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Blake Smith is here with Weekend Preview: Bank of America 500       For the first time since the 1979 Southern 500, there will not be an Earnhardt in the Sprint Cup Series field. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has been sidelined for the next 2 weeks due to a concussion he received last Sunday in the Talladega race. Regan Smith will replace Earnhardt both this week at Charlotte and next week at Kansas. Smith,

On Sunday at Talladega, defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champ Tony Stewart set off a 25-car wreck, which somehow Matt Kenseth avoided, allowing him to come away with the win under caution. Fortunately this huge pile-up didn't lead to any infield confrontations, but quite often they do. According to Tom Barrabi, our TSM Interactive buddy, the NASCAR circuit has produced its fair share of high-profile f

After a drama and rain-filled Federated Auto Parts 400 in Richmond, the 12-driver field for the “Chase for the Championship” was decided in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The Chase field which is separated by only 12 points includes points leader Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr

Following an exciting race at Bristol on Saturday night, the Sprint Cup Series will stay in the Southeast for this Sunday night’s Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Originally called Atlanta International Raceway, the 1.5 mile track held it’s first NASCAR event in 1970 where Fireball Roberts won the race from the pole position. The track was renamed Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1990. It has been

Here's Blake Smith's analysis of this weekend's fun. After an exciting race at Michigan, the top 3 NASCAR touring series convene again this weekend at the newly revamped Bristol Motor Speedway. In the weeks following Brad Keselowski’s March victory, track promoter Bruton Smith decided to change the track configuration to the “old Bristol” after fans voiced their opinion of the racing at the half-m

WBKR NASCAR Preview: Pure Michigan 400 After a weekend of both left and right turns, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will make their 2nd visit of the season at Michigan International Speedway, the sight of this weekend’s event. NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be trying to defend his title at Michigan after going to victory lane in the June event. Last week’s winner, Marcos Amb

WBKR NASCAR Preview: Pennsylvania 400 by Blake Smith and Moon Mullins The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will make its 2nd trip of the season to the “Tricky Triangle” at Pocono in Long Pond, Pennsylvania for this weekend’s Pennsylvania 400. Joey Logano visited victory lane back in June after a late race battle with veteran, Mark Martin. This will also mark the 2nd trip since it was repaved during the o

NASCAR takes a well deserved break from the Cup series this weekend. Many of the drivers will be spending time with the family while others will prep for next week's race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a.k.a. the Brickyard. Personnel changes at Roush Fenway as Carl Edwards crew chief Bob Osborne is replaced with Chad Norris...

Blake Smith is here and ready to fill you in on the NASCAR Spring Cup Series action for Sunday. WBKR NASCAR Preview: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Following an exciting weekend of racing in Daytona, the Sprint Cup Series will trek northeast for this weekend’s event at New Hampshire Speedway. The track was constructed in 1989, even though the first Sprint Cup race was held in 1993 at the track nicknam

Get ready for restrictor plate and tandem racing. We check in with our NASCAR and Hank Jr. fan, Blake Smith, for this week's review. WBKR NASCAR Preview: Coke Zero 400  After a hot steamy weekend in the bluegrass state, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads south to the birthplace of speed, Daytona, for this Saturday night’s event.

For the 2nd year in a row, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be making a stop in the Bluegrass state for this weekend’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. In last year’s inaugural Quaker State 400, Kyle Busch piloted his #18 M&M’s Toyota to victory lane in front of a near sold out crowd. It has been a busy week in NASCAR and I am going to recap this week’s events and  preview this weekend’

Last Sunday brought smiling faces to many NASCAR fans as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took the #88 to victory lane after a 4 year winless drought. This weekend, the touring series f inds themselves at one of the most unique venues of the season. The drivers and teams will be making their 16th stop of the season at Sonoma for the Toyota/Savemart 350.