The Rather Awesome NASCAR Race Prerace Prayer (Video)

One of the long standing traditions that NASCAR has is the prerace prayer in which a pastor gives an impassioned speech to wish the drivers luck in their race.

Pastor Joe Nelms recently gave one of the most memorable prerace prayers at the Federated Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series race in Nashville in which he gave thanks to smokin' hot wife and a catch phrase that I'll be using for awhile:



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Chad Ochocinco's Next Athletic Endeavour: NASCAR

Previously on Outside the Boxscore, we have featured the athletic endeavours of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco from bull-riding to racing horses.

Well, Ocho has decided to take on the world of NASCAR as he was seen riding along with NASCAR great, Jeff Burton:



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Kevin Harvick Attacks Kyle Busch Car During Showtime Southern 500

It's been awhile since we had a post on the glorious thing that is NASCAR and I promised that this was worth the wait.

During the Showtime Southern 500 in Darlington, Kevin Harvick took issue with fellow driver Kyle Busch and the bizarre scene unfolded in the below video:



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NASCAR's Aaron's 499 Ends In Photo Finish For Jimmie Johnson

With all the playoff basketball and hockey, you might have forgotten that NASCAR held the Aaron's 499 on Sunday in Talladega.

The race was one of the closest in NASCAR history as Jimmie Johnson won by less than 0.002 seconds with a little assistance with teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.:



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Fantasy Drafthelp: 2011 NASCAR Rankings

TOP TIER

1 Jimmy Johnson

2 Kevin Harvick

3 Denny Hamlin

4 Kyle Busch

5 Carl Edwards

6 Jeff Gordon

7 Matt Kenseth

8 Tony Stewart

9 Clint Bowyer

10 Greg Biffle

11 Mark Martin

12 Jeff Burton

SECOND TIER

13 Joey Logano

14 Kurt Busch

15 Ryan Newman

16 Jamie McMurray

17 Brian Vickers

18 Juan Pablo Montoya

THIRD TIER

19 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

20 David Reutimann

21 Kasey Kahne

FOURTH TIER

22 Martin Truex, Jr.

23 Brad Keselowski

24 AJ Allmendinger

25 Paul Menard

FIFTH TIER

26 Marcos Ambrose

27 David Ragan

28 Regan Smith

29 Bobby Labonte

30 David Gilliland

31 Travis Kvapil