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Ryan McGee, a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, is the author of "ESPN Ultimate NASCAR: 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History."

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To Be Called "Racer"

Ryan McGee

In motorsports, there is one word above all others that exemplifies what our twisted metal, burning rubber, death-defying pursuit is all about. The te...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008

Consider these changes, NASCAR, for a wild and wackier 2009

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

NASCAR rolled with the punches, and in true NASCAR fashion, it got up off the mat and landed a haymaker. As bulletproof as the league might appear, it can still strengthen its armor -- if it listens to Ryan McGee.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2008

Everyone But Jimmie Johnson

Ryan McGee

...Jr. while Roger Penske showed Jeremy Mayfield the door to create space for another Midwestern sprinter named Ryan Newman. Along that same time, Tony Stewart had moved over from Indy Cars while Dale Earnhardt Junior...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008

A salute to NASCAR's veterans on Veterans Day

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

As the nation observes another Veterans Day, Ryan McGee recounts the pasts of two of NASCAR's more decorated men, on and off the track.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Take Me Back

Ryan McGee

I had a beautiful moment on Friday night. En route from Charlotte to Greenville, NC for East Carolina-Marshall football game (read The Mag in mid-Dec...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2008

There are plenty of options to fix the Chase, but not any really good ones

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

There are many ways to "fix" the Chase, and Ryan McGee has been seeing plenty of them in his e-mail inbox. McGee runs down his five favorites, and gives the pros and cons to each.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2008

Who's Sorry Now?

Ryan McGee

The power of forgiveness may have saved Carolina's season.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2008

Nigel Marlin No More

Ryan McGee

All you need to know about how much the NASCAR world has changed over the last decade is spelled out with two seemingly forgettable headlines on ESPN....

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2008

Joey Logano for NEXT

Ryan McGee

I'm Ryan McGee and I approved this message. Need more? Well, so did Tony Stewart, and Mark Martin, and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2008

Halloween got you spooked? Get a load of these monsters

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

Halloween got you spooked? Get a load of these monsters. Ryan McGee reveals the all-time scariest paint schemes in NASCAR.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

Hate Not the Player

Ryan McGee

Stop complaining about the Chase for the Cup format and Jimmie Johnson's march to three Cups in a row. It's not the system's fault that he keeps blowi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2008

C'mon, Georgia race fans, it's time to support your local speedway

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

Atlanta Motor Speedway offers some of the best side-by-side racing in the Cup circuit. If only there were fans in the stands to appreciate it, writes Ryan McGee.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2008

THE JEFF & JEFF SHOW

Ryan McGee

If you cover a sport long enough, you'll end up in a strange time warp moment. It's a constant trip through a wormhole where every current moment ends...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2008

0 To 200

Ryan McGee

Stardom is gaining fast on Denny Hamlin. But Nascar's latest phenom just wants to be Denny from the block

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2008

REPORTING FROM: SAINTS VS. PANTHERS

Ryan McGee

Three masters were at work at Bank of America Stadium early Sunday afternoon. One celebrated a 30-7 win, one had his day cut short and the other's wor...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2008