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Circuit Breaks: Charlotte (0)

Information about Lowes Motor Speedway as well as other attractions, lodging and restaurants in the area around the track. Also, specials offered to save some money while attending the race.

Logano: First Win Comes in Rain Shortened Loudon (0)

Joey Logano gets his first Cup victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, making him the youngest driver in NASCAR history to win a race in the premier series. Many people have been complaining that he gets this win due to NASCAR calling the race with only a handful of laps left and Jeff Gordon marching towards the front.

Gas And Go: Episode 5 (0)

Welcome back to another edition of Gas and Go, the sister podcast to Over the Wall. It is Tuesday, June 12th, 2009. This week we talk about Smoke’s first points win as an owner/driver. Is “The Franchise” for real? Rowdy going all Pete Townsend on us. Hot topics this week include Michigan’s empty seats, Benson out on the streets, and Mayfield’s ongoing problem….

In Memoriam: Lloyd Ruby (0)

I know that we always focus on NASCAR and don’t report any news on Indy, but we felt that it was appropriate to pay tribute to the “Best Driver to Never Win the Indy 500″, Lloyd Ruby. Ruby died March 23, 2009 at the age of 81 in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Tony Stewart: After Pocono (0)

It would have been a shame to lose it because of fuel milage, so it’s nice to be able to uh, to uh, I don’t know how much we had left, and if I saved enough whether I needed to or not remains to be seen. but um, just to know you can if you have to, that’s half the battle.

Brian Vickers Talks Short-Track Racing (1)

Bristol Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway are both half-mile tracks, but they are anything but similar.

Bristol has the high banked corners that allow drivers to more easily roll through at higher speeds, while Martinsville’s paper-clip shape with flat corners requires more braking.

On Your Side: Nationwide Takes Third Weekend Off (0)

After back-to-back weekends off, followed by action at Bristol Motor Speedway this past Saturday, the Nationwide Series will again be in limbo for the upcoming weekend.

While the Truck and Cup Series head to Southern Virginia to battle it out on the infamous paper-clip, the Nationwide guys will be enjoying a weekend off (again).

Bleacher Report is “On Your Side” with news and notes from this past weekend of racing and the off-weekend ahead.

Logano: First Win Comes in Rain Shortened Loudon (0)

Joey Logano gets his first Cup victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, making him the youngest driver in NASCAR history to win a race in the premier series. Many people have been complaining that he gets this win due to NASCAR calling the race with only a handful of laps left and Jeff Gordon marching towards the front.

Over The Wall: Episode 13 (0)

Episode 13 of “Over The Wall” is now available. Again all about NASCAR’s Cup series. This week, myself, Chris Smith and Fluid Media’s Cameron Watson discuss Sonoma, RPM’s future as well as who’s in and who’s out in the chase. We also preview New Hampshire.

So please enjoy and comment either here, Twitter or Facebook. We need your thoughts on these topics. Your comments will help drive future shows.

Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500: Surprising, Not Surprising (0)

Rain, rain, go away… Come again another day!

Rain was the story of the weekend, in fact, the Camping World Truck Series will take the green flag today at noon after their race was rained out on Saturday.

Rain kept qualifying from happening, and most of practice for the Sprint Cup boys, but the same drivers rose to the top of the paper-clip in Southwest Virginia Sunday, as Jimmie Johnson and the Lowe’s No. 48 team won themselves another grand-father clock.

Gee, you think Johnson is giving these out for Christmas presents this year?

On to the Surprising and Not Surprising things from this past weekend’s action.

What to Watch for: Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 (0)

This week, the boys head to Southwest Virginia for the half-mile track known as “The Paper-Clip.”

Martinsville is unique. The only similarity it has with any other short-track is the fact that it’s a half-mile.

The corners are flat and sharp, while the straight-aways are long, and also flat.