The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is just around the corner. And after watching Jimmie Johnson win his sixth championship last year, fans can't wait for the green flag to drop on a new season. The 12th anniversary edition of Athlon Sports Racing arrives just in time to provide the preseason analysis and predictions craved by race fans from Sonoma to Daytona and everywhere in between.We take a few laps around the track, asking "5 Unanswered Questions" and providing the politically incorrect answers to them — exploring hot topics like Richard Childress bringing back Dale Earnhardt's famed No. 3 for Childress' grandson (and Rookie of the Year favorite) Austin Dillon, NASCAR's new TV deal, and Johnson's quest for title No. 7, which would tie Richard Petty and Earnhardt for most all-time.A pair of exclusive Q&A's feature opinions from on and off the track. "Jimmie Johnson: Six Questions with the Six-time Champ" discusses the Cup champ's latest achievements and what the future holds for the 48. "Ricky Craven: Perspective" tells it like it is, at least from the unique vantage point of the ESPN broadcaster and former Cup driver. Our "Media Roundtable" also features the unfiltered opinions of scribes from ESPN.com, USA Today, The Sporting News, Yahoo! and Sirius/XM.We take a look into the future with "2020 Vision," a piece that sizes up the state of every organization and whether or not each is prepared for the future. Will Hendrick Motorsports still be on top in the Year 2020? The lighter side of the sport gets the high-beam treatment in "Loose Lugs," where we tell new fans to eat the hot dogs at Martinsville and follow @TheOrangeCone on Twitter.As always, Athlon Sports takes you inside the garage with anonymous, highly opinionated quotes from rival head wrenches, crewmen and wheelmen. Every track is previewed extensively, as are the top 30 drivers and the best of the rest racing for the checkers. There's also a rundown of the Truck Series and Nationwide Series, b
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