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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 news and opinionWe keep hearing it again and again…  Kyle Busch is approaching a NASCAR milestone as his next victory in NASCAR is going to be his 100th win in the sport.

It’s understood that having that many wins, period, is pretty big.  But if analyzed, as Leon Hammack did over on Working On My Redneck (WOMR), only 22 of those wins are in the NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesKyle Busch‘s other wins have come from the Truck Series (29) and Nationwidd Series (49).

In fact over on WOMR, Leon makes an interesting point, in that Kyle’s 22 Cup wins compare to his older brother’s 23 Sprint Cup wins or that of Terry Labonte.

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Patrick Hires Benson & Waltrip Re-Ups with Best Western [NASCAR]

March 6, 2011

Patrick Hires Benson & Waltrip Re-Ups with Best Western [NASCAR]

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RPM Back in the Hands of Richard Petty & 2 Investors

November 30, 2010

RPM Back in the Hands of Richard Petty & 2 Investors

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Why The Jimmie Johnson Haters Need to Take A Step Back and See The Stats

November 27, 2010

This is an opinion on the performance of Jimmie Johnson since his rookie year, no matter what points system or car type he’s been in. You just might understand why I’ve come to respect Jimmie Johnson, the athlete.

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Allmendinger & Ambrose Move Forward in 2011 with RPM

November 24, 2010

Allmendinger & Ambrose Move Forward in 2011 with RPM

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RPM Unknowns in NASCAR Are Unnerving

November 14, 2010

RPM Unknowns in NASCAR Are Unnerving

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Select Driver Appearances / Autograph Sessions Around Charlotte This Weekend [10-15/16-10]

October 12, 2010

Select Driver Appearances / Autograph Sessions Around Charlotte This Weekend [10-15/16-10]

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What’s Greater? 5 Championships In A Row or 7 Titles?

June 30, 2010

I heard this question on the SIRIUS NASCAR channel the other day and it reflected on whether or not Jimmie Johnson would get his 5th consecutive title in as many years and if so, would this make his achievement the greater achievement than say Richard Petty or Dale Earnhardt achieving 7 championships? I have a [...]

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Jeff Burton To Make 500th Consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Start

June 18, 2010

Jeff Burton is making his 500th consecutive start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, this Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, barring any complications. This will put him as the 10th-longest streak in series history, and third-longest active streak (Jeff Gordon has run 596 consecutive races; Bobby Labonte has run 595 consecutive [...]

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Petty Blue Coming to CMT in the Fall of 2010 [NASCAR]

May 20, 2010

Back in January, I apprised you that a movie called Petty Blue was being produced and was coming our way soon!  It seems that soon can be called now!  Or close to it.  Production on the Kevin Costner narrated biopic on Richard Petty has wrapped. We can expect to see Petty Blue on CMT (Country [...]

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Opening Ceremony Pictures

May 17, 2010

I thought I’d share with you some pictures from the NASCAR Hall of Fame opening that took place last week.  Enjoy! – – – – -

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Talladega Highs and Lows in NASCAR

April 22, 2010

(photo courtesy Leon Hammack) (This is a guest post by by digital neighbor, Leon Hammack, from www.workingonmyredneck.com.) This week NASCAR rolls into the Talladega Superspeedway, formerly the Alabama International Speedway. This racing facility is rich with NASCAR history. Big Bill France built this track and opened up for business with the first race in 1969.  [...]

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Andretti & Petty Fielding an Entry in the INDY 500

April 10, 2010

You can’t get a bigger collection of names in one sentence when you say that Andretti and Petty are fielding an entry in the Indy 500.  Dang!  That’s a loaded statement and it’s another statement that says we’re living through historical events that will do down in automotive racing history. Now this is not new [...]

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Check Out Some Atlanta NASCAR Number Stat Facts!

March 5, 2010

Check out some of the stats that NASCAR put out about Atlanta Motor Speedway: .006 seconds: Margin of victory for Kevin Harvick over Jeff Gordon in the Spring 2001 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the closest ever in the track’s history. 1: Total number of drivers to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR [...]

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Linda Petty Diagnosed with Lymphoma

February 4, 2010

Richard Petty’s wife, Linda, has been diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma, as was announced in a statement that the Petty family released today. (Thursday, 2/4) They’ve asked for privacy during this scenario and by-god, you folks better respect that at this point in time. NB&P’s thoughts are with everyone in the Petty clan.

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NASCAR Media Group Finds New Business, Making Petty Movie

January 7, 2010

With 4 floors of production studios ready to go, the NASCAR Media Group (NMG) has the resources to create all kinds of media magic.  They have access to all the digital archives of NASCAR and if they need to feel inspired, they can sidle over to another part of their own building, the part that [...]

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We Need A New Category of 2nd Most Popular Driver! [NBaP]

December 7, 2009

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the favorite son.  He’s the favorite son of the fans who seem to keep Dale Sr.’s spirit alive by rooting for Dale Jr.  I get that.  I’m there too.  Despite a rough and tough season, the fans stick behind Dale Jr..  So much so that he’s won the Most Popular Driver [...]

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