seed in the Chase for the Cup playoff. Amid the hoopla over Matt Kens...

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Bristol finish shows why Martin sleeps easily at night

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

...keeping with tradition carried on over the years by otherwise-good guys such as Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards had bumped Busch out of the way, and won unapologetically. Saturday night, Busch was indeed giving Martin...

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Be happy, NASCAR Nation: Life is good

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

The car stinks. Junior stinks. Kyle Busch stinks. Blah, blah, blah, blah and blah. Rejoice, NASCAR Nation: Things are looking up, and here are 20 reasons why.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2009

Montoya looks like a contender with another strong finish

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Juan Pablo Montoya boosted his Chase chances with a second-place run at Pocono. Juan Pablo Montoya could easily be rid...

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An afternoon in Tony's world

Ed Hinton

LOUDON, N.H. -- Let's title this blog "An Afternoon of Life Around Tony." You know who the leading candidate is to drive a third car for Tony Stewart...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2009

Smoke's popularity on the rise

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

Could it be? Could Dale Earnhardt Jr. be in jeopardy of losing his long-standing title as NASCAR's most popular driver to Tony Stewart? Merchandise sales say … maybe.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009

Edwards still searching for that elusive first win

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

...AP Photo/Mel Evans) Carl Edwards (99) had a strong car Sunday at Pocono Raceway, but last year's nine-time winner still...

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Stewart growing into the owner's role quickly

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

...Sam Sharpe/US Presswire) Mike Skinner's Toyota Tundra starts to roll after hard contact with the wall in Friday night's...

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Wreckers work overtime to clear up Dega carnage

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

...I guess we'll do this until somebody gets killed and then we'll change it," Carl Edwards -- whose car flew into the catch fence at the checkered flag, injuring seven spectators -- told reporters at...

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They're hearing voices at Talladega

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

The so-called experts of the supernatural have nothin' on Ed Hinton. At least not in Talladega, Ala., where our resident ghostbuster tries to debunk the lore of the Dega Jinx.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009