*My apologies TNI readers, I haven’t been able to get this up until just now*

A busy week around Charlotte culminated with a raucous finish to the 2010 All-Star race. Kurt Busch won the one million dollar paycheck after a rough night that saw tempers flare, and cars wrecked. In other news, Team Red Bull Racing’s Brian Vickers said he would be out for the remainder of the season as he undergoes treatment for blood clots that sidelined him almost two weeks ago. And finally Kevin Harvick re-signed with Richard Childress Racing for 2011 and beyond. The team did not say who would sponsor the team (Shell-Pennzoil is leaving at the end of 2010 for Penske Racing) – Budweiser and UPS are among those rumored. This is the NASCAR week that was May 16 to 22, 2010.

Strike Three For Mayfield

Judge Graham Mullen’s Order in Mayfield V. NASCAR (PDF)

Women in NASCAR…Mary Lou Hamlin

Mistakes or sabotage? Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon had lugnuts loose prior to truck race

The curious case of James Buescher and Phoenix Racing

Chris Myers: When Sports and Politics Collide

Vintage Insiders

Sometimes You’ve Got To Make A Move

Sometimes You’ve Got It. Sometimes You Don’t.

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