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Storylines in sports are like free shrimp appetizers at nice restaurants: more is better (unless you’re a shrimp or the bus boy who has to clean up those disgusting slimy pink shells). This year’s Indianapolis …

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Indy Speedway Board Says Tony George Still In Charge
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Several media outlets reported today that Tony George had been ousted as head of Indinapolis Motor Speedway. The reports stated that the IMS board had made the move at a meeting on Tuesday night.
However, Mari …

Wed, 05/27/09 – 14:05 | Comments Off on Indy Speedway Board Says Tony George Still In Charge
Woody: Here’s Hoping The Big Meeting Was A Big Success
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By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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I’ve seen it happen in every organization of which I’ve been a part: the U.S. Army, a major metropolitan newspaper, a football team. Now I suspect it’s happened in NASCAR:
When …

Wed, 05/27/09 – 13:10 | Comments Off on Woody: Here’s Hoping The Big Meeting Was A Big Success
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Brooklyn, Mich.  — Often, to get a garage tour, pace car ride or wave the green flag for a NASCAR event you had to be a VIP. Now, Michigan International Speedway is making the fans …

Wed, 05/27/09 – 12:00 | Comments Off on MIS Makes Fans The VIPs
NASCAR Newscast: Dover Preview
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes on the Monster Mile this weekend. Kurt Busch talks about mastering the concrete oval while Martin Truex Jr. remembers his first win at the track. Plus, with the top …

Wed, 05/27/09 – 7:50 | Comments Off on NASCAR Newscast: Dover Preview
Participants Say NASCAR Meeting Was Needed, Good
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By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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The mood was positive as NASCAR officials, team owners and drivers emerged from a “town hall meeting” Tuesday in Mooresville, N.C.
All seemed to agree that holding the meeting was a …

Tue, 05/26/09 – 18:41 | Comments Off on Participants Say NASCAR Meeting Was Needed, Good
Jeffrey Earnhardt To Make Nationwide Debut At Dover
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By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
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Concord, N.C. – There may be a bright future for Dale Earnhardt Inc. after all, thanks to a sometimes overlooked branch of the famous family.
Last week at the unveiling of …

Tue, 05/26/09 – 15:44 | Comments Off on Jeffrey Earnhardt To Make Nationwide Debut At Dover
Foyt Hires Paul Tracy To Sub For Meira
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Two outspoken stars of open-wheel racing have joined forces for the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225 at Milwaukee this weekend.
A.J. Foyt has hired veteran driver Paul Tracy to replace injured Vitor Meira to drive the No. …

Tue, 05/26/09 – 15:40 | Comments Off on Foyt Hires Paul Tracy To Sub For Meira
Reutimann Awarded Victory At Coca-Cola 600
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By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
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With NASCAR battling big issues like a sagging economy and drops in TV ratings and attendance at tracks, the last thing the sport needed was another showcase event cut short …

Tue, 05/26/09 – 9:05 | Comments Off on Reutimann Awarded Victory At Coca-Cola 600
Woody: A Race Only Jacques Cousteau Could Love
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By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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You hate to see a nice guy like David Reutimann, who has worked as long and hard to win a Cup race as he has, apologize when he finally gets …

Tue, 05/26/09 – 9:00 | Comments Off on Woody: A Race Only Jacques Cousteau Could Love
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Donny Schatz finally has a victory at Canandaigua Speedway in New York.
He got it Monday when the World of Outlaws returned there for the first time since 1999.
Schatz lined up second and battled 20-time series …

Tue, 05/26/09 – 8:00 | Comments Off on Schatz Returns To Winning Ways