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After Fire, Rain, Matt Kenseth Wins Daytona 500

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:48:55 CST

Well, NASCAR certainly knows how to make a prime-time impression. Rain, fire, and Tide laundry detergent all factored into a Daytona 500 that will go down as the most bizarre in NASCAR history. And oh, yeah, Matt Kenseth picked up his second Daytona 500 title. The first Daytona 500 to...

Santorum to Daytona Driver: Race Like Me

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:59:50 CST

Is Rick Santorum the role model for winning the Daytona 500? That's what he told NASCAR driver Tony Raines before tonight's race: Use the "Santorum strategy," the Republican presidential candidate said today on Fox News. "Hang back and let the other cars in front get in wrecks ... or drop out...

Another Wealth Flub for Romney at NASCAR Race?

Mark Russell — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:35:13 CST

Mitt Romney's attempts to show he's just a regular guy continue to go awry. At an appearance at the Daytona 500 yesterday (which was rained out for the first time in history), Romney was asked by an AP reporter if he follows NASCAR. "Not as closely as some of the...

Why Was First Lady Booed? She's 'Uppity': Limbaugh

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:06:00 CST

Rush Limbaugh once again has chosen his words for ultimate explosive effect, explaining that NASCAR fans booed Michelle Obama —whom he referred to as "Moochelle"—because they're sick of her "uppityism." We "don’t like paying millions of dollars for Mrs. Obama’s vacations," he groused on his radio program yesterday. "The...

Michelle Obama Booed at NASCAR

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:56:00 CST

Michelle Obama didn't exactly drive NASCAR fans wild yesterday. Some fans started booing when Obama and co-grand marshal Jill Biden were introduced at the NASCAR season finale in Homestead-Miami. The women were there as part of the Joining Forces campaign to support veterans and their families. They stood beside retired...

IndyCar CEO Had Promised More 'Carnage'

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:19:36 CDT

In a June interview that seems eerily prescient in light of Dan Wheldon’s death , IndyCar Chief Executive Randy Bernard promised more “carnage and wrecks” in the upcoming races. IndyCar, struggling to compete with the more popular NASCAR, was attempting to make its races more exciting by increasing the risks: more...

NASCAR Drivers Turn Down White House Invite

Kevin Spak — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:10:05 CDT

Are some of NASCAR’s top drivers snubbing the president? Barack Obama has invited 12 NASCAR drivers to the White House for an event honoring champion Jimmie Johnson—and five of them aren’t planning on showing up, SB Nation reports. While Johnson himself will be there, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Carl...

House GOP Refuses All Defense Cuts

Tim Karan — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:20:05 CDT

House Republicans resoundingly rejected even modest cuts in defense spending last week, sending an uncomfortable message to leaders negotiating cuts for a debt ceiling deal. After three days of floor debate, the GOP shot down even modest reductions of military spending, including cuts for military bands or the Pentagon's sponsorship...

Trevor Bayne, 20, Wins Daytona 500

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:25:00 CST

Leading on the final lap of the Daytona 500, a pack of veterans baring down on his bumper, Trevor Bayne didn't panic. He figured it would be a cool story to tell someday, how he led a lap in NASCAR's biggest show. Somebody, maybe Tony Stewart, would pass him any...