NASCAR Wagers and Sports Illustrated Predictions: A No-Win Proposition

At the culmination of each racing season, Sports Illustrated puts out its much anticipated NASCAR edition, highlighting great moments of a season past and predicting the outcome of a season future. Adoring the cover was this year’s most celebrated driver, reigning champion Jimmie Johnson. If you are wondering whether or not the fabled SI cover curse will affect Johnson’s chances of making the “drive for five” in 2010, think again. He last appeared on the cover of SI on Nov. 24, 2008 and blew that theory out of the water by winning his fourth consecutive championship in 2009. From Tony Stewart’s journey as a first time owner/driver to the outrage over Kyle Busch smashing a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted Gibson guitar trophy in Victory...

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