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Our buddy Blake Smith is here and he's looking forward to two historic tracks hosting races this weekend.

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour rolls into Kansas City for this weekend’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. The track, which opened in 2001, will be holding its 2nd annual Spring cup race at the 1.5 mile oval. NASCAR expert Blake Smith is here with a preview.

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Howdy NASCAR fans! Blake Smith here. It’s time to pull out your spurs and cowboy hats. NASCAR is headed to Texas for this weekend’s Samsung Mobile 500. This weekend’s event will be the first points event of the season that will be held under the lights.

This will mark the 23rd visit that NASCAR’s elite touring series has made to the 1.5 mile oval, just outside of Fort Worth. Only 4 drivers have competed in all 22 events thus far. This short list of drivers includes the inaugural race winner, Jeff Burton. The 3 other drivers are Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and Texas native, Bobby Labonte.

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Our resident NASCAR expert, Blake Smith, is here with a look at Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Race.

The drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series will visit one of the series’ oldest venues, Martinsville Speedway. Martinsville has hosted NASCAR’s elite series since the inception of the series in 1949. At .526 miles, Martinsville Speedway is the shortest track on the circuit. Martinsville Speedway can be best described as 2 long drag-strips connected by 2 sharp turns. Some drivers compare the driving style at Martinsville to the style and finesse a driver uses at a road course.

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Checking in with our NASCAR expert, Blake Smith for a peek at Sunday's Sprint Cup race.

For the first time since 1986, the first 4 races have produced 4 different manufacturers in victory lane. Brad Keselowski gave the Dodge brand their first victory of the season in last weekend’s Food City 500. The Sprint Cup Series makes the trek to the east coast for this weekend’s Auto Club 500 in Fontana, California for the 5th race of the 2012 season.

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-- Blake SmithWhile NASCAR’s top series were in "Sin City" over the weekend, Dodge unveiled their 2013 Dodge Charger for the Sprint Cup Series. The Dodge brand re-entered NASCAR’s top series in 2001, after a thirty year absence from NASCAR. The Mopar initiative was led by team owner and legendary crew chief, Ray Evernham. The brand entered 2001’s Daytona 500 with 10 entries, none of which are currently aligned with the Dodge brand. Entering the 2012 Daytona 500, where were 3 Dodge Chargers. These cars were the 2 of Penske Racing and the single car team of Robby Gordon.

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Well if you don't know by now I am a big Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan, he's off to a promising start in the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season hope he keeps it up and bring his fans a win this year, because it has been over 130 races since he has seen a victory. My little girl is 1 year old and probably the youngest Dale Jr. fan out there, check out this video of her saying his name sooooo cute!

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Our NASCAR expert, Blake Smith is back with a look at this week’s activity and Sunday’s race.

After 2 rain postponements and an unexpected fire, Matt Kenseth and the Best Buy team found themselves in victory lane hoisting the Harley J. Earl trophy, just after 1 AM on Tuesday morning. For the first time in its 54 year history, the Great American Race was postponed due to Mother Nature. Drivers and teams waited for a day and half to get the green flag. If you ask most team owners, they agree they could have spent that in the shop preparing for Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500.

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After an accident in Thursday’s first Dual race, it was determined that for the first time since 1972, there will not be a Waltrip in Sunday’s Daytona 500. This will be a bitter-sweet moment for Waltrip fans and Owensboro residents alike. Although Michael Waltrip will not be piloting a car in Sunday’s race, he will be joining his brother Darrell, in the TV broadcast booth for the race. This combination is sure to be entertaining for race fans! Two Owensboreans in a TV booth! Danger.

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