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Waltrip passes field sobriety test

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip was ticketed for failure to yield after a collision with a motorcycle Wednesday night in Mooresville, N.C., according to WCNC-TV.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Open wheel's loss is NASCAR's gain

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Imagine if just one Indy car team had said yes to Jeff Gordon. The four-time Cup champ never would have sat in a stock car. And NASCAR wouldn't be what it is today.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009

Junior the odd man out at Hendrick

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Dale Earnhardt Jr. could use a friendly face -- or friendly place -- after another disappointing run Saturday at Phoenix. Thank goodness for Talladega.

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009

Martin triumphs at Phoenix

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

NASCAR blog from Phoenix

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2009

Happy homecoming for Kyle Busch

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

NASCAR blog from Las Vegas

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2009

Ambrose: Emergency landings and wildfires

Terry Blount

...on Tuesday to make an appearance for Toyota. The plane Ambrose would have taken Thursday from North Carolina (a Canada Air Challenger CL60 owned by Michael Waltrip Racing) made an emergency landing in Las...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2009

Plan B for Vickers? Space travel, of course

Terry Blount

...if he had followed his scholastic abilities. Vickers was the valedictorian of Trinity High School in North Carolina in 2002. He had a 4.43 grade-point average (on a scale of 4.0...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 07, 2009

Speed just what NASCAR ordered

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

He ain't your daddy's NASCAR. But Sprint Cup rookie Scott Speed's live-life-on-the-edge attitude should keep things pretty interesting.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Final 20 laps worth the price of admission at Talladega Superspeedway

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Dave Martin Travis Kvapil will start on the pole at a Sprint Cup race for the first time in his career Sunday. TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Is th...

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Pettys announce 71-acre lot in Kansas as choice for Victory Junction camp

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Kyle and Pattie Petty announced Friday that the Kansas City area will be the site of the second Victory Junction Gang Camp, the North Carolina facility the Pettys founded for chronically ill children.

Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008

Daugherty to become part-owner of JTG Racing, field full-time Cup team

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Former NBA player Brad Daugherty, now a NASCAR analyst for ESPN, has become a part-owner of JTG Racing.

Story | Conversation | July 15, 2008

Unlimited testing would further separate the haves from have-nots

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

If NASCAR moves to an open and unlimited Sprint Cup testing policy, it may as well admit the new car is an on-track dog. It would also mean the power teams would dominate the sport even more, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | June 29, 2008

Blooming rivalry between Kyle Busch, Earnhardt is great for NASCAR

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. may be starting a rivalry that could drive fans, and NASCAR, into a frenzy, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2008

Edwards leaves them in the dust at Texas as car complaints rise

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Carl Edwards loves the new car on intermediate ovals like Texas Motor Speedway, and why not? He knows how to drive it -- as Sunday's win showed -- and everybody else so far doesnt, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2008

House of Horrors? It has to seem that way for NASCAR, Fontana track

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

The Auto Club 500 is slated to resume Monday at 1 p.m. ET with Jimmie Johnson in the lead after 87 of 250 laps. No matter the outcome, there won't be any winners after a day -- and night -- that was a debacle for NASCAR and Auto Club Speedway, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2008