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Ryan Newman flipsRyan Newman left Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday obviously sore and presumably irritated after flipping violently in a late-race crash near the end of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' AMP Energy 500.

Newman, who was uninjured, was trapped in the car for almost 15 minutes as safety crews cut him out from exactly the type of wreck he had warned NASCAR against after an amazing crash involving him and Carl Edwards at the same track in April. And after being checked out of the infield hospital, Newman didn't hesitate to get on NASCAR again.

"Drivers used to be about to race each other and respect each other," said Newman. "Guys like Richard Petty, David Pearson and Bobby Allison -- all those guys have always done that. I guess they [NASCAR] just don't think much of us [drivers] anymore."
More Coverage: Amp Energy 500 Results | Sprint Cup Standings
Jimmie Johnson's Fourth Title in Full View

 

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]]>ryan newmanGeoffrey Miller2009-11-01T16:39:00 00:00Joey Logano OK After Wild Dover Crashhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/09/27/joey-logano-ok-after-wild-dover-crash/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/09/27/joey-logano-ok-after-wild-dover-crash/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/09/27/joey-logano-ok-after-wild-dover-crash/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano walked away unscathed from a nasty, tumbling crash on Lap 31 of Sunday's AAA 300 at Dover International Speedway.

More Coverage: Johnson Serves Notice at Dover | Results | Standings

Logano, 19, was startled and later called it the "wildest ride" that he's ever been on.

 

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]]>Geoffrey Miller2009-09-27T14:41:00 00:00Juan Pablo Montoya Skips Interview, Draws Ire of Sacramento Sportscasterhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/09/24/juan-pablo-montoya-skips-interview-draws-ire-of-sacramento-spor/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/09/24/juan-pablo-montoya-skips-interview-draws-ire-of-sacramento-spor/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/09/24/juan-pablo-montoya-skips-interview-draws-ire-of-sacramento-spor/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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If you believe a certain Sacramento sportscaster, Juan Pablo Montoya might be hearing some harsh words in a few weeks from California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger when the Sprint Cup Series visits California.

KTXL-TV's Jim Crandell -- the "Scoopmeister," if you ask the Sacramento Bee -- was scheduled to interview Montoya prior to last weekend's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway via satellite. Montoya, however, ducked out on the interview just prior to recording the segment with Crandell.

Crandell, obviously peeved at Montoya, later took the footage of Montoya walking out to craft a segment slamming NASCAR for declining popularity and drivers that Crandell thinks are a little too full of themselves. Catch the video below.

 

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]]>Juan Pablo MontoyaSprint CupGeoffrey Miller2009-09-24T20:47:00 00:00Johnny Benson Crash Video: Truck Series Champion Survives Close Callhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/06/14/johnny-benson-crash-video-defending-truck-series-champ-seriousl/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/06/14/johnny-benson-crash-video-defending-truck-series-champ-seriousl/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/06/14/johnny-benson-crash-video-defending-truck-series-champ-seriousl/#commentsTom Herreraby Tom Herrera

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Johnny Benson has been upgraded to fair condition following a fiery crash during a SuperModified race. The wreck looked very scary on video, but the reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion is reportedly awake and alert, according to a hospital spokesperson.

 

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]]>johnny bensonJohnnyBensonTom Herrera2009-06-14T20:35:00 00:00Video: Matt Kenseth Takes Wild Tumblehttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/04/26/video-matt-kenseth-takes-wild-tumble/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/04/26/video-matt-kenseth-takes-wild-tumble/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/04/26/video-matt-kenseth-takes-wild-tumble/#commentsTom Herreraby Tom Herrera

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David Ragan's first NASCAR victory in 196 starts was the major story of Saturday's Nationwide race, but it definitely wasn't the biggest highlight. As Holly mentioned in her recap, a wild wreck by Matt Kenseth had every spectator in awe at Talladega.

After Kenseth lost control with 12 laps left, the car skidded on its roof, flipped three times and caught fire along the grass. Thankfully he was able to make a quick escape from the car as his pregnant wife, Katie, watched with bated breath.

 

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]]>katie kensethKatieKensethmatt kensethMattKensethtalladegasuperspeedwayTom Herrera2009-04-26T04:30:00 00:00'Onion' Reveals Best NASCAR Strategyhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/28/onion-reveals-best-nascar-strategy/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/28/onion-reveals-best-nascar-strategy/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/28/onion-reveals-best-nascar-strategy/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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The Onion -- "America's Finest News Source" -- may have finally discovered Kyle Busch's secret to all-out NASCAR domination: [click to play]



Who would've thought that something as simple as "Drive Fast" was the key?

 

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]]>Kyle BuschKyleBuschNASCAR VideosNascarVideosThe OnionTheOnionGeoffrey Miller2009-03-28T16:18:00 00:00Waltrip's 'Earl' Cameo Couldn't Be Betterhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/14/waltrips-earl-cameo-couldnt-be-better/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/14/waltrips-earl-cameo-couldnt-be-better/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/14/waltrips-earl-cameo-couldnt-be-better/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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NASCAR drivers aren't exactly strangers to making television cameos, but they've yet to be the perfect match Michael Waltrip landed this week.

Waltrip, ever a character in the NASCAR garage, enjoyed his first off week on the NASCAR schedule by flying out to Hollywood for the taping of an episode of NBC's My Name is Earl. The cameras started rolling this week for the comedy sitcom that's scheduled to air on Thursday, April 30.

And from the looks of things, Waltrip's role won't be too much of a stretch for the Kentucky native.

 

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]]>Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingMichaelWaltripMichaelWaltripRacingNASCAR VideosNascarVideosSprint CupSprintCupToyotaGeoffrey Miller2009-03-14T20:33:00 00:00Tire-Chasing Gas Man Regrets Decisionhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/09/tire-chasing-gas-man-regrets-decision/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/09/tire-chasing-gas-man-regrets-decision/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/09/tire-chasing-gas-man-regrets-decision/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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Perhaps Jimmy Watts was just doing what he had always done as a firefighter for the Charlotte (N.C.) Fire Department on Sunday when he dashed across the unprotected frontstretch Atlanta Motor Speedway grass to retrieve an errant tire from his team's recently completed pit stop -- preventing a potentially harmful situation.

Regardless, the NASCAR gas man who helped bring out a caution that changed the complexion of the Kobalt Tools 500 and was suspended by NASCAR for the remainder of the event felt obligated Sunday evening to apologize for his actions.

 

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]]>Atlanta Motor SpeedwayAtlantaMotorSpeedwayJTG Daugherty RacingJtgDaughertyRacingKobalt Tools 500KobaltTools500Marcos AmbroseMarcosAmbroseToyotaGeoffrey Miller2009-03-09T01:18:00 00:00Jamie McMurray: Las Vegas Drifting Starhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/01/jamie-mcmurray-las-vegas-drifting-star/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/01/jamie-mcmurray-las-vegas-drifting-star/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2009/03/01/jamie-mcmurray-las-vegas-drifting-star/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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Roush Fenway Racing's Jamie McMurray has been under the weather since last Wednesday thanks to a nasty bout with the flu.

Throughout the Las Vegas race weekend, he made several trips to the infield care center for drugs and IV's after previous medications didn't quite work and before the race, he wondered aloud if he could stay focused and on top of his game during throughout the day.

Well, on lap 66 of the 285-lap Shelby 427, McMurray got a major wake-up call.

 

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]]>JamieMcMurrayLasVegasLasVegasMotorSpeedwayNASCARVideosRoushFenwayRacingSprintCupGeoffrey Miller2009-03-01T19:33:00 00:0010 from '08: Edwards Tries to Video Game JJhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/05/10-from-08-edwards/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/05/10-from-08-edwards/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/05/10-from-08-edwards/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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With NASCAR's awards banquet on Friday, Dec. 5 (stop by for the live blog!), here's a look at 10 from '08 -- 10 of the NASCAR season's best moments.

As it turned out after the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, two critical problems -- one a driving mistake at Talladega and the other an electrical problem at Lowe's -- kept a momentum-filled Carl Edwards and his No. 99 from stealing the championship from Jimmie Johnson.

But that didn't mean the driver from Columbia, Mo., didn't put up an incredible fight to secure his first title.

Sure, there were two late-season wins at Texas Motor Speedway and Homestead that took an incredible strategy of stretching fuel mileage to find victory lane, but one his near-wins made what was one of the NASCAR season's best moments.

Edwards was trailing that pesky Jimmie Johnson in the final laps of the Chase for the Sprint Cup's third race at Kansas Speedway in what looked like it was going to be another easy win for the No. 48. Edwards would close marginally for some laps, but the distance he trailed appeared to be too large for an upset victory.

That assumption, though, was thrown out the window in the final turn of the final lap.

 

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]]>10from08CarlEdwardsKansasSpeedwayRoushFenwayRacingGeoffrey Miller2008-12-05T15:27:00 00:0010 from '08: 'Monster Mile' Starts Carnage Early at Doverhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/02/10-from-08-monster-mile-starts-carnage-early/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/02/10-from-08-monster-mile-starts-carnage-early/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/02/10-from-08-monster-mile-starts-carnage-early/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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With NASCAR's awards banquet on Friday, Dec. 5 (stop by for the live blog!), here's a look at 10 from '08 -- 10 of the NASCAR season's best moments.

With 43 cars on track, it's not too often that TV cameras catch a wreck live for the audience at home, but June's Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway was a little different.

FOX Sports was riding along with Elliott Sadler in his No. 19 Dodge on the in-car camera when the car suddenly broke loose and slapped the outside Turn 2 wall. What we saw next was also atypical of crashes at Dover.

Instead of following the general rule that Dover is a "self-cleaning" race track that forces crashed cars to the bottom of the race track because of the banked corners and straightaways, Sadler's car opted to slide precariously into the middle of the track and into what is best described as a blind spot for race cars traveling at speed.

And so, as the video below shows, Tony Stewart slammed into Sadler, followed by Denny Hamlin, Scott Riggs, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Bobby Labonte to leave the track virtually blocked and multiple pre-race favorites done for the day after just 19 laps of the 400-lap race.

 

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]]>10from08BobbyLabonteDaleEarnhardtJrDavidGillilandDennyHamlinDoverInternationalSpeedwayElliottSadlerKevinHarvickScottRiggsSprintCupTonyStewartGeoffrey Miller2008-12-02T15:00:00 00:0010 from '08: Tony Stewart's Talladega Gifthttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/01/10-from-08-tony-stewarts-talladega-gift/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/01/10-from-08-tony-stewarts-talladega-gift/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/12/01/10-from-08-tony-stewarts-talladega-gift/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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With NASCAR's awards banquet on Friday, Dec. 5 (stop by for the live blog!), here's a look at 10 from '08 -- 10 of the NASCAR season's best moments.

It's a rare feat in NASCAR racing to actually cross the finish line first with the checkered flag waving and not be awarded the race winner's trophy.

A rare feat, of course, until you toss in a set of rules that don't even get the judgment-call benefit of the doubt like a foul in basketball or a strike in baseball.

But that's exactly what happened to Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s rookie driver Regan Smith in October at Talladega Superspeedway. Smith, driving the No. 01, passed Tony Stewart while driving under the painted yellow line 300 yards from the finish, but was declared to have finished 17th while Stewart celebrated his lone win of 2008.

Whaaaaa?

NASCAR has somewhat enforced a rule for many years to curb dangerous passes out of the groove at its two restrictor plate tracks -- Daytona and Talladega -- by saying a car must yield a gained position or it will be forced to make a pit stop if a driver advances position while below the "out of bounds," or yellow, line.

 

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]]>10from08ReganSmithSprintCupTalladegaSuperspeedwayTonyStewartGeoffrey Miller2008-12-01T15:00:00 00:0010 from '08: K-Harv's Infineon Dive Bombhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/30/10-from-08-k-harvs-infineon-dive-bomb/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/30/10-from-08-k-harvs-infineon-dive-bomb/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/30/10-from-08-k-harvs-infineon-dive-bomb/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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With NASCAR's awards banquet on Friday, Dec. 5 (stop by for the live blog!), here's a look at 10 from '08 -- 10 of the NASCAR season's best moments.

Looking back at the race stats of June's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma County, Calif. tells you that Kyle Busch walked away with a race victory after a dominating performance that saw the No. 18 out front for 78 of 112 laps.

What the stats don't show was how Yates Racing's David Gilliland finished second or how Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon -- the longtime road course king -- didn't lead a lap but finished third. They also don't show how both drivers moved up some four spots in the final six laps without actually making a green flag pass.

The reason for that? Mr. Kevin Harvick.

Harvick, running fifth at the time, entered Turn No. 7 at Infineon (a 90-degree right hand turn) just a little too hot while looking under Gilliland for a pass. Harvick's No. 29 spun sideways (video below) to collect third-place Jamie McMurray, who, in turn, collected second-place Tony Stewart.

The result was a synchronized spin that many synchronized swimmers would have been proud of, and one that drastically changed the race's Top-5 finishing order.

 

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]]>10from08DavidGillilandJamieMcMurrayJeffGordonKevinHarvickRonFellowsTonyStewartGeoffrey Miller2008-11-30T15:00:00 00:0010 from '08: California's Day-Night-Day Eventhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-californias-day-night-day-event/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-californias-day-night-day-event/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-californias-day-night-day-event/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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With NASCAR's awards banquet on Friday, Dec. 5 (stop by for the live blog!), here's a look at 10 from '08 -- ten of the NASCAR season's best moments.

Thanks to rain, it took the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series well over 24 hours to finish the Auto Club 500 at the newly-named Auto Club Speedway (enough Auto Club for one sitting? I think so) back in February.

And of course, like only NASCAR could, the way it handled the rain situation got some fans more than fired up.

NASCAR attempted to get the race going for its Sunday start as planned, but only 21 laps went by before a wreck that somehow saw Casey Mears get flipped over thanks to the nose of a slowing Sam Hornish Jr. It was an interesting wreck (see the photo to the right and the video later in the post) after flames shot from Hornish's No. 77 while Mears was basically trapped in his No. 5.

Mears and Hornish were able to get out without injury.

The wreck included Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Reed Sorenson, and a previous wreck saw Denny Hamlin smack the wall. After the lap 21 incident, the red flag came out for water seeping from the track and later more rain, leaving Dale Earnhardt Jr. slightly ticked at NASCAR's attempt to get the race underway.

 

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]]>10from08AutoClubSpeedwayCarlEdwardsCaseyMearsDaleEarnhardtJrDennyHamlinReedSoresonSprintCupGeoffrey Miller2008-11-29T11:29:00 00:0010 from '08: Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Play Bumper Cars Twice at Richmondhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-kyle-busch-dale-earnhardt-jr-play-bumper-cars-twi/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-kyle-busch-dale-earnhardt-jr-play-bumper-cars-twi/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-kyle-busch-dale-earnhardt-jr-play-bumper-cars-twi/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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With NASCAR's awards banquet on Friday, Dec. 5 (stop by for the live blog!), here's a look at 10 from '08 -- ten of the NASCAR season's best moments.

"Oooohhh he turned 'em! Oooohh he turned 'em! No! No! No! No!" was the call Darrell Waltrip made in the FOX Sports booth as he watched young Kyle Busch -- who already wasn't the most well-liked driver in NASCAR fan circles -- spin fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. back in May at Richmond International Raceway.

The wreck, with three laps to go in 400-lap race, sent Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 Chevrolet spinning sideways and into the turn 3 wall after Kyle Busch bumped the left side of the No. 88. Unfortunately for Busch, he wasn't able to keep the lead he temporarily gained with the incident after Clint Bowyer snuck past on the low side.



The memories of that incident wouldn't be forgotten, however, by Mr. Earnhardt Jr.

 

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]]>10from08DaleEarnhardtJrKyleBuschRichmondInternationalRacewaySprintCupGeoffrey Miller2008-11-29T04:58:00 00:0010 from '08: Stewart's Goodyear Love Affairhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-stewarts-goodyear-love-affair/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-stewarts-goodyear-love-affair/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/29/10-from-08-stewarts-goodyear-love-affair/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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With NASCAR's awards banquet on Friday, Dec. 5 (stop by for the live blog!), here's a look at 10 from '08 -- ten of the NASCAR season's best moments.

Tony Stewart may have lost the 2008 Daytona 500 on the last lap, got wrecked by Kevin Harvick in the waning laps at Bristol and lost his barber's number nearly all spring but none of that -- not even that pesky Kurt Busch character -- could rile up the two-time champion like NASCAR's tire supplier.

The setting was Atlanta Motor Speedway in March during the Sprint Cup's first visit to the 1.5-mile track and what we got was a lackluster performance by nearly every race team thanks to the lack of grip drivers suffered through because of Goodyear's hard tire compound.

Passing was hardly an option, the final lead change happened because of a blown engine and racing anywhere near another car was a perilous move for even the most talented drivers. And when it was all said and done, Tony Stewart let his voice be heard.

 

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]]>10from08AtlantaMotorSpeedwayGoodyearSprintCupTonyStewartGeoffrey Miller2008-11-29T04:17:00 00:00Spencer to Johnson: How Do You Get It Up?http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/16/spencer-to-johnson-how-do-you-get-it-up/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/16/spencer-to-johnson-how-do-you-get-it-up/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/16/spencer-to-johnson-how-do-you-get-it-up/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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Jimmie Johnson won his third-straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship Sunday night at Florida's Homestead-Miami Speedway, but nothing could have prepared him for a certain question he faced in a post-race interview.

After celebrating his title with a nice burnout and confetti shower in front of the track's main grandstand at the start/finish line, Johnson headed over to SPEED's NASCAR Victory Lane to talk with the program's host John Roberts and two analysts and drivers Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Wallace.

Johnson answered a question or two using his typical politically correct rhetoric with plenty of sponsor plugs and good things to say about his car, team and his main rival Carl Edwards. Then, Johnson faced a question from Spencer that went like this:

Spencer: "Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but what's going to motivate you and, you know, your race team into 2009? I mean, you know, four in-a-row, but you know, how do you get it up? Explain to me how you do it."

Johnson: "Did you just ask me how I'm gonna get it up?"

Literally, I hit the ground in laughter.

Luckily for you, I was able to get the clip uploaded to YouTube below, but please, forgive me for the shaky hands at the beginning. Go on, watch it!

 

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]]>HendrickMotorsportsJimmieJohnsonJimmySpencerKennyWallaceNASCARMediaWatchNASCARVideosSPEEDGeoffrey Miller2008-11-16T23:02:00 00:00Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Takes Will Brinson, Blogger, and FanHouse for a Ride in His Stock Carhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/05/dale-earnhardt-jr-takes-will-brinson-blogger-and-fanhouse-fo/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/05/dale-earnhardt-jr-takes-will-brinson-blogger-and-fanhouse-fo/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/11/05/dale-earnhardt-jr-takes-will-brinson-blogger-and-fanhouse-fo/#commentsWill Brinsonby Will Brinson

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When the guy at the Richard Petty School of Racing said that "this will change your life" while referring to hopping in a stock car and making a bunch of left turns, I snickered. I'm sorry, I did. How on Earth can you possibly justify moving at a rapid speed in an automobile as something that would alter the course of your existence? Exactly. You can't.

Or can you? Check the vid below to see what happens when Dale Earnhardt, Jr., allows a blogger (yours truly) in his 88 car for a few turns around Lowe's Motor Speedway. (Oh, and make sure to read the interview with Dale too, where he talks about Amp, the Chase, Jimmie Johnson and his new bar in Charlotte.)



Okay, so "life changing" is kind of a stretch ... but, as you can tell from my Brah-ed out reaction to the whole thing -- "IN-TENSE", etc. -- it was a pretty ridiculous experience.

Should you ever have the opportunity, I would highly recommend it.

 

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]]>dale earnhardt jr.daleearnhardtjrDaleEarnhardtJr.Will Brinson2008-11-05T12:38:00 00:00Video: Earnhardt Jr., Stewart in Practice Crashhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/10/04/video-earnhardt-jr-stewart-in-practice-crash/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/10/04/video-earnhardt-jr-stewart-in-practice-crash/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/10/04/video-earnhardt-jr-stewart-in-practice-crash/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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A number of drivers -- including Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, David Ragan and a host of others -- decided they had had enough practice on Friday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway after just one session in preparation for the Amp Energy Drink 500.

That appears to have been a smart move because just about nine minutes into the weekend's final practice session Friday, a Goodyear tire off of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car decided to hit the fan:



As you can see, Earnhardt Jr. was leading a pack of about 10 cars into turn three of the 2.5-mile high-banked circuit when his right-rear tire decided to imitate a hot dog kept in the microwave a little too long.

 

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]]>AMPEnergyDrink500ChasefortheSprintCupClintBowyerDaleEarnhardtJrDavidRaganDennyHamlinHendrickMotorsportsJeffGordonKaseyKahneTalladegaTonyStewartGeoffrey Miller2008-10-04T09:29:00 00:00Chasers Give "Top 12 Perks" on Lettermanhttp://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/09/11/chasers-give-top-12-perks-on-letterman/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/09/11/chasers-give-top-12-perks-on-letterman/http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2008/09/11/chasers-give-top-12-perks-on-letterman/#commentsGeoffrey Millerby Geoffrey Miller

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For at least the second year in a row, the top 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers who qualified for the Chase for the Sprint Cup appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman" to deliver the nightly Top-10 list.

Letterman, though, had to change up things a little bit to accommodate all 12 drivers and came up with the "Top12 Perks of Being a NASCAR Driver":



To me, the funniest moment wasn't necessarily any of the 12 mediocre lines (disclaimer: I'm not normally rolling on the ground laughing after one of Letterman's normal Top-10 lists.) but instead, the jacket that Dale Earnhardt Jr. was wearing.

 

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]]>CarlEdwardsChasefortheSprintCupClintBowyerDaleEarnhardtJr.DennyHamlinGregBiffleJeffBurtonJeffGordonJimmieJohnsonKevinHarvickKyleBuschMattKensethNASCARVideosSprintCupTonyStewartGeoffrey Miller2008-09-11T11:55:00 00:00