By TiffDaniels @ The Podium Finish 12/19/2011

As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner more attention than anyone else on their team. However, there are so many people on the teams that all play an important role in the success of the team and the sport we love. Ashley Parlett is a NASCAR Technical...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 12/01/2011

Most drivers are consumed by the chase of finding eternal glory with victories and championships. For the young Leilani Münter, she truly embodies the concept of living life to the fullest, pursuing her dreams as a racer, but in saving our world, one...
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By TiffDaniels @ The Podium Finish 11/28/2011

As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner more attention than anyone else on their team. However, there are so many people on the teams that all play an important role in the success of the team and the sport we love. Alan Dietz is a Producer for NASCAR ...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 11/21/2011

For a NASCAR championship battle that was hyped up to be a battle between two of the Sprint Cup Series' heavyweight racers, the 2011 Chase will be one for the ages.
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By Kerstin Smutny @ The Podium Finish 11/17/2011

My thoughts and perspective on the Kyle Busch/Ron Hornaday incident at Texas and why it drew the line for "Boys, have at it."
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 11/17/2011

Level headed, cognizant of what is meant to respect the game of motorsports, Jessica Bean has found immediate success in the tough and competitive series of the USAC Ford Focus Midget and USSA Kenyon Midget Series.
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By TiffDaniels @ The Podium Finish 11/16/2011

As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner more attention than anyone else on their team. However, there are so many people on the teams that all play an important role in the success of the team and the sport we love. Jim Greer is an Information Technology...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 11/14/2011

For a driver who's effectively "handing a two weeks' notice" to his No. 4 Red Bull Toyota Camry team, Kasey Kahne sure knows how to make his final stint with them very pheonmenal.
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By TiffDaniels @ The Podium Finish 11/09/2011

As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner more attention than anyone else on their team. However, there are so many people on the teams that all play an important role in the success of the team and the sport we love. Angie Copen is an Account Manager at...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 11/09/2011

Total focus, discipline, and attention are some of the key aspects which have made Daniels a very successful racer in her right despite her young age.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 11/07/2011

Last Friday, our very own Tiff Daniels captured her very first drag racing event victory in just her second start as a competitor in the Modern Street HEMI Shootout Series.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 11/07/2011

There's a reason why people take notice of Tony Stewart's words - he often backs it up not just with his mouth, but with his foot that drops the hammer for the win.
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By TiffDaniels @ The Podium Finish 11/02/2011

As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner more attention than anyone else on their team. However, there are so many people on the teams that all play an important role in the success of the team and the sport we love. Cliff Daniels is the race engineer for...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/31/2011

Maybe those wins at Chicagoland and Loudon weren't the customary visits to Victory Lane for a familiar two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion.
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By TiffDaniels @ The Podium Finish 10/27/2011

As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner more attention than anyone else on their team. However, there are so many people on the teams that all play an important role in the success of the team and the sport we love. Jeff Kerr is a jackman, developmental...
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By TiffDaniels @ The Podium Finish 10/27/2011

As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner more attention than anyone else on their team. However, there are so many people on the teams that all play an important role in the success of the team and the sport we love. Travis Johnson is an Information Technology...
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By TiffDaniels @ The Podium Finish 10/27/2011

As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner more attention than anyone else on their team. However, there are so many people on the teams that all play an important role in the success of the team and the sport we love. As we all know, NASCAR drivers garner...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/24/2011

In one of Talladega Superspeedway's most competitive races in recent memory, Bowyer won the Good Sam Club 500 over teammate Jeff Burton by just 0.018 seconds - faster than blinking an eye.
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By Kerstin Smutny @ The Podium Finish 10/20/2011

In the blink of an eye, our own Kerstin Smutny saw the life of Dan Wheldon come to an end too soon.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/16/2011

In what was going to be a very exciting season finale for the IZOD IndyCar World Championship Series turned into a tragedy in just 13 laps and two hours.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/16/2011

Earlier this year, it was Matt Kenseth who walked away empty-handed after showing his best cards too early in the Coca-Cola 600.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/13/2011

When the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season wraps up next month at Homestead-Miami Speedway, last Sunday's race at Kansas might be one that'll sting Jeff Gordon and his No. 24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont Chevy team.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/10/2011

Kerstin Smutny joins The Podium Finish family and introduces herself in her first ever column!
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/10/2011

If there were any doubts about Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet team heading into Kansas Speedway, they've been cast aside after a dominating performance on Sunday afternoon.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/08/2011

For Justine Jackson of Kingston, Jamaica, she's been pursuing her dream of being a professional racer since she was 12 years old.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/08/2011

After three races in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, one thing that we've learned is that there's no definitive favorite yet for the title.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 10/03/2011

Just when it seems like the going's gotten tough for Kurt Busch, the 2004 Cup champion digs deep and finds his way back into the winner's circle at the right time.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 09/27/2011

While Jeff Gordon and his No. 24 Chevy team didn't wind up in Victory Lane at Loudon on Sunday, a fourth-place finish was certainly a needed boost for their NASCAR Sprint Cup championship efforts.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 09/27/2011

As Tony! Toni! Toné! once sang in their 1990 hit song "Feels Good," it's safe to say that Tony Stewart has "done it again."
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 09/24/2011

Redemption is the name of the game for a lot of racers who are looking to make a statement for their bid for this year's championship.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 09/20/2011

Heading into this season's playoffs, Tony Stewart wasn't liking his chances to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 09/13/2011

After dueling for 26 regular season races, in which first-time winners were crowned and old heroes rejuvenated their careers, the 12-man field for this year's title has been set.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 09/11/2011

For most of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Kevin Harvick has been known as "The Closer," as he often made his charge for the win late in a race.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 09/07/2011

Even though it's the year 2011 and NASCAR's former "young gun" is now a seasoned veteran, 40-year-old Jeff Gordon drove like a youthful spirit on the slick 1.54-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/30/2011

It's a story often put on replay for NASCAR's most popular racer this season, but it's one that's perhaps most important to both driver and team: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 Chevy crew must make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
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By Candace Goldstein @ The Podium Finish 08/28/2011

Brad Keselowski takes injury and turns it into victory. How might you ask?
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/28/2011

After climbing out of his No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, Jeff Gordon nearly accomplished what seemed like climbing a steep mountain - he nearly won at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/28/2011

If racing fans weren't convinced that Brad Keselowski was the real deal in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing, Saturday evening's Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol probably did the trick.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/25/2011

It's official, racing fans - Danica Patrick will officially go NASCAR racing full-time starting next year, trading her open wheel car for a fleet of full-bodied Chevrolet Impala machines.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/22/2011

Redeeming himself after letting a victory opportunity slip away in June, Kyle Busch got the monkey off his back by capturing the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday. It was his fourth win of the 2011 season but his first Cup triumph at Michigan International...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/17/2011

To the victors goes the spoils, and to the losers, it's all over but the crying. Monday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race certainly lived by those two sports maxims, with a first-time winner emerging in Victory Lane while a couple of aggressive racers got into...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/17/2011

To the victors goes the spoils, and to the losers, it's all over but the crying. Monday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race certainly lived by those two sports maxims, with a first-time winner emerging in Victory Lane while a couple of aggressive racers got into...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/08/2011

After the eventful incidents that Brad Keselowski endured prior to Sunday's Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono, there ought to be a song called "What a Difference A Week Makes."
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/04/2011

When it comes to NASCAR die-cast, it sometimes seems like there’s not much new under the sun. Today, the team at Lionel NASCAR Collectables (LNC) produces and distributes the die-cast of almost every car that takes the track.
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By Candace Goldstein @ The Podium Finish 08/02/2011

A look at the rise of first time winners
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 08/01/2011

For the past six seasons, the only words surrounding Paul Menard were "talentless hack" or "only in NASCAR because of his daddy's store." On Sunday afternoon, the 30-year-old Eau Claire, WI native received another label, one which all racers embrace:...
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 07/26/2011

After gutting out a 2010 season in which she tackled a wrist injury during a race at South Boston Speedway, Natalie Sather has been making tremendous gains and strides this year at "America's Hometown Track."
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 07/22/2011

There's an old adage about a difference that a day makes, but there ought to be one about the difference a year makes, especially for Jamie McMurray.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 07/18/2011

Prior to Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Ryan Newman's season was like a day at the beach without the sun and that comfort drink in hand - somewhat nice but leaving you unsatisfied even being surrounded by paradise.
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By Rob Tiongson @ The Podium Finish 07/14/2011

Years long after the helmet's been hung and the No. 24 Chevrolet finds its place in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Vallejo, CA's Jeff Gordon will be amongst the immortal motorsports legends in Charlotte, NC.
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