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When it comes to the direction of motorsports around the world, Lesa France Kennedy is either directly involved in the decision-making process or at the very least in the backs of the minds of others charged with the task.

Ryan McGee looks at Louisville's BCS title chances this season. The development of QB Teddy Bridgewater and the improvement along both lines are critical factors, as is the Cardinals' weak schedule.

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Christmas Abbott could become the first full-time female crew pit member for a Sprint Cup Series racing team, but she's drawn plenty of cheers and jeers for the way she's come into the sport.

On Thursday afternoon, when the press release from the Lincoln County, N.C., Sheriff's Department hit my inbox, I was devastated. Dick Trickle, one of truest throwback racers of all time, was dead. Dick was a great guy and a great racer, a Midweste...

Sprint Cup Power Rankings

Matt Kenseth is the season's first three-time winner in the Sprint Cup Series. Oh, he's also the driver to beat in Ryan McGee's weekly Power Rankings.

Sprint Cup Power Rankings

Tempers are flaring. Cars are upside down. And Five-Time is hammering out top-10 finishes like a GM assembly line. Oh, and solidifying his spot atop our Sprint Cup Power Rankings.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, Ryan McGee will stop by to chat about the NASCAR season.McGee, a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, is the author of "ESPN Ultimate NASCAR: 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History." McGee puts together t...

Crazy stuff keeps happening on and off the track in NASCAR. What has stayed tried and true? Jimmie Johnson building a points lead and staying on top of Ryan McGee's Power Rankings.

Ben Kennedy looked like any other happy winner at Pensacola's 5 Flags Speedway earlier this month. But being part of the France family -- even if he doesn't advertise it -- makes him stand out.

Power Rankings

Power Rankings

Matt Kenseth dominated Sunday's STP 400 at Kansas. But it was five-time champion Jimmie Johnson roaring to the top of Ryan McGee's Sprint Cup Power Rankings.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, Ryan McGee will stop by to chat about the NASCAR season.McGee, a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, is the author of "ESPN Ultimate NASCAR: 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History." McGee puts together t...

How did Ezekiel Ansah become the draft's top defensive end? Everyone -- even opponents he has torched along the way -- has a Ziggy story to tell, writes Ryan McGee in ESPN The Magazine's NFL Draft issue.