Dale on why it took so long to get back to victory lane: “Wish I knew.”

Topics: Won Quicken Loans 400 last Sunday | Getting back in victory lane after a 143 winless streak | Thoughts after winning | His fans | The last 15 laps of the race | Wish why he knew it took so long to get back in victory lane | Him and his new team taking time to jell | Maybe now they don’t have to be so conservative | Don’t take anything for granted | His crew chief Steve Letarte | Steve making him better | Steve’s regiment | Steve wanting Dale’s input more | Taking racing more serious now? | Steve makes him accountable | His and Steve’s relationship | Dale’s confidence back in the day | Steve pumps him up | Dale had to “Step His Game” up |

Ends first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory in 143 starts

Brandon Phillips Has Another Big Game | Jeff Pearlman (MLB) Interview | LeBron James Called Serge Ibaka 'Stupid' | More On Ibaka's Comment

St. John's Asst Mike Dunlap Gets Hired By The Bobcats | Mike In Indy v. Chael | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (NASCAR) Interview | Huge Call Of The Day

Info & Stats: Indy Car Series Driver

Photos: Indy 500 Wins

Dario on the Indy 500: “It’s our Super Bowl.”

Topics: This Indy 500 win compared to his two others | Different race | Thought they were in trouble throughout the race | What it means to win the Indy 500 | The Indy 500 is our Super Bowl | The risks at Indy | Dedicating the win to Dan Wheldon | Dan was in his mind the entire time leading up to the race | First person he thought of when he won was Dan | He, Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan finishing 1, 2, 3 | Not being 40 yet | The privilege of racing | Not sure how much longer he will continue to race | Working out a lot more now | His desire is still pretty strong | Danica Patrick | Danica on the Nationwide Circuit |

2012 Indy Car Champion

Johnny Tapia's Career | Bill Reiter (NBA) Interview | Stanley Cup Finals Prediction | Singer Victoria Zarlenga Botches The National Anthem

Albuquerque Caller Shares His Thoughts About Johnny Tapia | Al Bernstein (Boxing) Interview | Dario Franchitti (Indy 500) Interview | Huge Call Of The Day

Info & Stats: NASCAR Driver

Matt on how much sleep he’s got since winning the Daytona 500 early this morning: “Maybe an hour or two.”

Topics: Won his 2nd Daytona earlier this morning | Got an hour or two of sleep | Juan Pablo Montoya hitting a jet engine dryer truck | NASCAR doing a good job of cleaning the track up after the explosion | Dale Earnhardt Jr. being a good friend | Earnhardt Jr. finishing 2nd | Having a lot of car to hold off Greg Biffle and Earnhardt Jr. | The finish | Biffle would have passed him if he could | Every race is different | 2009 race | Brad Keselowski tweeting in between breaks | Keselowski getting 140,000 followers in two hours |

NASCAR Driver

Hunter Mahan (Golf) Interview | At 6-5 350, Dontari Poe Runs A 4.87- 40 | Conversation About Wade's Foul On Kobe | A Very Short Segment

Pat Forde (College Basketball) Interview | Rams About To Cash In On Draft Pick | Huge Email Of The Day | Huge Text Of The Day

You can’t help but be sick over the death of 2 time Indy 500 winner and 2005 Series champ Dan Wheldon. Words don’t begin to do it justice. One minute you’re watching one of the most respected and admired guys in his sport, the next he’s gone, leaving behind a wife and two young children. And it was a terrifying, sickening crazy wreck to see. Wade Cunningham and JR Hildebrand collided; setting off a chain reaction that included a total of 15 cars including Wheldon’s which went airborne before slamming into the catch fence.

Photos: Dan Wheldon

Look…, horrifying wrecks happen and these guys know the risks when they get into the car, and maybe it’s too soon to start asking the hard questions, but… could that wreck have been prevented? Were they not asking for trouble by slamming 34 cars, onto that track, most ever on an Indy car track outside of Indianapolis. The track was too flat, too smooth and too fast and the drivers themselves were concerned something like this might happen. Will Power, who was part of the accident, said Friday before the race, “this oval racing, when you are flat-out 100 percent, is kind of ridiculous.” And guys were going flat out. It was the final race of the season; Power and Dario Franchitti were fighting for the title and Wheldon was batting for a $5 million dollar promotional bonus. Driver Scott Dixon says factor all of that in and 34 cars running on a smaller track and you could almost see something like that coming: “it’s unfortunate because everybody knew it was going to happen. You could see from lap 2 people were driving nuts. It doesn’t even matter the speeds, you can’t touch with these cars.” You can’t, but in a race like that, with so much on the line, it was almost inevitable. Drivers were going to do what drivers do: take risks. And push the envelope. So it’s up to the sport to protect them from themselves. And I’m not sure it did yesterday in Las Vegas. (Dan Wheldon, Rest In Peace).

Charles Woodson (NFL) Interview | The Interview Dan Wheldon Did With Jim In May | Sean Payton Ruins His Leg, And Wins Respect | Jungle Racing's Miss Radiance Wins Sunday

Carlos Rogers (NFL) Interview | Ron Washington (MLB) Interview | Huge Email Of The Day | Huge Text Of The Day

Indy Car Driver

Info & Stats: NASCAR Driver | Kyle #22

Kyle on his trip to the White House: “It’s big and pretty white.”

Topics: Twitter | Kyle streak | Meeting the President | The White House is a big house and its pretty white | The chase | Being 2nd overall right now in the Standings | Being the number 1 seed in the chase would be cool | Jimmie Johnson being the 5 time champ | There will be a few guys that will be contenders in the Chase | Big wins | Approach on the Chase | Have to be consistent | NASCAR making changes to the Chase format over the years | NASCAR code |

NASCAR Driver

Omaha vs. Detroit For Ndamukong Suh | Caller Jade In Iowa Falls For The Jim Everett Gag | A Very Short Segment | Ndamukong Suh (NFL) Interview

Kyle Busch (NASCAR) Interview | Kyle Wilson (NFL) Interview | Detroit v. Gino In San Antonio | A Very Short Segment

Justin Verlander Deserves The AL MVP, Give It To Him | An Andrew Dice Clay Rhyme About J-Stew | USC Should Not Be Ranked In Any Polls | Terrelle Pryor's 5-Game Suspension

Kerry Collins Signs With The Colts | Andrew Dice Clay Is The Best Thing On Entourage | Huge Email Of The Day | Reason Why College Football Is Great

Delonte West Applying At Home Depot | UFC Going Mainstream | MJD Takes On Fantasy Gurus | Emails

Boris Said Wants To Fight Greg Biffle | Dan Haren (MLB) Interview | Jim Thome (MLB) Interview | Text Contest

Info & Stats: Retired NASCAR Driver

Photos: Career Shots

Kyle on Jeff Gordon: “I think he’s as hungry as ever.”

Topics: Brad Keselowski showed a lot of people how mentally tough he is after winning at Pocono Raceway | Thinks this is the year Jimmie Johnson may get dethroned; but he thought that last year | Jimmie is very deceiving | Johnson’s contenders | Jeff Gordon is having a good year and appears to be more hungry | Gordon turning 40 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Will Jr. make the Chase? | Tony Stewart | Jr. will win a race at some point | Danica Patrick on the Nationwide Tour | Danica’s future | Jimmie’s legacy | Jimmie and his crew chief Chad Knaus are always being talked about together | Jimmie doesn’t get enough credit |

Retired NASCAR Driver

Phil Jackson At Dennis Rodman's HOF Induction | Tiger's Free Fall Update | Kyle Petty (NASCAR) Interview | Tiger Finishes 7-Over

Rex Hoggard (Golf) Interview | Viking Brian Robison Talking A Lot Of Noise About The Packers | Reset Of Delonte West's JRIB Correspondent Piece | Huge Text Of The Day

Dale Jr. on the remainder of the 2011 Season: “We can’t have anymore bad weeks.”

Topics: The Brickyard 400 | The history of the Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway being a tough track | Winless streak at 112 races | We can’t have anymore bad weeks | We have 7 weeks left before the chase begins | The last 4 or 5 weeks being a little rough | NASCAR fans | Racing popularity | History of Racing | You need a good production company in NASCAR | Commentary is key in NASCAR | Make A Wish | Raffling his personal 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible off for charity |

Terrelle Pryor Gets Five-Year Ban From Ohio State. | Ike Taylor (NFL) Interview | Dolphins Trying To Get Kyle Orton, Of Course They Are | Mariners Are Terrible

Michael Lombardi (NFL) Interview | A Comparison Is Made Between Jackie Robinson And Bryce Harper | Huge Email Of The Day | Huge Text Of The Day

Race

GQ's List Of Baggiest Colleges In The Country | Stu In Manhattan's Email About The Baggiest Clones | Players Getting Released From Their Teams | Clark Hunt (NFL) Interview

Cowboys Letting Loose A Number Of Players | NBA Players Going To Play Overseas | Chester Pitts (NFL) Interview | A Very Short Segment

Jimmie on Rory McIlroy: “I think he’s the real deal.”

Topics: 2011 Season | Currently 4th in the Standings | Redesigning our cars this year | Rebuilding your cars after you’ve won | We learned last year we had a 3rd to 5th place car but were fortunate enough to win the Sprint Cup Position | Rory McIlroy’s performance at the U.S. Open | Work ethic | His drive | Getting better | The depth on his team this season | The hand eye coordination of the team | The skill set of the crew | Dale Jr. 3rd in points this season | Dale Jr. being so close | His golf tournament |

Stan Van Gundy Weighs In On The Heat, Finally | Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR) Interview | Ranger Fans Set Record For Most Sunglasses At Night | Todd Helton (MLB) Interview

Tiki Barber (NFL) Interview | Thoughts On The Barber Interview | Huge Email Of The Day | Huge Call Of The Day

Info & Stats: NASCAR Driver

Photos: Jr.

Topics: Coming up short at the Coca Cola 600 | Surprised he made it as far as he did | Calculated gamble | Thinking to himself he has to try | Wins don’t come that often | Rather know he tried, than wonder “what if?” | Effect of getting the first win | Confidence goes up from leading most of the race | Difference in the team this year | Whole new group | Chemistry with the new team | Wanting approval and respect | Happy because he is running well | Takes responsibilities for failures | Confidence coming back | Tries best to give a good effort | Try to run hard, get good feedback and stay positive | No finger pointing and try to turn it around the next week | Not so much pressure these days to live up to the last name | Remembering winning in Daytona in 2004

NASCAR Driver

Nicklas Lidstrom (NHL) Interview | Possibility Of Doing Dancing With The Stars | Boston Bruins Are Showing That Will Beats… | Casinos Using Aromas To Increase The Urge To Gamble

Tim Tebow's Picture | Auburn Coach Chest Bumps The President | Huge Email Of Day | Dale Jr. (NASCAR) Interview

Info & Stats: Indy Driver

Dan on his emotions as he passed JR Hildebrand on the final turn: “Sheer elation.”

Topics: Having a great time right now | Winning a 2nd Indy 500 | JR Hildebrand crashing on the final lap | It being the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500 | Representing the Alzheimer’s association | The last 20 laps of the Indy 500 being so key | Avoiding the Hildebrand’s crash | Passing JR was very emotional | Was in tears very quickly after the race | Things happening so quickly on the race track with the speed were going | Its easy to look at a replay and question JR but were going so fast | Closing rate on JR at the end | Value the tradition of the Indy 500 | 18 other people winning multiple Indy 500’s | His team working on the car |

Indy Cart Driver

Michigan Fans Wanted To Be The Reason Tressel Got Forced Out | Dan Wheldon (Indy 500) Interview | A Phone Call From Joe In The OC | A Very Short Segment

Bill Reiter (NBA) Interview | A Punk Band Named Elway | Huge Email Of The Day | Kyle Brandt's Weekend In New Jersey

Chris Grant (NBA) Interview | Calgary And Vancouver Clones Trade Blows | Hockey Alert: San Jose Completes Their Letdown | A Very Short Segment

Yankees Ban IPads At Games | Kyle Busch Gets Stopped For Going 83 Mph Over The Speed Limit | Huge Email Of The Day | Mike Bibby (NBA) Interview

Info & Stats: Indy Car Racer | 3 Time Indy 500 Winner

Helio on his strategy of racing: “Just want to make it to the front and stay there.”

Topics: Alabama race yesterday | Their race cars | Need to keep working hard | Long Beach race | Double foul restarts | Turn 1 at Long Beach could be trouble | Just want to make it to the front and stay there | Long Beach is a historic place | Dancing with the Stars experience | DWTS was very fun and unique | A athletes mentality | An analyst saying the circuit needs some hate | He’s not a hate guy |

Indy Car Racer

Steve Elkington Interview (Golf) | Smack-Off Recap: Jay Vs. Vic In Nocal | Frank Vogel Interview (NBA) | Iafrate In 2011 Smack-Off

Rory McIlroy In The Masters | Smack-Off Recap | Helio Castroneves (Auto Racing) Interview | Gino Breaks Down The Smack-Off

Info & Stats: Race Car Driver | The Youngest Daytona 500 Champion Ever

Photos: 2011 Daytona 500

Trevor on winning the Daytona 500: “It all seems too much of a dream right now.”

Topics: Feels really good right now | Winning the Daytona 500 | Getting a lot of support right now | Mindset at the Daytona 500 | Went into the race with a survival type mode | The drafting | The end of the race | Leading the last lap | All of his idols congratulating him after the race | Had a lot of great help | Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson | What’s his next move? | Signed up to run Nationwide | Keeping things in perspective | Cup Championship | Doesn’t want to get burned out | Family and NASCAR does a good job of keeping him grounded | The Wood Brothers |

2011 Daytona 500 Champion

Jazz Fan Has To Be Numb- Losing Sloan And Williams In 2 Weeks | Jim Calhoun Cheated And He Should Admit It | Brian T. Smith (NBA) Interview | Caron Butler's Broken Knee Cap Story

Charles Woodson (NFL) Interview | Trevor Bayne (NASCAR) Interview | Huge Email Contest | Huge Call Of The Day

Steve Fisher (College BB) Interview | Blake Griffin Jumps Over A Kia Hood To Win The Dunk Contest | Bryant McKinnie Runs Up A $100 K Bill | A Very Short Segment

Ruben Amaro Jr. (MLB) Interview | Trevor Bayne, A Good Day For Him And The Sport Of NASCAR | Rick Carlisle (NBA) Interview | Huge Email Of The Day

Info & Stats: 5 Straight Sprint Cup Series Championships

Photos: The 48 Through The Years

Topics: What 5 means to him | Enjoying the ride in Vegas for Championship week right now | So much competition this year down the stretch | 11 Car | There were times when he thought the streak would end | Hendricks and Jeff Gordon signing him back in the day | Is running down the record of 7 championships possible? | There are so many variables that go into winning a Championship | Lance Armstrong | Advice from Lance | NASCAR ratings dropping is confusing |

NASCAR Driver

The Donald Says Mike Leach Should Get The Miami Job | Doc Rivers (NBA) Interview | A Very Short Segment | Callers From The Cleveland Area Weigh In On LeBron

Dwight Howard Does His Derek Anderson Impression | Kevin McHale's Thoughts On The Heat | Caller Ray Ray In Tampa Has An Epic Meltdown | Reaction To Ray Ray's Call

Browns Fan: Braylon Has Been Taking Mental Notes | Cleveland Caller Says Braylon Won't Make Plays Sunday 'Because He Is A Bum' | Denny Hamlin Talks About Running Down The 48 | Not Sure How Derek Jeter Won The Gold Glove

Andrew Luck Interview (Stanford) | The NHL's All-Star Game, Going Back To The Schoolyard | Huge Email Of The Day | Mark Sanchez Interview (New York Jets)

NASCAR Rolls With South Park's Punches | Jon Gruden (NFL) Interview | A Breakdown Of The ALCS | The 100,000th Twitter Follower Is Announced

Melvin Bratton Said The U Is In A 'State Of Emergency' | Bruce Feldman (College Football) Interview | The Disputed Words At The End Of The Rock's Rant | Huge Text Of The Day

Info & Stats: NASCAR Driver | 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie Of The Year | 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Champion

Photos: Carl's Young Career

Topics: 2010 Season | Struggled early in the season | Hot July | Momentum in this sport | The Chase | Jimmie Johnson | As a group we can not let Johnson get out in front | So much risk | Decision making | 2 races down | A lot of drivers are still in the hunt | Edwards being a good guy | There are times when you have to put your foot down | When people challenge you |

NASCAR Driver