Tag: NASCAR

Samples previews NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Danica’s chances

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Jeff Gordon is on the outside of Row 1 as the Sprint Cup season begins Sunday at Daytona. No surprise there. Danica Patrick has the pole. There’s your shocker. Maybe it shouldn’t be anymore. Patrick, who has scuffled since transitioning from open wheel racing to the lead stock car circuit, […]

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NASCAR season down to wire

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Three weekends remain in the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and at least at the very top a familiar face has charged back to the top. When the Chase for the Cup started, I anticipated Jimmie Johnson would win his sixth title in seven years. I also thought Dale Earnhardt would […]

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Video: Danica talks about her crash during NASCAR race at Indy

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Danica Patrick is still looking for her first win at Indianapolis. Patrick completed 38 laps at the first ever NASCAR Nationwide Indiana 250 before crashing into Reed Sorensen. Here is part of her reaction:   Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cliffbrunt_isl Follow us on Facebook: ISL Facebook Other stories: Behind the scenes at […]

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Clint Bowyer Emerging as a Big Time Force in NASCAR

By Chuck Samples ISL Correspondent He’s as surprised to be in Sonoma’s Victory Lane as anybody. Maybe he shouldn’t be. Clint Bowyer may have gotten an extended push (literally) from Kurt Busch on Sunday, but the truth of the matter is he dominated the race. In the process, he notched his first win of 2012, […]

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