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On race weekends in Talladega, campers, motor homes and tents stretch as far as the eye can see. Flags adorn most of them, and virtually every driver has at least one fan somewhere in the vast expanse of the Talladega campgrounds.
But one driver reigns supreme here. Look out over the rolling hillsides and you'll see more green 88s than all other drivers combined. Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s fans call themselves Junior Nation, and Talladega is their undisputed capital. And even though their nation is on shaky footing – hey, whose isn't? – their faith in their faltering hero and idol remains as strong as ever.
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Let the party begin for Hendrick Motorsports. Though it took longer than team owner Rick Hendrick expected, 16 races and seven months to be exact, it was fitting that the organization’s 200th win... more »
While he might not want to admit it, she’s the one that got away. Last year’s loss at Darlington Raceway, when Regan Smith outdrove Edwards on the last run, cost the Roush Fenway racer a victory in the Southern 500... more »
Danica Patrick spent the middle of this week honoring sponsor commitments, including a Thursday news conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where she officially added a major cola company to her lucrative portfolio of... more »
Much like dominoes falling, NASCAR's high-speed machines could not withstand the collective forces of nature in the sport's most bouncy race track. Boom, boom, boom, cars kept dropping out on a muggy Sunday afternoon. Engines... more »
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