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Sprint Cup drivers trade barbs at NASCAR After The Lap

By Mike Smith · November 30, 2012 · 10:49 AM

Put the 12 drivers from the Chase on a stage, add a cooler full of beer and questions from NASCAR fans and you get a raucous, funny and sometimes raunchy look at the drivers from the 2012 season.

Chevy unveils new Sprint Cup car in Las Vegas

By Mike Smith · November 29, 2012 · 3:53 PM

Over the past several years, one of the most frequently heard complaints from NASCAR fans is that Sprint Cup cars hardly resemble the street models as they once did.

NASCAR After the Lap event coming to Las Vegas

By Mike Smith · November 4, 2012 · 4:50 PM

Once again NASCAR is prepared to make its annual trek to Las Vegas to host the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Weeks where the Sprint Cup champ will be crowned.

Electric pace car: extension cord not included

By Mike Smith · April 17, 2012 · 4:53 PM

Hummmmmm. Can you hear it? That’s the sound of an electric pace car at a Sprint Cup race.

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C-postgate? I don’t think so

By Mike Smith · March 28, 2012 · 5:14 PM

We’ve all become cynics. Maybe that’s our own fault, but maybe it’s also a symptom of the culture we live in.

Twitter and Dale Jr. are cartoon subjects that can’t be ignored

By Mike Smith · March 11, 2012 · 3:41 PM

I’ve done a few cartoons on the Tweeting talents of Brad Keselowski and I approach the subject again today in one of my sketches from the press box at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

You have to be creative to get a driver’s autograph

By Mike Smith · March 10, 2012 · 4:34 PM

The Neon Garage in the infield at Las Vegas Motor Speedway allows racing fans to get a closeup view of the drivers and teams as they prepare their cars in the garage area.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sketch Pad

By Mike Smith · March 9, 2012 · 2:03 PM

I love the smell of exhaust fumes in the morning.

Going off-road in style

By Mike Smith · March 6, 2012 · 8:58 PM

If I could choose to own any high-performance vehicle available today, I would have to pass on the exotic names that would initially come to the mind of any car fantastic.