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It has been nearly a month since Hendrick Motorsports employee Andrew Collier lost his brother, slain MIT police officer Sean Collier. The hurt is still there. But so are so many fond memories.

Ricky Craven edging Kurt Busch at Darlington in 2003 is perhaps the greatest finish in NASCAR history. Truthfully, it's even better than you remember.

Matthew Pattison does his job well, and that's what counts as an official in NASCAR's Timing and Scoring Department. He's also openly gay. Has that been difficult? Not really.

What was once considered innovative is now considered cheating. Rule-benders such as Smokey Yunick are still the stuff of legend, but those days are long gone.

Songs and their lyrics can be more than just a state of mind; they can also be a place in time. In this week's Six, Marty Smith muses on that, running and Tony Stewart.

Denny Hamlin wasn't in the mood for forgiveness Wednesday as he wore a bulky precautionary back brace during an emotional, candid interview with ESPN

Joey Logano, in an exclusive interview with ESPN on Tuesday, said he is remorseful for the fact that Denny Hamlin was injured in a last-lap wreck between the two at Auto Club Speedway. He was not remorseful for how he raced.

The business of being Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a big one, one his older sister has largely managed for him. But as he has grown, he's more keenly aware of the opportunities ... and the pitfalls.

In this week's Six, Marty Smith sits down to talk to Charlie Daniels about music, racing and the legends of both.

The big winners in the 2012 Daytona 500? Besides race winner Matt Kenseth, it had to be ServiceMaster Clean and Tide -- two brands that scored big in the infamous jet dryer incident.

Sponsoring the season-opening exhibition race was something Sprint jumped on quickly. Why? It now has an ownership stake in the beginning, middle and end of the NASCAR season

What do you get when you sit down with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Jr., arguably the two most popular men in NASCAR history? A real pinch-me moment for our guy Marty Smith.

Shane Hmiel has been told often what he can't do after a paralyzing race accident in 2010. In true Hmiel fashion, that's just not the kind of reality he pays attention to.

Miller Lite has stuck with Penske Racing for years because the managers of the beer brand see the value in it. That value has gone up dramatically with Brad Keselowski on board.

Thanks to the new Gen-6 race car, brand identity in NASCAR is back. The big question: Will the new car drive the sport's brand-loyal consumers back to the showroom?

A wrecked car. A fight. A driver sprinting to get in said fight. Clint Bowyer's sponsor, 5-Hour Energy, couldn't have been happier, and it demonstrated the power of NASCAR activation.