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Missing the Mark (Martin)

Ryan McGee

...of his still-new career, a hard-fought Richmond victory over Dale Earnhardt and his old short track buddy Rusty Wallace. Jack Roush, in just his third season as a team owner, was still celebrating...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Phoenix Chase chances, Friday the 13th edition

Ryan McGee

...and get all dirtied up in the numbers concerning the Chase racers' chances at this week's track, in this case the one-mile flat "roval" (road course + oval) of the Phoenix International Raceway. As...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Danica could face glass ceiling in NASCAR

Ryan McGee

...now Sprint Cup) Series race was held on June 19, 1949 at the old Charlotte Speedway. The field included 33 racers. One of them was a woman. Dahlonega, Ga. native Sara Christian started 13th in...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Remembering Walter Payton, racing fan

Ryan McGee

...For all of his accomplishments on the football field and in life, few people remember that he...NFL in 1988, he started hanging around the track at celebrity events and in 1992 made his...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Who is Robert Richardson?

Ryan McGee

...closely mirrored that of points leader Jimmie Johnson. Seriously. He rode in the back half of the field for most of the day, quietly clinging to the nether regions of the main pack. With less...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

How Talladega birthed RCR

Ryan McGee

...Long story short: Bill France Sr. built a track in rural Alabama that was longer, bigger and...out. France ran the race anyway, recruiting a field of racers from other divisions, from ARCA to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009