Bojangles’ Southern 500: The Lady in Black–Southern Belle or Something Else?

May 12, 2012 2 Comments

As expected, the Pack was Back last week at Talladega.  And we all saw some serious Alabama Slammin’ in the NASCAR Sprint Cup (NSC) Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Super Speedway (TSS).  Only a few wrecks, but those few were pretty spectacular.  But in the end, it was Brad Keselowski outpacing Kyle Busch for the win in [...]

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Food City 500 at Bristol: Will Lightning Strike in Thunder Valley?

Mar 18, 2012 4 Comments

All gambling-related puns aside, did anyone think that Tony Stewart would end up in Victory Lane last weekend in Las Vegas?  With last week’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as the race unfolded, along with other events of the day (Kentucky’s Men’s Basketball team losing and Dale Jr. leading more laps than [...]

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Kobalt Tools 400: Betting on Speed in Vegas

Mar 11, 2012 5 Comments

One heck of a race last week in Phoenix, with Denny Hamlin outlasting Kevin Harvick and Greg Biffle to win the Subway Fresh Fit 500.  While it rarely is planned to be (except at tracks like Pocono), last week turned into a fuel mileage race, when the caution flag that was expected to allow drivers [...]

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Subway Fresh Fit 500: Repeaters, Tweeters, and Cheaters

Mar 04, 2012 7 Comments

What a wild week.  After the first rain-delayed Daytona 500 in NASCAR Sprint Cup (NSC) history, fans and those expecting to see “House” on Monday night got a rare treat of “Monday Night NASCAR.”  Even some were joking about FOX getting Hank Williams Jr to do the opening theme (considering his new-found availability after last year’s firing from ESPN’s [...]

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2012 Daytona 500: The Great American Race, or Wreckfest?!?!

Feb 26, 2012 10 Comments

We finally made it.  After last season’s unprecedented finish with Tony Stewart edging out Carl Edwards to win his third NASCAR Sprint Cup (NSC) Championship, it’s been far from a boring “off-season.”  And after my own brief off-season, I’m back for my second year here at Sports-Glutton.com to provide news, picks, and commentary on the [...]

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Jennifer Jo Cobb: NASCAR’s REAL Sweetheart?

Feb 18, 2012 9 Comments

Jennifer Jo Cobb is the focus of Part Two of my three-part series on NASCAR female drivers likely to make a mark in 2012. If you missed Part One click here. With lots of talk last NASCAR season about Jennifer Jo Cobb; the question coming into 2012 is not whether she’ll run, but how well?  [...]

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Danica Patrick’s 2012 NASCAR Season: Breakthrough or Breakdown?

Jan 31, 2012 15 Comments

The 2012 NASCAR season is nearly upon us and I’ll begin my coverage this year with a three-part series on NASCAR female drivers likely to make a mark in 2012. 2012 represents the first season Danica Patrick won’t split time between NASCAR and the IRL.  However, she will be somewhat splitting time between her full-time Nationwide [...]

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