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Labor Day Classic 500: NASCAR takes a week off and resumes on 9/5 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Our race preview and predictions will be posted here by Wednesday 9/1.

Kyle Busch Wins! He took the checkers at the Irwin Tools Night Race which gave him his 3rd win this season. - 8/21

Bristol Motor Speedway: Irwin Tools Night Race Picks (Don't forget that this week's race is a Saturday event!) - 8/21

Kevin Harvick Wins! He passed Denny Hamlin with 11 laps left to take the checkers. The win bolstered his points lead over Jeff Gordon. - 8/15

Michigan International Speedway: Carfax 400 Preview and Pick to Win - 8/15

Juan Pablo Montoya Wins! The number No. 42 car took the checkers ending a 113 race streak without a win. The vicotry was his 2nd in 131 Sprint Cup races. - 8/8

Watkins Glen: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips Preview and Picks to Win - 8/8

Greg Biffle Wins! The Ford driver ended his slump (no wins since 2008) by beating pole-sitter Tony Stewart by three and a half seconds to win the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono. - 8/1

Pocono Raceway: Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Preview and Pick to Win - 7/28

Jamie McMurray Wins! It looked like Juan Pablo was going to run away with it but a freak accident with 11 laps left opened the door for McMurray to take the checkers. McMurray became only the 3rd driver in NASCAR history to win both the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same season. The win also gets him back in the chase. - 7/25

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 2010 Brickyard 400 Preview and Pick to Win - 7/25

David Reutimann Wins! This was his first win of the 2010 NASCAR season and his 2nd overall win in 118 Sprint Cup races. - 7/10

Chicagoland Speedway: Lifelock.com 400 Preview and Picks to Win - 7/10 (Saturday Race!)

Daytona International Raceway: Coke Zero 400 Preview and Pick to Win - 7/3

Jimmie Johnson Wins! JJ ruled the track with Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick rounding out the top 5. The win marked the 52nd time in 308 Sprint Cup races that Johnson has taken the checkers. - 6/27

New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Preview and Pick to Win - 6/27

Infineon Raceway: Toyota Savemart 350 Preview and Picks to Win - 6/20

Denny Hamlin Wins! The Toyota drive took the checkers with Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon rounding out the top 5. - 6/13

Michigan International Speedway: Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips 400 Preview and Pick to Win - 6/13

Pocono Raceway: Gillette Fusion Proglide 500 Preview and Picks to Win - 6/6

Kurt Busch Wins! He led 252 laps to edge out Jamie McMurray for the win. Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, and defending champion David Reutimann rounded out the top five. - 5/31

Charlotte Motor Speedway: Coca Cola 600 Preview and Pick (Ryan Newman has pole position) - 5/30

Winners: Martin Truex Jr. wins the NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Kurt Busch won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. - 5/23

Charlotte: NASCAR Sprint Cup Showdown and All Star Races - 5/22

Kyle Busch Wins! The M&M car takes the checkers for the 2nd time in his last 3 races. Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and David Reutimann rounded out the top five. - 5/16

Dover International Speedway: Autism Speaks Preview and Pick to Win - 5/16

Denny Hamlin Wins! He led 104 of 367 laps. He also won the Nationwide series race on Friday giving him a sweep at Darlington making him the 1st driver to do so in the track's history. - 5/9

Darlington: Showtime Southern 500 Preview and Pick to Win - 5/8

Kyle Busch Wins! The polesitter led 226 out of 400 laps and beat out Jeff Gordon to take the checkers. - 5/2

Richmond International Raceway: Heath Calhoun 400 - 4/28

Kevin Harvick Wins! It was the driver's 1st win in over 116 races dating back to 2007! Harvick edged out Jamie McMurray to take the checkers. - 4/25

Talladega Superspeedway: Aarons 499 Race Preview and Pick to Win - 4/25

Denny Hamlin Wins! Hamlin (15-1 odds) held off Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, and Kasey Kahne wo win the 2010 Samsung Mobile 500. - 4/19

Texas Motor Speedway: Samsung Mobile 500 Preview and Pick to Win - 4/18

Ryan Newman Wins! The Chevrolet driver won the Subway Fresh Fit 600 after overtaking Jeff Gordon with a lap to go. - 4/11

Phoenix International Raceway: Subway Fresh Fit 600 Preview and Pick to Win - 4/10

Denny Hamlin Wins! The Toyota driver won the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 going from 9th place all the way to 1st over the spam of 4 laps. The finish was a two-lap sprint in which he started fourth. Once he got by Ryan Newman, he took the inside route to pass Matt Kenseth and leader Jeff Gordon for the victory. - 3/29

Martinsville Speedway: Goody's Fast Relief 500 Race Preview and Pick to Win - 3/28

Jimmie Johnson Wins! The win was his 1st at Briston. - 3/21

Bristol Motor Speedway: Food City 500 Preview and Pick to Win - 3/21

Kurt Busch Wins! He nailed down his21st victory in 332 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. - 3/7

Atlanta Motor Speedway: Kobalt Tools 500 Preview and Pick to Win - 3/7

Jimmie Johnson Wins! No surprises here, Jimmie Johnson wins the 2010 Shelby American. - 2/28

Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Shelby American Preview and Pick to Win - 2/28

Johnson Wins! Jimmie Johnson wins the 2010 Auto Club 500! - 2/21

Fontana: Auto Club 500 Race Preview and Picks to Win - 2/21

Jamie McMurray wins the 2010 Daytona 500!

The Great American Race: Daytona 500 Preview and Pick - 2/14

Kevin Harvick Wins! 2010 Budweiser Shootout Review - 2/7

Daytona International Raceway: Budweiser Shootout Preview and Pick to Win - 2/6

Miami Speedway: Ford 400 Preview and Pick - 11/22

Jimmie Johnson Wins! 2009 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Review - 11/16

Dickies 500: Please accept our apologies as our NASCAR writer is out ill. She did however note that she feels Jimmie Johnson is a safe bet in all head to head matchups as she likes him to win outright. Good luck!

Talladaga Super Speedway: Amp Energy 500 Preview and Pick - 11/1

Denny Hamlin Wins! 2009 Tums Fast Relief 500 Review - 10/26

Martinsville: Tums Fast Relief 500 Preview and Pick - 10/25

Jimmie Johson Wins Again! 2009 NASCAR Banking 500 Review. - 10/18

Lowe's Motor Speedway: Nascar Banking 500 (Saturday Race) - 10/17

2009 Pepsi 500 Review - Jimmie Johnson wins! - 10/12

Fontana: 2009 Pepsi 500 Preview and Pick - 10/11

Tony Stewart Wins the Price Chopper 400. - 10/4

Jimme Johnson Wins! J.J. took the checkered flag at Dover Sunday - 9/27

The Monster Mile: AAA 400 Preview and Picks - 9/27

Mark Martin Wins! 2009 Sylvania 300 Review - 9/21

New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Sylvania 300 Preview and Picks - 9/20

Denny Hamlin Wins! 2009 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Review - 9/13

Note: We apologize profusely for not getting the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 preview and picks up for Saturday's race. We were tied up with the opening weekend of the NFL season and were just plumb overloaded. We will resume posting the race previews and predictions this week. Thanks for your patience! Congrats to Denny Hamlin who won the race. - 9/12

Kasey Kahne Wins the 2009 Pep Boys 500 - 9/6

Atlanta Motor Speedway: Pep Boys Auto 500 Preview and Picks - 9/6

Danica Patrick is likely to race in NASCAR in 2010. (Nationwide and Truck) She will take part in Indy car racing as well. - 9/5

Kyle Busch Wins! 2009 Sharpie 500 Review - 8/23

Bristol Motor Speedway: Sharpie 500 Preview and Picks. Mark Martin will be racing out of the pole position. - 8/22

Potential Betting Tip: Driver Kasey Kahne is racing in a modified race Wednesday, the Nationwide Series Friday and then the Sprint Cup race on Saturday. The angle here is that he may be really tired by the time Saturday comes rolling around. Surely something to ponder if you bet head to head driver matchups. - 8/18

Brian Vickers Wins!: 2009 Carfax 400 Review - 8/17

Michigan International Speedway: Carfax 400 Preview and Picks - 8/16
Brian Vickers won the pole position for this race with a lap of 38.453 seconds. Speed: 187.242 MPH.

Tony Stewart Wins! 2009 Heluva Good at the Glen Review - 8/10

Watkins Glen International: 2009 Heluva Good at the Blen Preview and Picks - 8/9

Denny Hamlin Wins! 2009 Pennsylvania 500 Review - 8/3

Pocono: Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Preview and Picks - 8/2

Jimmie Johnson Wins! 2009 All State 400 Review - 7/27

The Brickyard: Allstate 400 Preview and Picks - 7/26

Mark Martin Wins! Lifelock.com 400 Review - 7/16

Chicagoland Speedway: Lifelock.com 400 Preview and Picks - 7/11

Tony Stewart Wins! 2009 Coke Zero 400 Review - 7/5

Daytona: Coke Zero 400 Preview and Picks - 7/4

Joey Logano Wins! 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Review - 6/29

New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Preview and Pick - 6/28

Infineon Raceway: Toyota Savemart 350 Previews and Picks - 6/21

Mark Martin Wins! 2009 Lifelock 400 at Michigan Review - 6/15

Say it Ain't So! A random drug test administered on May 1st showed that Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for Methamphetamines. - 6/9

Virginia Likes Johnson to Win: Pocono 500 Preview and Picks - 6/7

Jimmie Johnson Wins! 2009 Autism Speaks 400 Review - 6/1

Dover International: 2009 Autism Speaks 400 Preview and Pick - 5/31

David Reutimann Wins! Coca Cola 600 Review - 5/25

Sunday: 2009 Coca Cola Classic Preview and Pick - 5/24

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indy 500 Betting Odds - 5/24

Lowe's Motor Speedway: 2009 Sprint All-Star Race - 5/16

Mark Martin Wins! Southern 500 Review - 5/10

Darlington: 2009 Southern 500 Preview and Picks - 5/9

Kyle Busch Wins! 2009 Crown Royal 400 Review - 5/4

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