The NASCA Sprint Cup Series has just come through two of the most grueling races of the season, the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis and the race at Pocono this past weekend. Now, the Chase for the Championship really heats up. With that in mind, here are a couple of thoughts on my mind in early [...]

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This weekend, the world of NASCAR will focus its attention on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the running of the All State 400 at the Brickyard. Most of the drivers will tell you that next to the Daytona 500 this is the race that they would like to win the most. It’s a knowledgeable racing [...]

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The television ratings for Memorial Day weekend are interesting to consider. If the weather is good, the first summer like weekend can bring disaster for the television ratings of major sporting events. But this past Memorial Day weekend, brought more good news than bad to television ratings
The Indy 500 on ABC had a 4.5 rating, [...]

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There’s plenty of speculation swirling around driver Tony Stewart in the racing world. it’s well known that the popular and outspoken Stewart has a desire to leave the successful Joe Gibbs racing team to eventually form his own ownership group.
Lately there has also been talk that Stewart will take a break from NASCAR to compete [...]

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This weekend, as far as college basketball is concerned, Tennessee is the place to be. The unbeaten Memphis Tigers, ranked number one in the nation, host the second ranked Tennessee Volunteers. It’s only the third time in history that number one has played number two with both schools being in the same state.
It’s happened twice [...]

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