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Bring Back Double Duty

Ryan McGee

...miles in a matter of hours? That's Memorial Day perfection. But sadly, because a very small number of people can't seem to grasp the big picture, no one will have the chance to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2009

The Drive to Darlington

Ryan McGee

Travelling is a pain in the butt. Planes, rental cars, racetrack traffic, layovers, bad hotels, worse food … we all know the drill. But there i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009

In The Crosshairs: James Stewart Jr.

Alyssa Roenigk

He has talent, charisma and fame. Is this the year he finally wins it all?

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Have car, will race

Ryan McGee

Every day at Hendrick Motorsports, no fewer than 500 people report to work at a sprawling compound of massive race shops packed with technology that w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009

End of the Road

Ryan McGee

...5-mile dirt track on the border of Tennessee and Arkansas, Marvin Panch gave the carmaker win number two. In '61 and '62 the brand earned back-to-back manufacturer championships thanks to a mind...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009

Best and Worst of NASCAR So Far

Ryan McGee

As any Cup Series racer will tell you, it's time to start thinking about Fontana and getting on with NASCAR's "Regular Season." They'll also tell you ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009

The Magazine Editor's Blog: Economics Briefing

Gary Belsky, ESPN The Magazine Editor-in-Chief

...unemployment, which is awful for everyone, especially those who are unemployed and want to be working, a number that is growing. But it's important to remember that there are about 13 times more people...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009

Behind the Story

Ryan McGee

...it. For Edwards it meant sliding into the cockpit of his 800-horsepower and decidedly non-hybrid number 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, which averages somewhere in the neighborhood of 4.5 miles per gallon. His...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 10, 2009

The New Intimidator?

Ryan McGee

In the days after Dale Earnhardt's death eight years ago this week, race fans and motorsports analysts around the world were obsessed with one questio...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2009

Channeling Invincibility

Ryan McGee

...higher, so we're going to watch an entire movie. And the star of the film wears number 83 just as our car does. Enjoy…" And with that, the lights dimmed and the 2006...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009

On the Set of "24"

Ryan McGee

...if not for Juan Pablo Montoya (who finished second in the thrilling finish to the 24), that number would be cut in half. Pit road for the Rolex looks more like Valley Forge than Gasoline...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 26, 2009

Well Fed, Minus Scoops

Ryan McGee

They come by plane, train and automobile and from all four corners of the media earth. Reporters, columnists, bloggers, Twitterers (did I just make th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009

Ryan McGee's Blog: End of an era

Ryan McGee

Petty Enterprises is gone. Like totally gone. Like joined-the-T-Rex-Edsel-and-D.B.-Cooper-in-the-ether gone. So why aren't people making a bigger deal...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 12, 2009

Untested

Ryan McGee

...that his team spent as much as $1 million per car per test. Others owners threw around numbers that were much smaller, but still six figures. NASCAR president Mike Helton said that he believed the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 05, 2009

Ryan McGee's Blog: 'Twas the Weekend Before Christmas

Ryan McGee

...On Duvall Street the vendors sold clothing and plunders, Including hand-blown glass ornaments with stock car numbers. In the souvenir shops that sold henna tattoos, There were tribal arm bands but number 88's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2008