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Kyle Busch at Infineon in 2011You know what they say, it only takes a few to ruin it for the many.

It seems that after a few incidents with Kyle Busch, NASCAR is pondering the “Boys have at it” stance, and trying to determine where the line should be drawn when it comes to letting the drivers settle things amongst themselves.

It wasn’t just Kyle Busch, but also incidents with Brian Vickers “fencing” Tony Stewart onto a pile of tires at Infineon an then again, Vickers raging vendetta against Matt Kenseth at Martinsville.  (If you remember that race, that was a pretty piss-poor move on Vickers part… blatant and arrogant.)

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NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton feels that generally speaking, the self-policing policy is working.  It would only be the intent of a few that are making headlines from the sport.

He also pointed out that he’s also aware of differences like retaliations at a small track vs a high-speed track, and takes everything into consideration.

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At one point, drivers weren’t sure where the line lay, as far as having gone too far with their need for retaliation.

Common sense says one thing, but in the height of competition, it can become an entirely different beast.

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NASCAR News and opinion from NASCAR BITS & PIECES on Brusimm.comFind out who won a few NASCAR Loopies awards, how many years Sprint has renewed their title sponsorship for and the specials on SPEED that are focused on the NASCAR HoF inductees!

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I have a collection of press releases sitting in my inbox so I thought I’d share some of these items.

Sprint Extends Their Contract

First up, NASCAR and Sprint have extended their relationship with each other, through the year of 2016.  And that’s a good thing, considering how some sponsors aren’t fully committing to sponsorships within the sport.

So to Sprint, thank you for re-upping and remaining the entitlement partner to NASCAR.

Sprint Nextel has been the NASCAR title sponsor since February of 2004.

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NASCAR’s Loopies

NASCAR has put together what they call The Loopies, or their fifth annual Best-Of-Loop Data from the 2011 season.  That’s right, the statistical look at some milestones in on-track performance.

And they added a new category that is funny and interesting, that has to do with Brad Keselowski.

But first some simple Loop stats:

“There were 131,989 green flag passes this season, the most since NASCAR started recording the stat in 2005. Though not Loop Data, there were also an average of 27.1 lead changes and 12.8 leaders per race, both Cup Series records.”

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NASCAR Statistical Advance For the ‘AAA Texas 500′ At Texas Motor Speedway

November 2, 2011

Going into Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, the battle for the NASCAR 2011 championship is getting interesting. At least it looks like it is.

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Martinsville’s Impact on the Chase, Edwards Retains Lead But For How Long?

October 31, 2011

This last weekend, NASCAR’s TUMS Fast Relief 500 race from Martinsville mixed up the drivers points standings quite a bit…

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NASCAR Driver Stats Coming Into Martinsville’s “TUMS Fast Relief 500″

October 26, 2011

With NASCAR headed to the tight confines of the classic and timeless 1-mile paperclip track called Martinsville, we have numerous factors to ponder.

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NASCAR ‘Good Sam Club 500′ at Talladega – Edwards Extends Point Lead

October 23, 2011

NASCAR has made enough changes to unpacked the cars in plate racing, but tandem drafting has its own issues. Issues which impacted Champ contenders.

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NASCAR Bits & Pieces Perspectives On The Talladega Race This Weekend

October 20, 2011

Looking at the Cup Series and who will win the championship, I have schedules, some thoughts, point standings and Talladega-specific stats

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NASCAR: Kansas In The Books, Edwards Adopts Points Lead from Harvick

October 10, 2011

With Kansas in the books, it looked like another points blender event, and there’s a pattern developing with a certain blue & silver car team.

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With 8 To Go Stewart Looks Strong & Hamlin’s Got Crap Luck [NASCAR]

October 2, 2011

2 Down, 8 To Go. Tony Stewart Looking Strong, Denny Hamlin Looking Flat? [NASCAR]

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Driver Ratings at New Hampshire

September 24, 2011

Stats for the New Hampshire race… but the measure of an athlete, statistically, never takes into account the emotional state.

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NASCAR’s Chase After Stewart’s Win at Chicagoland

September 19, 2011

NASCAR’s Chase After Stewart’s Win at Chicagoland

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NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship… Any Guesses Who Will Take It?

September 18, 2011

NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship… Any Guesses Who Will Take It? Stats and skill… no matter what you think, lady luck always has her say.

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Will NASCAR’s 2011 Chase Become A Dud?

September 8, 2011

Will NASCAR’s 2011 Chase Become A Dud?

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NASCAR Bits & Pieces: Pocono Provides A Respectful Win For Keselowksi

August 8, 2011

NASCAR Bits & Pieces: Pocono Provides A Respectful Win For Keselowksi

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NASCAR Kentucky Race News [Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski & A Wee Bit of Rain]

July 9, 2011

NASCAR Kentucky Race News [Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski & A Wee Bit of Rain]

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NASCAR Driver Standings after Sonoma, CA

June 28, 2011

NASCAR Driver Standings after Sonoma, CA

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Kansas STP 400 Race Ending Observations from NASCAR Bits & Pieces

June 5, 2011

Kansas STP 400 Race Ending Observations With 5 laps to go, the drama of fuel mileage reared its head yet again in the 140 degree cockpits of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars.

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NASCAR At Dover International Speedway This Weekend

May 13, 2011

NASCAR At Dover International Speedway This Weekend

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