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Seats are beginning to fill up on the Doug Kalitta Championship Bandwagon. So, like the popular NHRA Top Fuel veteran himself _ better act fast.
Kalitta remained undefeated in NHRA’s 2023 Countdown to the Championship playoffs, …

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Marcos Ambrose Panning For Stardom in Sprint Cup
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By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
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Former Lowe’s Motor Speedway promoter H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, being the wise observer of all things NASCAR, rarely sides up with losers.
He was an early backer of a rowdy North Carolina …

Wed, 05/6/09 – 20:30 | Comments Off on Marcos Ambrose Panning For Stardom in Sprint Cup
Philippe Passes Test; Rain Halts Day 2 At Indy
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Frenchman Nelson Philippe became the fifth rookie to pass the Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program Wednesday, as a persistent rain prevented veterans from logging their first practice laps of 2009 …

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Johnny Davis is NASCAR’s Past – And Future?
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David Green has become a fixture in the NASCAR series now known as Nationwide. Over 19 years, he has nine wins and was the 1994 champion. He’s driven for some …

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Martin To Drive Again In 2010
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Mark Martin will return to drive the No. 5 Chevrolets of Hendrick Motorsports for the entire 36-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in 2010. It will be the 22nd full-time Cup campaign of Martin’s career …

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Woody: The Lady In Black Has A Very Firm Grip
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By Larry Woody | Senior Writer 
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As you drive into Darlington, having wound your way through miles of fertile cotton fields and pine forests, up ahead you’ll see a water tower on the horizon. It boasts …

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Rookies Kick Off 2009 Indy 500
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Four rookies passed the Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program Tuesday as preparations began at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2009 Indianapolis 500. The track was open for six rookies to participate in ROP. Three …

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NASCAR Newscast: Southern 500 Presented by GoDaddy.com Preview
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to Darlington Raceway, and the Southern 500 returns to the Track Too Tough to Tame, celebrating 60 years of racing. Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer talk about the history …

Tue, 05/5/09 – 17:15 | Comments Off on NASCAR Newscast: Southern 500 Presented by GoDaddy.com Preview
Tracy Heads To Indy Looking For “Second” Victory
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Paul Tracy has returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway with every intention of winning his second Indianapolis 500.
True enough, the Official Box Score from May 26, 2002, shows that Helio Castroneves …

Tue, 05/5/09 – 16:25 | Comments Off on Tracy Heads To Indy Looking For “Second” Victory
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Richard Gray, a licensed crew member for the No. 177 team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.
On April 30, Gray was found …

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Rookies Have Played Major Roles at Indianapolis
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Four drivers will begin the grunt work Tuesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for one of open-wheel racing’s career-defining moments – selection as 2009 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. 
Stanton Barrett, …

Tue, 05/5/09 – 9:09 | Comments Off on Rookies Have Played Major Roles at Indianapolis