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Formula One drops Canadian Grand Prix
The governing body of auto racing has ratified its calendar for the coming season and left the Montreal race off the list for the first time since 1987.

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 Oktoberfest 2008 Enjoyed a Beautiful Fall Weekend at Lee USA
Oktoberfest 2008 Enjoyed a Beautiful Fall Weekend at Lee USA
(LEE, NH) - (OCTOBER 6, 2008) Oktoberfest 2008 enjoyed a beautiful fall weekend, with a pit area jam-packed with competitors from all over the region looking for one last win on the year ..... more

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 World Series To Bring Out The Very Best
World Series To Bring Out The Very Best
(THOMPSON, CT) - (OCTOBER 6, 2008) The 35th annual edition of the XTRAMART World Series of Speedway Racing will, once again, bring out the very best race teams for an incredible three-day, fourteen division race weekend ..... more

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Race Reaction: So Much For Mailing It In
So ya think the Chase's "Wild Card" race lived up to its hype? So much for the idea that JGR was going to give Tony Stewart junk to drive and that Smoke didn't want to win a Toyota.
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NASCAR statement on 01's pass below the yellow line - Oct 6, 2008
At Sunday's drivers' meeting, NASCAR reiterated the rule about passing under the yellow line and provided the same information to all drivers and crew chiefs in a hand out, as it has done in past Daytona and Talladega races. The verbatim language is ...

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Allmendinger impresses at Kansas
A.J. Allmendinger doesn’t have long left in the No. 84 Red Bull car. Allmendinger, who is expected to be let go by Red Bull, is now in search of a new job. Last weekend, Allmendinger impressed on the Kansas Speedway at the Camping World RV 400 after finishing in a career-best ninth place overall.
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Sportsbook Fans Look Ahead to the NASCAR Chase
Sportsbook fans have been treated to an amazing run this year by young driver Kyle Busch who dominated from the get-go during the regular season sportsbook season. He ran fast at Daytona to open the year but was beat down by yellow caution flags and restarts in the finals laps.
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Marcos Ambrose makes NASCAR history
Marcos Ambrose is making history in NASCAR. Ambrose will be joining JTG Daugherty Racing in 2009, becoming the first Australian to race full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
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 The only place Britney Spears should be allowed to drive
The only place Britney Spears should be allowed to drive
by DCScrap , on 205th magazine Dromo 1: The Real Racing Experience in Anaheim, California, that should be the limit to where our Britney Spears can drive , such as she was doing yesterday. At least there she can't do any more damage to other people's ...

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Stolen Victory?
From where I sat on Sunday, it looked like Regan Smith had a victory stolen from him. Now, I am normally one to at least try and justify the actions of NASCAR. For better or worse I can usually see where they stand on certain issues. This one lacked sense to me.
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Regan Smith robbed by NASCAR rule
Yesterday, NASCAR driver Regan Smith was robbed blind at Talladega, and the people who make the rules in the Sprint Cup series had better go back to the drawing board fast before people start getting hurt.
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 Ten ways to get a drive in F1 (part 3/3)
Ten ways to get a drive in F1 (part 3/3)
Lewis Hamilton used a few magic words to get his F1 break Andy and LJH present the final for of their ten ways to get a drive in Formula 1. We’ve covered six different ways to get into F1 and today we present the final four: if you’ve not ...

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Rocco Scores Bowl’ Finale, Gada Becomes 7-Time Champion
(WATERFORD, CT) - (OCTOBER 6, 2008) Keith Rocco won the 100-lap SK Modified Town Fair Tire Finale feature at the Waterford Speedbowl on Sunday, while it was Dennis Gada prevailing for a record-breaking seventh modified championship ..... more

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 McKennedy Does It Again Winning Lee Modified Race
McKennedy Does It Again Winning Lee Modified Race
(LEE, NH) - (OCTOBER 6, 2008) For the second time in two weeks, Chelmsford , MA., driver Jon McKennedy started deep in the field and came on to win the True Value Modified Racing Series “Oktoberfest 100” Sunday afternoon, Oct 5, at Lee USA Speedway ..... more

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 Britney Spears Racing Go-Karts in Anaheim
Britney Spears Racing Go-Karts in Anaheim
ANAHEIM - Britney Spears packed her bags, put her kids in their cages, and headed out to watch what could have been the final ALDS game between the Boston Red Sox and the Anaheim Angels. The pop singer, who was expecting to see the LSU Tigers, ...

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 Denny Hamlin Transported to Local Hospital After Single-Car Crash at Talladega
Denny Hamlin Transported to Local Hospital After Single-Car Crash at Talladega
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Denny Hamlin 's battle for the 2008 championship took another blow Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway after a hard crash sent sent him to a local hospital for observation. Hamlin was leading on lap 99 of the 188-lap AMP Energy Drink 500 when his No. 11 cut a ...
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 Can DEI finish as well as it starts this...?
Can DEI finish as well as it starts this...?
Dale Earnhardt Inc. had a record week in Talladega qualifying and will start three cars in the Top 5: 1 Travis Kvapil 2 Casey Mears 3 Aric Almirola 4 Regan Smith 5 Paul Menard Ironically, none of...
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 TV Crews Driving Right Into Gas Shortage
TV Crews Driving Right Into Gas Shortage
The combination of back-to-back storms and the resulting panic of people buying gasoline more often than normal has resulted in a mess in the Southeast. Click here for a story on the situation in Alabama and click here for a summary of the ...

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 Hinton: It's all in the finish
Hinton: It's all in the finish
How will the 2008 Cup season be remembered? If JJ and the boys keep bangin' till the finish, it'll be all good, writes Ed Hinton.

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 Shaun Buffington Scoring the 08 Saturday Night Legends Championship
Shaun Buffington Scoring the 08 Saturday Night Legends Championship
(WATERFORD, CT) - (OCTOBER 4, 2008) Jason Palmer won the 25-lap Legends Town Fair Tire Finale feature at the Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday, while it was Shaun Buffington scoring the 2008 Saturday Night Legends championship ..... more

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 Kvapil Earns Top Spot for Talladega Field
Kvapil Earns Top Spot for Talladega Field
As is usual in the era of NASCAR impounding the cars following qualifying for three of the four restrictor plate races each season, the top dogs in qualifying for Sunday's Amp Energy Drink 400 at Talladega Superspeedway aren't the normal ones. In fact, one would have to look back 11 spots to ...

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Fearless Forecast- Decision '08 Talladega: Jr. Gets My Vote
Attitude determines altitude, and among athletes, attitude comes in all shapes and sizes. Dale Jr. will win here because he thinks he should win every race here. Furthermore, his track record and super speedway prowess reflect that....

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 NASCAR GETS TAX BREAKS IN FED’S BAILOUT
NASCAR GETS TAX BREAKS IN FED’S BAILOUT
Not to get all political, but it looks like that this bailout from the Senate has actually passed in the House, and one of the provisions included by the Senate was added to give tax breaks to those who really need it — NASCAR. One [part of ...

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 Kristen Valus Rules Miller Lite Racing | MoonDog Sports
Kristen Valus Rules Miller Lite Racing | MoonDog Sports
Kristen Valus writes feature articles covering the Miller Lite Racing team and also posts weekly NASCAR reports at Fox Sports. This week she's in Talladega to cover the action.
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 O.J. Simpson guilty on 12 counts of this...
O.J. Simpson guilty on 12 counts of this...
O.J. Simpson is finally facing prison for life. It's 13 years to the day since Simpson was acquitted of the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown and friend Ron Goldman, though he has long been assumed...

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Castroneves tax evasion saga may creep into NASCAR
Indy champ's lawyer also represents NASCAR drivers, including two-time champ Jimmie Johnson
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 Earnhardt Jr. blows tire, starts multicar accident
Earnhardt Jr. blows tire, starts multicar accident
Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a tire explode during practice Friday, starting a multicar accident and destroying the back end of the No. 88 Chevrolet.
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 Ted Christopher Joins Camping World East Series Field at Stafford
Ted Christopher Joins Camping World East Series Field at Stafford
(STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT) - (OCTOBER 3, 2008) Stafford Motor Speedway’s all-time winningest driver Ted Christopher will once again be a busy man when the 36th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend comes to Stafford Motor Speedway on October 10, 11, and 12 ..... more

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 Woody Pitkat Pulling Triple Duty at Stafford Motor Speedway
Woody Pitkat Pulling Triple Duty at Stafford Motor Speedway
(STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT) - (OCTOBER 3, 2008) Stafford’s own Woody Pitkat will make his first appearance in a Camping World East Series car at Stafford when the division comes to the track’s 36th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend, which is scheduled for October 11th and 12th ..... more

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Biffle says Edwards' late move at Kansas too risky
Greg Biffle believes Carl Edwards took too big a risk in trying to win on the last lap at Kansas Speedway last week.
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 Earnhardt Jr. blows tire, starts multi-car accident
Earnhardt Jr. blows tire, starts multi-car accident
Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a tire explode during practice Friday, starting a multi-car accident and destroying the back end of the No. 88 Chevrolet.
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Jimmie Johnson 'shocked' about attorney Alan Miller's tax-evasion charges - Sprint Cup Series | ...
TALLADEGA , Ala. Jimmie Johnson said Friday he was shocked to learn of the tax-evasion charges made against his friend and attorney Alan Miller . Miller, a prominent attorney who represents several NASCAR drivers, including Johnson and Casey Mears , ...
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Formula Master
The 22-year-old New Zealander secured pole in the first part of the 30-minute qualifying session, before it was red-flagged after a spin from ADM Motorsport's Michele Caliendo. Euronova Racing's Yuhi Sekiguchi posted the second fastest lap with a ...

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Roush’s Stenhouse Jr. Playing Catch-up
Roush Racing’s Development drover Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is running out of races to catch Scott Speed at the top of the ARCA RE/MAX Series standings in a championship battle with NASCAR connections. Stenhouse, the driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford for NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, trails Speed, ...

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Helio Castroneves indicted on tax evasion charges
He is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. > Helio Castroneves , the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and TV " Dancing With the Stars" champion, was indicted Thursday on tax evasion ...
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Rusty Reckons: Talladega
Restrictor plate racing in Alabama is like no other racing in the world. The high banks of Daytona require speed and handling. A car must be able to cut through the air and handle well in order to win. At 'Dega it's all about speed. Pure, raw, red-blooded speed.
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 New England's Biggest Racing Weekend Nears
New England's Biggest Racing Weekend Nears
(THOMPSON, CT) - (OCTOBER 3, 2008) The World Series of Speedway Racing, the biggest auto racing event of its kind in the northeast, will be held at the Thompson International Speedway ..... more

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 Helio Castroneves: From champion to criminal?
Helio Castroneves: From champion to criminal?
IndyCar star set to go to court over tax evasion charges
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 'Dancing' winner Castroneves faces tax charges  - Access Hollywood   - MSNBC.com
'Dancing' winner Castroneves faces tax charges - Access Hollywood - MSNBC.com
> Access Hollywood Season five “Dancing With the Stars” winner Helio Castroneves is facing federal indictment charges in Miami. Castroneves, a professional race car driver, is being indicted tomorrow by a federal grand jury, Access Hollywood has ...
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NASCAR's 10 Hottest Drivers - Week 31
Who is on fire and who is smoldering? Screaming Sports' Richard Ginn takes a look at NASCAR's 10 hottest drivers as of week 31. Jimmie Johnson is sitting pretty, while Matt Kenseth is sinking like a rock.
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