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Putting JJ's dominance in perspective
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comIt took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Here's hoping it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009A Chase with more sizzle, less fizzle
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comYou want Chase drama? Let's end the 10-race playoff at Daytona ... on a figure-eight course ... and force the winner to run a match race against Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the title.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009Johnson's finish as good as a win
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comJamie McMurray won the race Sunday at Talladega, and Jimmie Johnson won the title. Oh, not officially for Johnson, not yet. But it will take a miracle to catch him now.
Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009Is NASCAR playing it too safe?
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comErnest Hemingway said motor racing was one of three sports -- the rest are mere games. Have we reduced your once-deadly, once-electrifying sport to just another game?
Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009Knaus vs. NASCAR a suspenseful game
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comChad Knaus produces some of the fastest race cars anywhere. NASCAR likes to make sure he does it within the rules. It's that high-stakes game that is the real wild card in this year's Chase.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009Standardized start times a victory for the fans
Ed Hinton...hand and say, 'guilty,'" to initiating the time-tampering, he told a teleconference Wednesday. Further, he confessed, TV shouldn't have tampered with tradition in the first place. Here's the thing about you at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009The NASCAR show again trumps sport
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comNASCAR doesn't like dominance lest it stink up the show. And one thing The Strange Case of the 5 and the 48 clearly demonstrates: The show still trumps sport.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009Gordon not backing down from fight
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comNo, Jeff Gordon's not off to the start he wanted two races into the Chase. But the four-time champion, now 38, might just have a little "Wonder Boy" left in him yet.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2009Hornaday, Martin making boomers proud
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comMark Martin and Ron Hornaday Jr. used to be too young, now they're too old. But baby boomers tend to make their own rules, so maybe that's why they're running up front.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009Will the real Kyle please stand up?
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comYou brought this on yourselves, NASCAR Nation. All your grumbling and griping about Kyle Busch has turned Mr. Controversy into just another PC pitchman. Congratulations.
Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009Some advice for a fair-weather sport ...
Ed Hinton...Karen Carpenter, might become bumper stickers and T-shirts. And that was one of the milder comments. TV viewers -- not to mention the fans at the tracks, who, by and large, can't come back...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009Racing royalty looking shaky these days
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comThree families rule American racing, with the head of one -- Tony George -- recently rolling. It raises the question: Is the current generation of Frances, Smiths and Georges capable of maintaining its empires?
Story | Conversation | July 20, 2009An afternoon in Tony's world
Ed HintonLOUDON, N.H. -- Let's title this blog "An Afternoon of Life Around Tony." You know who the leading candidate is to drive a third car for Tony Stewart...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2009Cousin Carl long overdue
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comThe best way to shake the summer doldrums in the Sprint Cup Series? Watching Carl Edwards perform one of his patented backflips would be a good start.
Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009NASCAR needs a rivalry … bad
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comAny decent English teacher will tell you conflict makes the story. The fact that NASCAR has forgotten this -- and has proved it by squelching rivalries -- is at the root of the sport's problem.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "tv" make the list?