Sports Buzz Current ESPN NASCAR analyst and former Cleveland Cavalier Brad Daughtery talks to us about why racing is a sport worth your attention.
Sports Buzz Those who tuned into Fox tonight to watch the Daytona 500 (the first NASCAR broadcast ever on primetime television) didn't get too much race before there was a massive fire delaying the proceedings. So what is a jet dryer and why did one explode?
Sports Buzz Too bad Danica isn't as right on with good timing in her effort to be a NASCAR driver as she is with her advertising.
Politics Buzz Rick Santorum is one of the first politicians to enter the (surprisingly) untapped sponsorship of NASCAR cars. Here are a few of the other trailblazers.
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Draw your own conclusions based on the fact that this was a NASCAR event. Boos for first lady Michelle Obama were heard amid the roar of engines before the start of the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Sports Buzz RIP Dan. The two time Indy 500 winner was killed today in Las Vegas in a 15 car pile-up during the IndyCar World Championships. (Warning: Video is live footage as the event happened.)
Culture Buzz A Tumblr devoted to the people on Facebook who have no idea that The Onion is satire. The idea for Literally Unbelievable came about after a shocking number of Facebookies (“Facebookers”?) were duped by the Onion article, Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion Abortionplex. Here now is but a sampling of those who shouldn't stand up, as they might concuss themselves as it goes over their heads.
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As long as there have been cars, there has been people eagerly awaiting a chance at a spectacular death.
Evidence suggests NASCAR is just an excuse for racist circle jerking. After Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) suggested the Army stop sponsoring NASCAR she received this fax from what might be a typical fan of the sport.
And on the third day He touched my Bud and it was chilled. God bless you, NASCAR fans.
TV Buzz Jeff Foxworthy is now attached to an animated Fox series about a “dysfunctional family involved in NASCAR.” Just imagine King Of The Hill, but not funny.