October 3rd, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in You’ll find no clocks in any Las Vegas casino, but come late November and early December, everyone knows what time it is anyway. It’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week, a championship celebration that has risen in both stature and anticipation in a town known for marquee events – Las Vegas, Nev. Now in its [...]
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Atlanta notebook
Notebook: Smith expounds on ‘North Cuba’ comment … sort of By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (September 5, 2010) HAMPTON, Ga.–Speedway Motorsports chairman Bruton Smith didn’t exactly defend his comments about Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he did put a unique spin on the remarks Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Smith would like to see [...]
Nuts and Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: A Second Gearbox Problem For Red Bull On Sunday: Red Bull suffered two gearbox problems in Canada on Sunday. With McLaren now leading both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships with victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, it has emerged that Sebastian Vettel struggled to the checkered [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
Bill of Sporting News sent this in: 43: Sprint Cup races in which Jeff Gordon has led the most laps but did not win the race. It has happened three times this year—at Las Vegas, Texas and Darlington. Gordon has 82 victories in the Cup series in 593 starts but has not won since April [...]
Despite Crew Issues, Harvick Takes Sam’s Town 300
The best car in the Sam’s Town 300 finally got to the front — just in time to win the race. Frustrated by slow stops on pit road and a variety of different tire strategies on the part of his competitors, Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead with 25 laps left in Saturday’s race [...]
