Stenhouse Jr. takes the title as Smith takes the checkers

A winning combination - Mike Kelly, Jack Roush, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the grid at Texas Motor Speedway - Credit: Skirts and Scuffs  When the green flag flew on the final NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season, just 20 points separated defending series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his closest threat, Elliott Sadler. Lurking and hoping one of the two leaders would have a catastrophic issue was Austin...

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Kevin Conway: NASCAR's 2010 Sprint Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year

Courtesy of Kevin Conway's official Facebook pageThe 2010 NASCAR Raybestos Rookie of the Year award goes to the Toyota ExtenZe Racing driver Kevin Conway. The official award presentation will happen during Champions Week in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 2, during the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon. Conway started 28 races during the 2010 season and finished 82 percent of his starts. Without having the luxury of provisional start availability,...

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Jamie McMurray and wife welcome baby boy

Jamie and Christy McMurray at the Daytona champion's breakfast in February. (Motorsports Images & Archives)After an incredible season, Jamie McMurray and his wife Christy have something else to be thankful for this year. On Thanksgiving, the couple welcomed their first child, son Carter Scott McMurray, into the world at 8:34 a.m. Carter is 7 lbs, 12 ounces and 20 inches long, according to McMurray's official website. The 2010 season has been...

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Richard Petty and financial partners take control of RPM

Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR (2009 photo)Concord, N.C. (November 29, 2010) — Racing legend and all time NASCAR win leader Richard Petty is back in the driver’s seat.Richard Petty Motorsports signed and closed a sale of its racing assets to an investment group comprised of Richard Petty, Medallion Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:TAXI) and DGB Investments.Richard Petty, a seven-time NASCAR champion has won 200 races, including 10 Daytona races. Known...

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Champion's Week kicks off in Vegas

Jimmie Johnson does a burnout on the Las Vegas Strip during last year's Victory Lap in Las Vegas. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)Johnson to be honored; schedule of events to start WednesdayDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The champion is crowned, the celebration awaits.What a party it promises to be.The 2010 edition of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week in Las Vegas will fete Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson, who earned an unprecedented fifth...

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