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Foreword | |
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Introduction | |
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Green Flag | |
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Who Was the Greatest NASCAR Driver Ever? | |
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Who Does Richard Petty Think Is the Greatest Driver Ever? | |
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Who Are the Most Beloved NASCAR Drivers of All Time? | |
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Who Was the Best Crew Chief Ever in NASCAR? | |
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Who Is the Most Underrated Crew Chief in NASCAR Today? | |
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What Was the Most Important Race in NASCAR History? | |
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What Two NASCAR Records Will Never Be Broken? | |
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Who Does Richard Petty See as a Potential Challenge to His Career Wins and Championships Records? | |
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Who Are Currently the Best Team Owners? | |
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Who Were the Five Most Important Individuals in NASCAR's Modern-Day Development? | |
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What's Right with the Chase for the Sprint Cup? | |
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What Are the Best Racetracks in NASCAR? | |
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What Is the Best Track for Ingress and Egress? | |
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What Are the Best Cities in NASCAR? | |
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What Were NASCAR's Five Biggest Comebacks? | |
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Who Are the Most Underrated Drivers in NASCAR Today? | |
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When Jeff Gordon Retires, What Will Be His Legacy with NASCAR? | |
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Which Drivers Made the Biggest Leap to Stardom by Jumping to Another Team That Led Them to Greatness? | |
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What Are the Five Biggest Off-Track Developments to Change NASCAR in the Last Twenty-five Years? | |
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What Are the Best NASCAR Movies of All Time? | |
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What Were the Best Tracks That Are No Longer Used by NASCAR? | |
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Who Are the Five Most Underrated Front-Offi ce People in NASCAR? | |
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Whose Rookie Season Gave Us the Best Hint of What Was to Come? | |
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What Are the Best Tracks for Tailgating and Partying? | |
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What Were the Greatest Daytona 500 Races? | |
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What Are NASCAR's Best Rules? | |
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Who Is the Best NASCAR Driver to Never Win a Points-Paying Cup Race? | |
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Red Flag | |
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NASCAR's Worst and Overrated | |
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Who Are the Most Overrated Drivers in NASCAR Today? | |
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Which of Today's Drivers Have Been the Biggest Flops? | |
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Who Is the Most Overrated Crew Chief in NASCAR Today? | |
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Who Are the Most Hated Drivers of Modern Time? | |
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Who Are the Worst Team Owners and Organizations? | |
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What Was the Worst Race in NASCAR History? | |
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What Are the Worst Racetracks in NASCAR? | |
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What Are the Worst Tracks for Ingress and Egress? | |
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What Are the Worst Cities in NASCAR? | |
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Why Would NASCAR Be a Flop in New York City? | |
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Who Are NASCAR's Biggest Enemies? | |
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What Are the Worst NASCAR Movies of All Time? | |
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Who Were NASCAR's Biggest One-Hit Wonders? | |
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What Are NASCAR's Worst Rules? | |
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What's Wrong with the Chase for the Sprint Cup? | |
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Yellow Flag | |
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Things to Make You Think | |
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Why Do I Hate Dale Earnhardt Jr. So Much? (I Really Don't) | |
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What Were the Biggest Tragedies to Befall NASCAR? | |
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How Will Danica Patrick Fare Long-Term in NASCAR? | |
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Why Is It So Hard for Open-Wheel Drivers to Make It in NASCAR? | |
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Is the Winner of the Chase for the Sprint Cup Really the Best Driver That Year? | |
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Has the Chase for the Sprint Cup Been Worth It? | |
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What At-Track Innovation Has Made Life Significantly Easier for the Competitors? | |
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Which Event Created More New Fans for NASCAR? | |
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How Would NASCAR Be Affected by an Openly Gay Driver? | |
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Why Do Fans Love and Hate the Busch Brothers? | |
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Which Drivers Should Retire? | |
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Where Do You Find the Two Most Disparate Race Crowds in NASCAR? | |
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Could a NASCAR Race Ever Be Held Indoors? | |
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Who Was the Most Important Man in Shaping Modern-Day NASCAR (and the Only Person Who Could Strike Fear in Bill France Jr.)? | |
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Black Flag | |
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Things That Should Be (or Finally Were) Changed | |
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Should Restrictor Plates Be Taken Away from Daytona and Talladega? | |
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Should the Races Be Shortened? | |
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Should a Race Have Fewer Cars in It? | |
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Who Would Be the Best Replacement If Brian France Stepped Down as Head of NASCAR? | |
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What Would I Change If I Ran NASCAR? | |
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Should a Team Owner Be Limited to No More Than Four Teams? | |
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Why Aren't There More Black Drivers and Participants in NASCAR? | |
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Why Aren't There More Female Drivers in NASCAR? | |
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What Existing Tracks or New Markets Most Deserve a Sprint Cup Race? | |
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Have Double-File Restarts Been Good for the Sport? | |
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What Should the Nationwide Series Really Be? | |
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Does NASCAR Need to Be Franchised? | |
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How Effective Is NASCAR's New Drug-Testing Policy? | |
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What Changes Could Improve Pit Road? | |
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Are Driver Contracts Hurting NASCAR's Financial Situation, and Should They Be Reduced? | |
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What Are Five Rules That NASCAR Should Have? | |
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White Flag | |
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The Final Lap | |
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Which Is the Better Race: the Daytona 500 or the Indianapolis 500? | |
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Are Race Car Drivers Really Athletes? | |
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Should NASCAR Run Races on Other Days of the Week? | |
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Was Teresa Earnhardt Right to Let Dale Earnhardt Jr. Leave Dale Earnhardt Inc.? | |
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Are Crashes Good for NASCAR? | |
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Which Track Is Currently in the Direst Need of Reconfiguration? | |
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Which Three Drivers Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Been Huge Successes but Were Tragically Stopped by Fate? | |
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Should There Be Do-Overs in NASCAR Racing? | |
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Are Some Drivers and Owners Just Not Destined to Win Championships? | |
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How Has Money Changed Stock Car Racing? | |
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What Are the Most Coveted and Most Unique Trophies in NASCAR? | |
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Which Drivers Stayed Around Too Long Before Retiring? | |
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How Can You Not Feel Sympathy for Mark Martin? | |
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Should There Be Minimum Requirements to Compete in the Sprint Cup? | |
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Checkered Flag | |
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NASCAR's Future | |
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How Did Dale Earnhardt's Death Change NASCAR Forever? | |
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What Will NASCAR Look Like in Five to Ten Years? | |
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What Track Was NASCAR's Best Save? | |
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Are Today's Young Guns Not as Good as Young Drivers from Past Eras? | |
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Where Should NASCAR Go Next, Globally? | |
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Why Has the Media Snubbed NASCAR in Recent Years? | |
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Should "The Double" Be Brought Back? | |
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Should the Sprint Cup Schedule Be Reduced? | |
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Is NASCAR Still a Redneck Sport? | |
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Which Driver Would Make a Good Politician After He Retires from Racing? | |
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Does NASCAR Really Need Road Course Races? | |
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Should There Be a Second Stock Car Racing Organization to Compete with NASCAR? | |
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If NASCAR Were to Host a Dirt Race, Which Cup Driver Would Be Best Suited for It? | |
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Will Anyone Ever Top Ricky Rudd's "Ironman" Record? | |
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Who Should Have Been in the First NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Class? | |
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Victory Lane | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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A Final Note | |
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Index | |