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FORT WORTH, Texas _ Three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Johnny Rutherford belatedly check-marked his 85th birthday during a media event at Texas Motor Speedway, where “Lone Star J.R.” mused over a pair of regrets in his …

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Pedley: Hollywood Has Had Star-Crossed Affair With Racing
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By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Hanging from the walls in the third-floor break room of the media center at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a collection of the most marvelous old photographs. The are blown-up copies …

Wed, 05/20/09 – 17:20 | Comments Off on Pedley: Hollywood Has Had Star-Crossed Affair With Racing
NASCAR Slams Carl Long’s Cup Team
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NASCAR has issued penalties, suspensions and fines to the No. 146 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rules infractions committed during last weekend’s event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
The car was …

Wed, 05/20/09 – 17:18 | Comments Off on NASCAR Slams Carl Long’s Cup Team
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Brooklyn, Mich. –  For race fans interested in a unparalleled experience, the Champions Club at Michigan International Speedway is the premier choice for food, fun and entertainment.
Perched high atop the speedway’s main grandstand right at …

Wed, 05/20/09 – 12:05 | Comments Off on New Services Added to Improved Champions Club at MIS
Tim Richmond To Be Saluted In Home State
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By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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Tim Richmond’s colorful playboy lifestyle and off-track controversies tended to overshadow his immense talent on the track.
Some believe that Richmond, who died of AIDS on Aug. 13, 1989, was one …

Wed, 05/20/09 – 12:00 | Comments Off on Tim Richmond To Be Saluted In Home State
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Glendora, Calif. — Classic. California. Cool.
From the classic images of Harrison Ford in American Graffiti to James Dean to The Fonz in Happy Days, the car – the hot rod – has always been at …

Wed, 05/20/09 – 11:41 | Comments Off on Hot Rodding Comes Home
Woody: Some Simple Fixes To Get Fans To Watch Racing Again
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By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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I see that NASCAR on FOX TV ratings are down. They’re trying to figure out why, and how they can be improved.
Here’s some suggestions from one Frustrated Viewer:
For starters, shoot …

Tue, 05/19/09 – 12:51 | Comments Off on Woody: Some Simple Fixes To Get Fans To Watch Racing Again
NASCAR Newscast: Coca-Cola 600 Preview
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As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series prepares to run its longest race of the season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch talk about what a victory would mean to win the 50th running of America’s …

Tue, 05/19/09 – 12:45 | Comments Off on NASCAR Newscast: Coca-Cola 600 Preview
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Coca-Cola will ignite the summer BBQ season this Friday by firing up the nation’s longest grill at the site of NASCAR’s longest race, the    Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Requiring more than 7,000 pounds of …

Tue, 05/19/09 – 12:00 | Comments Off on “Quarter-Mile Cookout” At Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Mike Mittler Keeps Cranking Out NASCAR’s Future Stars
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By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
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Concord, N.C. – When it comes to passion and picking talented drivers from the hordes of hopefuls out there, there are few people in NASCAR that can match Mike Mittler.
Mittler …

Tue, 05/19/09 – 8:49 | Comments Off on Mike Mittler Keeps Cranking Out NASCAR’s Future Stars
Minter: American Racing Loses Another Pioneer
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By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
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The life and times of the flashy Frank Mundy came to a sad end last week at an Atlanta nursing home. Mundy died at age 90 from complications from a …

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