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NASCAR Driver Jason Leffler Dies After Crash In Dirt Car Race

Joe Hyer — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:26:54 +0000

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died late Wednesday after an accident in a dirt car race at New Jersey’s Bridgeport Speedway. Leffler, who was extricated from his vehicle after the crash, was taken by medevac helicopter to a local trauma center. He was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., according to New Jersey State Police. The [...]

Charmin Sponsors Hilarious 'Stop Skidmarks' Billboard At NASCAR Race

Joe Student — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:04 +0000

Product placement and sponsorship can be a precarious situation. Companies who spend millions of dollars on a branding campaign can wind up coming across as too pushy or stiff to relate to consumers. Sometimes, however, a corporate branding campaign loosens its grip and the result is a memorable ad from a brand that doesn’t take [...]

Hear Dale Earnhardt Sr. & Other NASCAR Stars Sing on Their 1985 Country Music Album

Joe Student — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:00:40 +0000

NASCAR's roots are in the American South. Before its expansion over the past two decades, the racing circuit was thought of as a regional sport, one with a great deal in common with country music. In 1985, some of the biggest names i

Tim McGraw Reveals He'd 'Love' to Do a NASCAR Movie

Christina Vinson — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:50:10 +0000

Tim McGraw would love 'two lanes of freedom' to push the pedal to the metal and live out his NASCAR dreams. He recently admitted that not only does he love watching the stock car racing event, he would also like to do a movie about it, so he can experience flying around the track.

Kyle Larson Crash At End Of NASCAR Nationwide Race Injures Fans (UPDATE)

Joe Student — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:03:42 +0000

A multi-car crash at the end of NASCAR's Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway injured at least 28 spectators on Saturday, NASCAR said. After the lead cars became entangled coming down the front stretch on the final lap of the Drive4COPD

Taylor Swift Car to Debut at Kansas NASCAR Race

Jessica Nicholson — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:00:59 +0000

Taylor Swift's marketing plan for her album 'Red' has included pizza boxes and commercials for Target, but now, the singer will help get fans revved up at the Hollywood Casino 400 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series on Sunday (Oct. 21).

Baby Born at NASCAR Track, Receives Free Tickets for Life

Mike Adams — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:00:41 +0000

In a desperate situation where a man is faced with the decision to either seek out immediate medical attention or watch his pregnant girlfriend give birth in the backseat of his car, the only available option is to — you guessed it — pull into a NASCAR Speedway. That is exactly what happened to Shawna [...]

Miranda Lambert's 'Fastest Girl in Town' Video Will Be 'More Like a Mini-Movie'

Megan Pacella — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:07:27 +0000

A few weeks ago, we reported that Miranda Lambert called on a new friend to help out with her upcoming music video for ‘The Fastest Girl in Town.’ Naturally, NASCAR racing star Danica Patrick was the most fitting lady to play the lead part. Both Patrick and Lambert tweeted about how much fun they had shooting the video, and it sounds like the camera crew recorded a lot — really, a lot — of good footage. Today, we learned that the clip will be more like a mini-movie than a music video.