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Marty Smith
Bad Boys Needed

What built NASCAR -- a rough-and-tumble attitude from the drivers -- hardly exists today. Whether it's the money or the sponsors or something else, this sport needs badasses again.

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David Newton
Eury Jr. Loving Life

Tony Eury Jr. has seen his share of media circuses as the former crew chief for cousin Dale Earnhardt Jr. So what does Eury think about tutoring Danica Patrick? He's loving life.

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Terry Blount
Bet On Bruton

Bruton Smith usually gets what he wants, and the owner of Kentucky Speedway wants a Sprint Cup race at the Sparta facility as soon as 2011. It's going to take some deal-making, but you can bet he'll get it done.

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Ed Hinton
JJ In Perspective

It took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Here's hoping it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history.

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Ryan McGee
Power Rankings

Petty never did it. Earnhardt never did it. But Jimmie Johnson did win four straight Sprint Cup championships. And for that he ends 2009 atop Ryan McGee's Power Rankings.

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