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NASCAR has a talent-laden farm system loaded with the stock car racing’s future stars. From the NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Craftsman Truck series through the sanctioning body’s touring divisions and on the Whelen All-American tracks, there’s a single common denominator: Youth, lightning fast youth.

Perfecting what you do is always difficult. It takes time, patience and pure talent to perfect something. Mike Massaro is one person who has perfected sports journalism coverage, especially in the sport we all enjoy, NASCAR.

For the second time in as many days, a NASCAR race at Iowa Speedway has been named a ‘Top Race’, this time by the Nationwide Series. As one of only three out of 34 Nationwide races in 2012 honored by the sanctioning body, the May 20 ‘Pioneer Hi-Bred 250’ had the ‘top’ rating for competition and entertainment value.

Race fans can purchase tickets for the annual Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway beginning on Monday, Dec. 10 at 9 a.m.

Talladega Superspeedway is proud to announce the release of its new website today. The completely redesigned site focuses on being navigation-friendly and social media integrated.

Only in video games do the entire field wreck and the driver running almost last win the race. But to open the 2012 season that’s exactly what happened when the leaders all wrecked coming off turn four and Buescher, who was running 11th, came through for the win.

Every NASCAR fan can agree that the Sprint Cup Series has an excess number of mile and a half tracks on the schedule. Mile and a half tracks don’t feature the close, competitive racing that superspeedway’s, short tracks and road courses do. NASCAR is always looking for fan input on the series and one suggestion they’re not listening to is fans no longer wanting as many mile and a half tracks on the schedule.

Talladega Superspeedway is currently accepting applications for Fan Advisory Network (FAN) members, but time is running out. The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 3rd.

One enchanted evening in December, Victory Junction will present the “Visions of Sugarplums” Holiday Gala for children and their families. The 2nd Annual Piedmont-Triad “Visions of Sugarplums” Holiday Gala will take place on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Adaumont Farms, home of Kyle and Pattie Petty, in Trinity, NC.

NASCAR drivers were once thought of as elusive figures. Heroes who were more likely to be seen instead of heard; behind pit walls, in...