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FYI WIRZ: Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR top 5 rested for race 6 in Martinsville

Sprint Cup drivers and team members look forward to the few weeks in the long NASCAR Schedule when no race is planned. With a rare week off they can be either rested at home or weary from special vacation activities.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing took a break for Easter weekend, but engines will roar and tires will grip once again during the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway this April 7.

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by Dwight Drum at Racetake.com

NASCAR’s fifth race of 36, the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, will roar to life with the green flag on March 24. Action on the 2-mile D-shaped oval track with 14 degree banking in Fontana, California can be experienced from one of 90,988 seats in the stands or viewed on FOX at 3 p.m. Sunday.

The California facility built on 568 acres is one of NASCAR’s longest at two miles. The wide track is favored by some of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers as it facilitates passing high and low with average race speeds of 145 mph plus.

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Sometimes the top five in an intense sport like NASCAR are in the top point standings and sometimes they are a part of those few who have won a race in 2013. Right now, only Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth have won a race in the fresh 2013 long NASCAR season.

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This reporter was fortunate to be on the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway and at Daytona International Speedway for media day.

This busy offseason included many events during Speedweeks, Pro Stock Florida practice as well as Late Model and Modified racing at New Smyrna Park and Volusia Raceway Park.

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2013 NASCAR Cup Series Car Goodyear Tire Test Texas Greg Biffleby Dwight Drum at Racetake.com

It’s no secret that NASCAR drivers are humans first. Not every driver has iron insides to approach each new drop of the green flag without feelings. Some get genuine butterflies; some welcome the jitters as a necessary part of the fast task at hand.

Some are unmoved by emotions even as they anticipate fast speeds on the edge. Like the population, NASCAR drivers possess a wide range of personalities. Some are easily excitable, some are stoic and steady; many react with emotions somewhere in between

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