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SI.com: Notebook: Petty says Edwards-Busch rivalry good for NASCAR

There's nothing like a heated rivalry to add a little zest in any sport.

SI.com: Mark Beech: Economic troubles weigh on NASCAR, especially its sponsors

SI.com's Mark Beech offers the most intriguing news, notes and analysis fans s need to know heading into each week's race.

SI.com: NASCAR defends firing of former employee

NEW YORK (AP) -- NASCAR denied Friday that a former official, now suing for racial discrimination and sexual harassment, ever complained to her superiors about such problems.

SI.com: Woman suing NASCAR has had brushes with law

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) -- The former race official who has accused NASCAR of racial discrimination and sexual harassment in a $225 million lawsuit had a restraining order filed against her by a former boyfriend and was arrested for driving under the influence, The Associated Press has learned.

SI.com: Lars Anderson: Road courses becoming a waste of NASCAR's time

Up and down the garage, you hear it from drivers, from crew chiefs, from pit crew guys: They positively hate road course racing.

SI.com: Bigger Goodyear tire on the way for NASCAR

A bigger tire could be in NASCAR's future.

SI.com: Tom Bowles: NASCAR's search for sponsors may not get any easier

Four days after tires, tempers and tension ran high at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, the buzz continues about the sport's future direction.

SI.com: Brant James: Picking some trades for the annual rite of "Silly Season"

The promiscuous business of wooing and retaining drivers for the 2009 season and beyond will underpin much of the current Sprint Cup season, even with 16 weeks remaining. This so-called "Silly Season" process, a summer rite that has bloomed in spring the past two years, needs little embellishment, but here are a few plausible scenarios that could make things pretty interesting in the near- and far-terms.

SI.com: Bruce Martin: Tire troubles spoil NASCAR's day at Brickyard, IndyCar's Canada debut, more

The crowd at last weekend's AllState 400 at the Brickyard was the smallest in the 15-year history of the race. After Sunday's tire debacle at Indy, imagine how small the crowd could be next year.

SI.com: Tom Bowles: Big Four dominates Cup series

During a time of economic uncertainty, all eyes are on NASCAR and whether the sport remains financially viable in the face of increasing costs. But the fix needed to keep this sport afloat is simpler than you might think.

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